Since the original post 'as a whole' mysteriously disappeared, I'm entering
it again.


Neighbour who is unable to do gardening work themselves, has a serious
bamboo invasion in the garden of the house they have just bought. It's in
the rear garden with only room enough to bring a machine in the width of a
wheelbarrow. (due to a neighbour on the shared rear communal passage moving
his fence and just grabbing extra room for his garden).

What they want is a garden with *minimum* maintenance. To clear the bamboo
first would it be better to pay someone to try and dig the roots up (the
rear passage way entrance is only wide enough for a wheelbarrow) or to just
keep chopping the bamboo down for a year or so, until it gets demoralised?
Grateful for any advice on this.

Also if the bamboo is finally cleared what would be a minimum maintenance
ground cover please?