"'Mike'" wrote in message
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I was at a Trafalgar Night Dinner last night and an intriguing statement
was made which brought up a question.

One of the members had recently moved house and his new garden was 'a hell
of a mess' and he intended to take the easy way out. He was going to cut
down to ground level everything that was there, (there was nothing worth
saving the previous people were not gardeners) and smother the lot in
three or four inches of compost purchased from the council in big one
tonne bags as soon as possible.

'And in the spring I will just Hoe the lot on a regular basis until I have
time to sort it out properly. The compost will smother the weeds and any
new ones I can clobber'

As an avid compost maker myself, I can see that this would work and could
be used by people who are taking over neglected allotments.

Any comments? Would it work? I can't see why it wouldn't. That would be
the easy way, the hard work comes later with the normal gardening.

Mike
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He would be better off cutting it all back, waiting till spring, then
spraying the regrowth with round up, then covering with what ever.

I should point out that in my view (as someone who likes gardens) I would
rather get the garden sorted first and it will then be growing while the
house is being done rather than live with an uninspiring mess for several
seasons.
--
Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk