Two questions. First, what is best for getting rid of a tough shrub root
adjacent to bathroom wall that refuses to be cut or yanked out? I was told
creosote would poison it to death but apparently creosote has become another
thing the nanny state says shops are not allowed to sell us.

Secondly, I have cleared the wilderness alongside the hard standing at the
bottom of my garden and I now just want to know the best way to kill off any
remaining weeds in the soil around it. Is there anything not too anti-social
that I can zap the soil with before I decide what to plant in it, or is it
simply a matter of weeding the soil from time to time until the weeds stop
coming through?

Any suggestions gratefully received.

Jeffrey Prest
http://wageringwar.blogspot.com/