Gardeners, I need advice please.

[Saltire]

Thomson, you don't need weed killer. Leylandi have a type of poison in their needles and after a while you will notice that nothing at all will grow under them.

I have to say i am not a fan of leylandii, and if you have children with asthma/breathing problems i would advise you to get rid of the trees now, as they have been linked to breathing problems and bringing on asthma attacks.

http://www.dermnet.org.nz/dermatitis...-dermnetnz.pdf

thanks for that EVa, i like that fact that i dont need weedkiller

[maverickccs]

dont kill your weed!...

[stiltonjohn]

The old ones are the best

The only way is with the hoe I'm sorry to say. You could try covering the area under the tree/plant with strong bin liners and then cover with slate. This way the rain water still gets to the root of the tree/plant but the weeds canot get through to the sunlight and die. The other advantage is that cats dont like slate and wont crap in the border.

Hope this helps