Killing grass

[WaldoMcFroog]

Anyone got any useful tips on how I can kill my entire lawn?

I say lawn, but it's not supposed to be there. My garden is used to be an anti-weed membrane over which we'd dumped a lot of stones, and then created lots of stone circles around ornamental pots. With all the rain this year and one thing and another, I've not been out there much, and now there's a fairly thick covering of grass and weeds.

Around the edge of the garden there are some decent-sized bushes and it's these that are causing the problem; I don't want to put down anything that will poison either my bushes or my neighbour's gardens. I can move the pots out of the way of anything I put down okay.

I'd like to be as environmentally friendly as I can and not turn the garden into a hazardous site. I need to get it done quite quickly too as I want to sell my place.

Thanks!

[carrust]

I use this stuff on my allotment http://www.roundup.com/ . I find it to be excellent, although a bit pricey.

[Figi]

Round-up is very nasty stuff. I would recommend a contact rather than systemic weed-killer - then no chance of your killing off other things in your own or your neighbour's garden.

[alan30]

Round Up is environmentally friendly compared to most weedkillers available. I know that sounds a condradiction in terms but it is one of the few chemicals licensed for use near watercourses. If you can move the pots out of the way and then apply on a still day the surrounding shrubs should be OK. Active ingredient in Round Up is glyphosate and most garden centres DIY stores sell their own generic product a lot cheaper than the Round Up original. Contact weedkillers will still kill shrubs if spray drift gets on them.

[WaldoMcFroog]

Thanks everyone!

I had heard of round up and wanted a second opinion.

[Thunderbird+]

Hi, Round up is claimed by the manufacturers to be bio degradable and used sensibly it's safe to use.
It does however state on the pull-out instuction leaflet, (as far as I recall) "Do Not spray at the base of hedges," so if thats not a problem, go for it.