Problem garden

Could you post some photos, @Daisy Chain , to help us see what you're working with?

Regarding the leylandii, is there any chance your neighbours are also sick of them? Could it be worth approaching them about going in together to remove them? Frustrating I know to contribute financially to something that is 100% their fault, but could be worth it in the longer run. And I can't imagine they're any nicer from the other side (but then I hate leylandii!)

 

I really don't think that they're sick of them. The first people to own their house originally planted Leylandii and when these neighbours moved in afterwards, they dug up the old ones and planted new ones! Don't ask me why. To me it's crazy, wasteful and expensive. Ditto on hating them - they're the Devil's trees!!!!

 

PS Too ashamed/embarrassed to take any photos, never mind upload them for anyone to see! It usually looks quite lovely (later in the year), when more plants are out, but at the moment (for some reason) the grass looks very lumpy and the 'soil' (if you can call it that), is awful. Over the years I've topped it up with top soil, but it seems to have disappeared over time and now looks lumpy and stony and grotty. Sorry to be so negative, but it's starting to really annoy me. I might try to find a past photo to show you.

 

To be fair Daisy most gardens including my own look a bit miserable yet .

 

@Daisy Chain a link here for similar pavers, not necessarily to buy but hopefully a bit more information to help you find what you're looking for.
Graphite circle, paving modern granite blocks for borders and edging, garden, | eBay

 

I have always been led to believe. Conifers, which Leylandii is perhaps the fastest grower. That the roots tend to go straight down. By doing so, they draw out all the water. As a result, it is dangerous to plant conifers, close to buildings.
A friend of ours/mine was refused renewal of house/property insurance until the trees had been removed. It was later proved that the roots had drained the moisture from the soil and some subsidence had already taken place.

 

Aww, thanks. I feel much better, now.

 

Heavens @Daisy Chain most of us have been so used to posting pictures of our triumphs that we forget to show our failures.

I will make a point of showing mine from now on

Says the old Canuck with carefully nurtured cat grass in pots that might just be crab grass!!!

 

… and I wouldn't have it any other way. Thank you.

 

Same. Plus people won't label them accurately / consistently. I had a search running for "Granite Sets" for a couple of years, I wasn't in a hurry just thinking ahead to that project. Managed to snag 1,500 big'uns only a few weeks ago ...

... but I had to plough through the photos once a week checking for anything suitable. I put a fairly short distance in my search as they are weighty and I didn't want to have to drive far, but I think more specific words would have likely missed the ones I wanted.

Could you cut ordinary rectangular ones (well ... I do know it can be done, my question is whether you'd be up for that?)

I don't even have any triumphs, only Photoshop

 

Thank you.