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Looking for inspiration re low (preferably zero) maintenance solution please.

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  • Bigphil1474
    Bigphil1474 Posts: 3,935 Forumite
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    One man's weeds is another mans freedom fighter!
  • Eldi_Dos
    Eldi_Dos Posts: 2,665 Forumite
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    I think the sugestions to dig out the area and put non permeable material in that area not very good ones.
    We are reading more and more of flooding and fling our hands up in horror when we hear of sewerage discharges into waterways when the drainage system is under pressure.

    OP is that stretch between the wall and the pavement yours,if you did decide to carry out such work.
    Play with the expectation of winning not the fear of failure.    S.Clarke
  • MysteryMe
    MysteryMe Posts: 3,485 Forumite
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    edited 4 October 2024 at 7:52PM
    For the small contained area we're talking about I'd agree with an earlier suggestion about a pressure sprayer and weed killer. 10 min job a few times a year.
  • rubble2
    rubble2 Posts: 580 Forumite
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    Thanks for all the suggestions, plenty of food for thought.
    Much appreciated
  • outtatune
    outtatune Posts: 866 Forumite
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    My first question would be: why is that strip of land there? If it belongs to the OP then why wasn't the wall built closer to the border? 
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