We have horse chestnut trees growing less than 5 metres from our house. Is this safe? If not,do we need to dig the roots out or just cut them down?
We had approx. 100 poplar trees cut down at our front entrance (I didn't plant them, just inherited them!), as they were sending roots and shoots everywhere, including under the neighbours' drives. We need to ensure that these are fully gone and that any shoots are killed off, as they are coming back. I've checked with the local co-op and they said that Rootout! is no longer available for sale. As we have so many, how would advise handling this situation?Also, once they are sorted, I would like to plant some type of groundcover (as well as ornamental trees, bulbs and plants) to avoid dealing with grass, as our entrance is 1/2 mile from the house and it's not practical to haul the lawnmower back and forth. What type of groundcover would be best? It's quite a large area, roughly 100 yards x 10 yards, each side.