[john.sankus@tiscali.co.uk]

Hi guys.
Moving into a property in a week or two.
Area is quarter-circle shaped, about 40 yeards along the longest straight edge.
Garden is neglected and heavily overgrown. It is mainly grass, although there is one patch of nettles just behind the house.
The problem is that the grass seems tussocky (don't if there's a proper name for that...) and is in clumps all around.
I was thinking of hiring a flail mower for a day to get it all down to a manageable size - I've never used one before, but the description of what they do seems to suit my situation. There is no way a normal lawnmower could deal with this jungle.
Have any of you any tips or advice for this rank amateur?
Thanks in advance,
John

[greenfingers]

I've never used one of these, or indeed never needed to; but having seen what they do on a machine hire website, it sounds like it would be ideal for the job. If it was me I might be tempted to contact local gardening companies and see if they can do lawn clearing?!
Best of luck!