Hopefully I'm posted this in the right spot....I've had a bit of experience with these things...but not on the topic of gardening!
After my grandma passed away almost ten years ago, my family got the house...and the gardens. She was an avid gardener, but we are not. We've attempted to care for them the best we could, but a landscaper friend commented that they are so extensive it would require a full-time person to take care of them. Not knowing most of the plants or their care has resulted in multiple casualties (....we did cheer for some....especially a yew by the back patio...!) and some things growing that we later realized shouldn't be...poison ivy. There's at least 10 beds that are about 50X8'...some slightly bigger or smaller, and various smaller ones...
We're to the point where we are ready to do what we want and I'm very motivated to get everything cleaned up as I'm to be running my ("Dog training" to put it simply) business on the property. What's the best way to clear out these beds and go about replanting them with something easy to maintain and looks nie.
I feel bad about killing plants of value....for example there are just -PILES- and -PILES- of daffodils...what do I do? I know the bulbs can be dug up after blooming/turning brown... should I do that? But then what?... What about other plants? I'm fairly certain that there's some trillium (I think endangered or protected here in ohio?) that she replanted elsewhere from the property...
THere's one type of plant in particular that I hate...1/2" by 1 1/2" roundish shiny leaves...it will climb up trees, the house, and anything it can...the branches? vines? get very thick....2+" across...and we've literally had to use a chain saw to kill some climbing a phone pole thing... It's everywhere and so hard to kill... I'll have to get a picture...
There's so much stuff that it's overwhelming, plus I don't have much of a clue about what I'm doing, what I'm killing and all that. Any suggestions? I know I've put a lot in here and sound hopeless!
Thanks