On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, Margaret Bell wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm a novice gardener who's having a great time learning and doing! Is > it just me, or is gardening THE most addictive passion on earth? I have > a question that I can't seem to find the answer to in any of my books, > so I thought I'd ask you all ... > > I have a fairly well established lemon tree in my garden, but the > previous owners surrounded it with grass. I want to kill the grass and > cover the area with bark mulch, but I don't want to kill the lemon > tree. Any suggestions? > > > Thanks so much, > Margaret > Melbourne, Australia (where the spring bulbs are just coming up!) Just use Zero weed killer mixed to the directions. It won't harm an established tree. John-Orange NSW