Don't use weedkiller in any circumstances, it pollutes your environment, kills insects , bees, mycelium etc and gets into the food chain. The best way to get rid of weeds is to alter your attitude to them . The definition of a weed is an unwanted plant. So ... here,s what to do.Dig out any large perrenial weeds. As previous comments , rotovate soil to remove any compaction. Add topsoil and add sharp sand. So here,s the thing , if you regularly mow your lawn i.e. once a week , it will kill the weeds, because unlike grass most plants cannot sustain being repeatedly cut back,and don,t worry about the odd weed here and there

That would make a lovely pond! However, if you want to remove it, you can hire a machine to break it up with less effort than a sledgehammer. It’s called a jackhammer or demolition hammer.

Judging by the photo Onex is right. “Not really good at it”. 🤣

We are trying to finish second part of our garden before our baby arrives in June.We have changed old raised decking to step down patio last summer and we are left with what on the photo.We need to create gentle slope to make sure the water runs of quickly but I want the garden to be place child friendly but at the same time my sanctuary. I love plants but I am busy working mum and not enough time to maintain properly. I love grasses, evergreen, palms, ferns, wildlife friendly flowers, herbs, small trees. Would love to plant something to cover a bit of the view at the back(neighbours windows)We have created raised patio on the right which is unfinished and gets shaded very quickly, we were thinking of adding pergola there and place for bbq. The left side have the sun for the longest period, so I was thinking of adding small sitting area, maybe circular there. Would also like to incorporate some flat space for baby's paddling pool.We also need to create either steps or maybe gently sloping garden from existing paved patio to the bottom garden. And connect all sitting area with the path. I would also like to maybe add some taller plants on the right to hide wood store which is behind the shed and add a bit of privacy from the neighbors.We have some sleepers, chipping stones and slate paving we would like to use up.Any ideas are the most welcome.