"Norminn" wrote in message

I would be inclined - without seeing the property - to hire someone to mow
or cut it back to the ground. Then go in, or have someone else, monthly
with Roundup to hit the newly sprouting foliage.

Agree with the Roundup, but surely not cutting. That could make an allergic
catastrophe. All the chopped up leaves blowing around would be a
nightmare.