It does look like crocosmia as I had the red variety at the last house but it didn't spread like this, I can't see any flowers on this one, just a lot of green leaves everywhere with some ferns and other shrubs hidden within.
I think I will just do bite sized areas nearer to winter when things are stripped back. It looks like a lot of strimming and hacking.
Not sure about burning waste restrictions. I did find a burner in the garden so they must have done this at one point.
I have found a picture of the garden from when the house was on the market a few years ago. Actually it's not that much different. Sorry, not sure why my first post has those picture links on the bottom, I did preview it but didn't spot them. Hope this comes out okay.
That is a lovely garden in your before picture. You now have some idea of what it looked like. You can see the structure of the garden
I moved into my home three years ago and the garden had just been left by the sellers as they did not live in the property. It took 2 years to get it ok and this is the first year that I can start planting properly and doing what I call the fun gardening. I so wish that I had done before and after pictures, I was that eager to get the garden looking reasonable that I just got on with it and thought about it afterwards.
Anyway, I went off on a tangent there 🤣🤣🤣 my method was, starting a job in an area and completing it before moving on. We started nearest the house and worked outwards but it depends on what is maybe bugging you most or the help/time you have. So make a plan before you start.
Good luck with your task. If you need help identifying plants or advice when you are working through it, there is a massive amount of experience on here who are very helpful.
I'd just echo the good advice above. The only suggestion I would make is that if that yucca on the left of the photo is still there, now lurking in the undergrowth, be very aware that it has viscious spikes at eye level. Frankly that would be the first thing I would get rid off.
I don't like yuccas either but it's a matter of choice. Research what you have. If you post pics on here of individual plants, people will ID them for you, then you can look up on the internet to see what they look like in flower etc, and how to care for them. Get rid of anything you really dislike or reduce the amount if there's just too much of something (like the suspected crocosmia), keep the rest and see how you get on. Many overgrown shrubs can be renovated by proper pruning but it's best to know what you have before you set about them with the loppers . Perennials can usually be moved successfully in spring or autumn if you want to keep something that's not in the right place, but it's more risky with mature shrubs.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I was going to suggest a work party, as @madamvino has, but not while we are still, or should be, practising social distancing. If the infection risk is low enough in the autumn, it would be helpful. In the meantime, I'd be flattening and saving up big cardboard boxes (get some from a supermarket if you don't shop online) to protect your floors from the working party's feet. If you're new to the neighbourhood and don't know people, this would be a good way to start; asking for help in return for beer, sandwiches and craic.
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That is a lovely garden in your before picture. You now have some idea of what it looked like. You can see the structure of the garden
I moved into my home three years ago and the garden had just been left by the sellers as they did not live in the property. It took 2 years to get it ok and this is the first year that I can start planting properly and doing what I call the fun gardening. I so wish that I had done before and after pictures, I was that eager to get the garden looking reasonable that I just got on with it and thought about it afterwards.
Anyway, I went off on a tangent there 🤣🤣🤣 my method was, starting a job in an area and completing it before moving on. We started nearest the house and worked outwards but it depends on what is maybe bugging you most or the help/time you have. So make a plan before you start.
Good luck with your task. If you need help identifying plants or advice when you are working through it, there is a massive amount of experience on here who are very helpful.