HELP! my new garden is a jungle mess!!

A rake will get most of it out for much less effort

 

Best way to get shot of bindweed is to nurture it, give it some canes to grow up, and as it gets a nice healthy growth spurt on, douse the blighter with roundup - repeat a few times and you will eventually see the back of it

 

For those that are poking through the patio, I would get a wee plant pot full of soil/spent compost, shove the cane in that and sit it right next to the are where it is coming out of the ground; gently train it up on to the cane and let it wind itself round.

As I learned at my last house, and I know there are a good few others on here who will agree (from memory I think @"M" and @shiney are two of many that have given advice on this in the past), the key to getting rid of bindweed is to play the long game. You are not going to rid yourself of this nuisance in one season - you will need a sustained attack over and over again, but eventually you will get there. It is vital that you don't go ripping it out as it will leave bits of itself everywhere, and one tiny wee bit can make a new plant; disposal should be meticulous, into sealed bags and into general waste - - please, please do not compost it or put it into a council compost/garden waste bin lest they make their way into bags of compost for sale in B&Q etc.

Good luck, and remember - slowly, slowly kills the weedy.

 

I have brought the bindweed under control by gathering the shoots of each plant together and gently pulling directly upwards. This will remove about 6" of root at the same time. Then it gives you time to work on applying weed killer onto any new leaves that come through.

During the growing season (spring/summer) I just do a bindweed patrol every week and gently pull the roots up (I don't use chemicals in the garden) and, although time consuming, keeps it under control.

I think that @Kristen has successfully brought it under control with chemicals.