- Apr 19, 2018
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The people in the house opposite us planted some bamboo screening a few years ago. It’s adjacent to the fence at the end of our garden, which we apparently own, and the bamboo is now ludicrously tall. It’s causing a couple of issues. In this wind it looks dangerously close to bringing down the fence which I don’t want the expense of or a battle getting them to take responsibility for, but more than that every few weeks I have to go out and cut down growth that’s come under the fence and is sprouting on our side. At the last count I chopped down 33 different stems all over 5 foot tall and coming up in random places at the end of our garden and it inhibits what we can grow ourselves in that space (or put decking down like we’d planned).
We’ve spoken to them about it and they don’t see it as a problem but instead actively like the fact it makes their garden feel isolated from other houses. Is there anything I can do? A gardener friend suggested some kind of industrial weed killer to destroy the growth on our side but that would of course potentially destroy their plants too because of how the root system is. Unethical maybe doing it knowing that’s a potential outcome but also possibly illegal. Are there any other options? Thanks!
We’ve spoken to them about it and they don’t see it as a problem but instead actively like the fact it makes their garden feel isolated from other houses. Is there anything I can do? A gardener friend suggested some kind of industrial weed killer to destroy the growth on our side but that would of course potentially destroy their plants too because of how the root system is. Unethical maybe doing it knowing that’s a potential outcome but also possibly illegal. Are there any other options? Thanks!
