My neighbour is DESTROYING my garden after planting vines on our shared fence for privacy – they’re killing my trees | The Sun
A WOMAN was left fuming after her neighbour's out-of-control vines started taking over her garden and killing her trees.
The woman said she had been "battling" the vines poking through their shared fence for a while – and finally figured out where they were coming from.
She believes her neighbour planted the vines for privacy before they got out of control.
The Reddit user said: "Have been battling these kind of vines for a while, and finally found the source.
"Seems the neighbour had planted them for privacy but they have been killing our trees and growing throughout our lawn and our and another neighbours fence.
"How to handle on our end?"
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The woman said she was desperately trying to keep the vines out of the trees and catch them coming through the fence before they take over.
She said: "The ones that are coming through the grass are a bit harder.
"The person who owned this yard just before us did not do much weed or vine upkeep."
The woman, from Houston in the US, added: "My neighbour's yard has so many vines and weeds, it's quite annoying.
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"Their bamboo (which I don't totally mind) is now starting to grow on our side of the fence as well. I just want them to control it.
"Or at least I want to have control to keep it out of my yard."
People were quick to help her out – with some describing the vines as "evil" after experiencing the same problem.
One said: "That's peppervine. It's really hard to get rid of.
"You can inject week killer into it with a syringe and pull them as you see them but the roots travel far and it's a real pain in the a**e.
"Wear gloves! Some people are allergic and have a poison ivy type reaction to it."
Another wrote: "I fought these guys for a while. They’re so durable and take quite a lot of effort to destroy."
A third said: "Ugh I feel your pain. I rip them down from my side but the neighbour's just let it grow so next thing I know, it’s creeping back to my side."
Others suggested she could take matters into her own hands.
One said: "Sound like you want to wait for your neighbour's to go on vacation and stick your arm over the fence with the little roundup wand."
Another neighbour row broke out after a woman liked her neighbour's overhanging Willow tree so much that she decided to take some cuttings and plant her own.
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Things didn't quite to plan as her neighbour spotted the trees grown from the cuttings and demanded them back.
And another furious resident is planning revenge over his nightmare neighbours who leave their noisy puppy outside – despite his many complaints.
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