On 12/6/06 12:49, in article , "Periproct"
wrote:

Hi

Very ignorant on these matters so here is my question.

I have some kind of creeper that is now going across the bottom of my
garden, right down the length of the garden and has now completely covered
the side up the house up to roof level.

My neighbour on one side doesn't like it at all and I'm sure the neighbour
on the other side won't be too pleased if it starts getting into his garden.
I'm also concerned about the damage it might do if it starts getting under
the slates on the roof.

Although I think it looks OK I'm thinking for practical purposes I'd be
better getting rid of it completely. Is there any way of killing it off
permanently? I'm thinkingof something I can feed it at the point it is
growing from.
I have chopped it quite severely in the past and it almost seems like it can
keep growing even after the main stems have been cut. As if the branches can
keep living after the roots have been cut off if that makes sense.

Thanks for any advice, regards, Nigel


What is it, do you know? It sounds a bit like Russian Vine aka Mile a
Minute Vine or more correctly Fallopia baldschuanica. Have a look at this
and see if it's familiar:
http://tinyurl.com/hs6lm

If it is, I think the only final answer is weed killer on every bit you can
find. It's a real menace and shouldn't be planted unless someone has
hundreds of yards of bareness to cover!

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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(email address on website)