"john hamilton" wrote in message
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Do these shrubs so close to a house wall pose any future problems for the
house brickwork?

http://tinypic.com/r/2sbtyz5/7

Thanks for advice.




Doesn't look like it: they seem to be in a raised trough of their own in any
case. If this trough is joined to your house wall - which we can't tell
from the pic - with no waterproof membrane between, then the bushes may
actually be keeping the damp out of your house.

High time to get out the sheers and prune it hard and neat back to the
fence, as it is getting very leggy and you do not want
those messy twigs to become messy branches.

S