This is wonderful advice. Thank you for taking the time to pass it on.
I actually spent two days in my neighbour’s garden removing as much of the bindweed as I could.
As they are “not a garden person” I’ve said that I’ll do their weeding and deadheading etc which will allow me to keep a close eye on the bindweed.
For now I will see how I get on but I think the fence and barrier idea may come in useful in the future if I can’t keep on top of the pesky weed.
The leylandii I inherited so I’ll again see how I get on with it. For the moment I’m fit and able and should be able to keep on top of the maintenance.
Should I decide to replace to hedge with a fence I will definitely need assistance and so that will require a bit of saving up before I can call in the troops.
I will bookmark your reply for the, probably inevitable, time that I need to refer back to it.
As you have access to the neighbour's garden to do the weeding, you could maybe treat the bindweed on their side as well. That gives you a much better chance of controlling it.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I told her what it was and that it will smother and kill most of her plants (it was already around a couple of huge ferns and a climbing rose) so she understood that I wasn't killing something "nice".
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This is wonderful advice. Thank you for taking the time to pass it on.
I told her what it was and that it will smother and kill most of her plants (it was already around a couple of huge ferns and a climbing rose) so she understood that I wasn't killing something "nice".