Annoying if you have to go to the trouble and expense of containing a problem not of your making though, Bright star.
It would be a shame for those that know how to manage them, but I would happily support a ban on running bamboo and want to see legislation on labelling for genuine clumpers like Fargesia, to ensure ultimate height and spread are stated. As the latter are not invasive because they are genetically incapable of running, the only way they can ‘get out of hand’ is if they are planted in far too small a space. No different from planting a large tree in a 40cm wide border next to a fence then complaining it’s got too big and forced the fence down!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Issues with Bamboo are on the increase in the UK. So there is a chance that they could be classed as invasive in the future.
@Bright star Perhaps your new neighbour could put in a barrier on their side. Difficult suggestion I know but thought it worth a mention. @bertrand-mabel have mentioned checking further into your garden. A friend has one culm appear in the middle of their decking from the garden next door.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
That's kind of my point - what info is on labels and how accurate is it? Would a novice gardener have nay idea of what could happen? Very difficult. I hope you can sort it though @Bright star. It can be a real menace, and so often - it is right up against fences/walls, making it even harder to get in at and deal with.
They do seem to grow readily here @Plantminded, as the climate probably suits them quite well, but whether they're a bigger problem than in dryer/hotter parts, I wouldn't know. The little twerp of a man across the back from me has some - in raised sleeper beds. Corner site, so they're well away from other properties, and there's an access road between him and my property, but...who knows...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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@Bright star Perhaps your new neighbour could put in a barrier on their side. Difficult suggestion I know but thought it worth a mention.
@bertrand-mabel have mentioned checking further into your garden. A friend has one culm appear in the middle of their decking from the garden next door.
Very difficult.
I hope you can sort it though @Bright star. It can be a real menace, and so often - it is right up against fences/walls, making it even harder to get in at and deal with.
They do seem to grow readily here @Plantminded, as the climate probably suits them quite well, but whether they're a bigger problem than in dryer/hotter parts, I wouldn't know.
The little twerp of a man across the back from me has some - in raised sleeper beds. Corner site, so they're well away from other properties, and there's an access road between him and my property, but...who knows...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/uk-world-news/bamboo-causes-100k-damage-house-6587883
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...