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Can anyone help identify these shrubs/bushes?

Jl5000Jl5000 Posts: 2
in Problem solving

Hi,

I've found this forum seeking much needed experience. My parents neighbours have decided to plant some shrubs/bushes right next to my parents bungalow and there is a worry that the roots may damage the property in some way. A picture is given at the link below:

http://s4.postimg.org/gu6te6v0d/garden_001.jpg

So that I can get some early steer of whether professional intervention is required, it would be helpful to know if:

1) Anyone can identify any of this fauna?

2) If anything is known about whether any danger is posed?

Grateful for any advice that can be given.

Posts

  • Snow MaidenSnow Maiden Posts: 862

    Hi, def no expert but the lower one is ( I think)  a hydrangea. Mine has not cause any problem.

    I'm sure a more knowledgeable friend will come to your aid soon.

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    Hydrangeas and a choisya and a yellow rose, I think. No problem to foundations even if planted next to them.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,140

    The evergreen shrub at the far end of the picture is a Choisya,, and as Flowers says the nearest one is a hydrangea.  Both are shallow rooted shrubs and will do no damage to buildings.

    No need to worry about those.

    There's something a bit taller to the right of the caravan - I can't see it clearly enough to identify it.


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Chrissy the gardenerChrissy the gardener Posts: 1,072

    Hi j1 I think the main shrub at the top is a chosia and below that is hydrangea.

    I don't think either is detrimental to the bungalow.

  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532
    I agree their shrubs, no danger if it was a tree or conifers then that is differentimage
  • gardenninggrannygardenninggranny Posts: 803

    I think I'd be inclined to have a word with neighbours and suggest they watch the growth as you do not wish it to make your parents bungalow walls damp.  That way, if there is an issue later on you will already have suggested they needed vigilance on this point.

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Choisya, Hydrangea and a rose are what I can see - no problems as everyone has said. My question is - who's house is whose, and who owns the bit they're planted on?

    If your parents' house is the one on the right - there could be issues with maintenance of the boundary fences or walls. If there's is the one on the left - I wouldn't be too thrilled with that lot right next to my window. 

    Just my personal thoughts. image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,140

    There appears to be a yellow HT rose in front of the window to the left - again not a problem to a building's structure.


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Jl5000Jl5000 Posts: 2

    Many thanks for all your swift and helpful responses, you have put some very worried minds at rest!

     

    My parents bungalow is on the right, and the left of the fence is owned by the neighbours. Relations are a bit strained, so the shrubs may not have been planted with a benevolent mindset.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,140

    Those shrubs have been there a long time - probably 10+ years and they're perfectly normal garden shrubs - exactly the sort of thing many of us would plant in a similar space.

    No need to worry about them image

    I hope neighbourly relations improve - it's worth going the other mile to keep the peace, especially as our parents get older image 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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