How can I kill the bushes behind my house?

Grenage

Get someone with a ladder to nip over, or cut an entrance route from one of the two ends.

Davesnave

MissWitty wrote: »

The problem is I cant get to the other side...its in a lane which is inaccessible

It can't be more than 8' high, so it's accessible to any able bodied person who owns two small ladders.

Whoever sorts out the lonicera nitida, brambles and possibly buddleia, (all the usual suspects) would be best wearing overalls and gloves, but the only tools that will be needed are a hand saw and secateurs, or loppers.

Just cut them off near ground level, clear them into your garden and then aim to keep that section of the lane free of re-growth. As Grenage says, that means nipping over when the stumps regrow and spraying the foliage with the only weedkiller most people can get hold of, which is something based on glyphosate. You'll have to do this several times in a season, probably, but it's a ten minute job once they are under some sort of control.

It looks like your neighbour to the left in the picture already does something similar, as they have little growth behind their garden. Get friendly and they might even lend you a ladder or tackle this with you.

Apodemus

MissWitty wrote: »

Nobody owns them I think they've grown from our garden as we have a crack in our garden wall, they've obviously got very out of control and the council have no way of getting into the lane to clear it as its severely overgrown.


I'd rather not have to trim them down from our wall height every couple of months it would just be easier if they were gone. I just need to know how to get rid of them

Good advice above, but 2 points, Misswitty...

In UK, it is highly unlikely that there is land that is not owned by somebody. Ownership may have become confused by the mists of time, but lack of maintenance doesn’t signify lack of an owner.

What makes you think that the Council should have any remit over this land at all? There seems to be a growing tendency for people to think that everything beyond their own garden fence is the responsibility of some public agency, which is quite often not the case.

Best approach is to get over the wall and do some guerrilla gardening, if there is an owner who objects to this, they will find you!

[Deleted User]

Hi,

as already said get into the lane and using a backpack sprayer, soak the area with this stuff,



takes about week/ten days to see results.

A litre bottle goes a long way.

Do a Google for prices.

Davesnave

I have a lot of land to deal with now, so I need a back-pack sprayer, but it's overkill for that job and heavy to get over the wall. You'll probably get only a rubbishy one for less than £50.


When I had a lane like that to do, years ago, I just used one like this:


https://www.waterirrigation.co.uk/kingfisher-5-litre-pump-pressure-sprayer.html?utm_source=google_shopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6cu4gaaZ3QIVCbTtCh0g7w7sEAQYAyABEgJhKfD_BwE



The Roseate will be fine, not only for this job, but other parts of the garden that might need attention. Lasts years.


Just to emphasise that spraying leaves is essential; pouring glyphosate on the ground does b--all. You can paint it on cut stems with some effect. As F McD says, it takes time to show any results.

getmore4less

check the planning portal to see if it identified separately or part of a property.

pinklady21

Very hard to tell from the photo what the bushes / trees are.
As these plants are not on your land, technically they do not belong to you and you should be wary of killing them completely without first finding out "how the land lies".
I would go and speak to the neighbours and ask them about the alley and who owns / maintains it. Suggest you speak to the neighbours either side, as well as at the back at the opposite side of the lane.
Tell them you are thinking about cutting it all down - what do they think about that?
You also need to have a think about what may be revealed from your house once the trees are away. Might be a pleasant view, or not!

If you are new, you won't know the history, and you may find out some interesting intel about why it all got so overgrown in the first place, and if anyone is likely to have a problem with you cutting everything down.
Equally, they might all be delighted - but you won't know until you talk to them! Best of luck.

Maxson

I would cut it back to your property line for now and then try asking your neigbours about sorting it out long term.

pinklady21

Another point I had missed earlier - you say there is a crack in your wall. Please ensure that the wall is sound and not likely to give way without warning. A wall that height in freefall could cause serious injury to any person or pet in its path.

sheramber

We had an enclosed area behind several houses in our street. There was no access except through one of the gardens. But that land belonged to the owner of the estate that the houses were built on. He refused to sell that part to the builder.