Overgrown Buddleia outside my windows of flat and managing agents..

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Anyway, the issue I have is that there is massive overgrown Buddleia outside my windows . These block light , and over the weekend my freesat is not working as sky dish is covered by this monstrosity . Good job I watch very little .
I have contacted the managing agents a couple of times in the summer. The last comment made by the 'gardener'/ manager was that he advised the managing agent that this should remain here until the spring and then could be killed . A lot of flannel is what myself and friends and family have said . Last year I managed to ask one of the gardeners to cut 6he height of the Buddleia which he did the following week . Fwiw, the managing agents have changed garden maintenance three or so times in a short time and imho this crew are not very good compared to the others. I did think of copper nail / weed killer but then managing agents may not like that very much
one other thing to ask ; is it possible to have that Buddleia replaced by a plant that attracts birds and may be less maintenance ?
one of the bushes had berries on it ,and for some reason since covid they haven't returned . Probabky irrelevant .
Thanks in advance ..
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Lewis Carroll
That way it is kept rejuvenated and in check.
Things to bear in mind ; 1) I haven't any gardening tools as this is " my garden " so to speak managed by the managing agents . 2) TBH , I want rid of it and a replacement plant in its place with berries 🫐or something that attracts birds 🦆. ( not rats 🐀of course )
Is this possible ?
Lewis Carroll
Getting a plant to establish in that position behind the others may be difficult due to dry soil and lack of light. The buddleia will already have put down roots to find moisture. A new plant won't have that advantage.
Buy a pair of secateurs, open your window and cut of the bits of branches you can reach to let the light in.
You can see near the base where it has been cut right out before. You can prune this original type throughout the summer, half way down the stems and get more fragrant flowers and a bushy effect.
It's unlikely that your management will go to the trouble of digging the roots right out and replacing soil for replanting so you may want to decide no bush or a controlled Butterfly bush an go for butterflies and hummingbird moths instead.
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I received a reply from the managing agents this afternoon .
I was not impressed with the response given . The chap who,we deal with , says that it has been forwarded to the directors who sided with the gardener who said it won't be cut until next spring .
I then decided to do knock on one of the directors door . I asked him to come and have a look at what is infront of the windows . He agreed and was willing to cut some of it down with secetures . I was going on about the state of it etc. but I did say that he shouldn't be cutting it and I think that those gardeners should be doing their job .
I did say that they are the worst so far ,and when I asked for them last year to reduce the height they did the following week and why couldn't they do that now etc
I can wait as I have already , and he said he will get them to do it .
He asked me how much to cut , and i pointed to the other shrubbery and said the same height as those . That's too much with secetrures . ( please excuse spelling ):
I was on the verge of ordering a cordless hedge trimmer , but thought I'd knock on the directors door first.
I did say to him that I wanted someone on my side rather than make decisions without taking my feelings into consideration etc
Anyway , apologies for ranting ..
Lewis Carroll