Tips & advice for tackling knotweed

The owners of the lovely front shrubbery area were noticing that the bamboo was starting to pop up by the house and in amongst the other...

I carried out a survey for a client who wanted confirmation that there wasn't any Japanese knotweed in the back garden of a lovely house...

It can be surprisingly difficult to identify Japanese knotweed. The top left photograph is of a bramble emerging from the soil in a...

We are ready. for. spring. Is it just us? Or has it been a particularly long and cold winter? With just a few named storms wreaking havoc...

Whilst I appreciate gardeners want to have beautiful and exotic plants in their garden, there is a real issue with a few plants - in that...

I recently was asked about the Japanese knotweed in an area near Bromley. When I visited - yes there was Japanese knotweed, but also a...

This knotweed plant has been pulled up from the ground and this Dulwich resident was annoyed that it kept returning... Alas, when a plant...

A plant that looks very similar to the better-known Japanese Knotweed is the Giant Knotweed. It is also a non native invasive plant....

Exciting news! Longfield Knotweed Solutions Ltd have moved offices! The new address is 11 Chamberlain Crescent, West Wickham, BR4 0LJ. ...

Allium Triquetrum (more commonly known as three-cornered garlic) is a lovely looking plant. With an appearance very similar to bluebells,...

RICS (the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) have just renewed their guidance and changed the categories for concern when it comes...

And so has Japanese Knotweed... Here are some photos of Japanese Knotweed beginning to emerge this year: You may be able to recognise...

16th-22nd May 2022 is Invasive Species Week and Non Native Invasive Secretariat have updated their website to provide more information...

People often think that Japanese knotweed is the only invasive plant in the UK when in fact, there are many! If you are a gardener you...

This is the second site I have visited this month where I am monitoring the Japanese knotweed (and treating it), but fount Giant Hogweed....

The GB Non-native Species Secretariat are raising the awareness of invasive species through the Invasive Species Week 2021 - in two...

I love this picture - Japanese knotweed rhysome to the left and bramble root to the right. Soo pleased Japanese knotweed is...

Clearing a garden with brambles and Japanese knotweed, it is surprising how similar the two buds look initially... The first photograph...

The photo makes the plant looks decidedly small and thin! The plant has a large stem compared to common hogweed and simply towers over...

Japanese knotweed leaves kent

Small stems of Japanese knotweed over winter can be difficult to spot - but good mature canes in the back of a forgotten garden for many...

I really enjoy removing bamboo - there is something quite satisfying about following the rhysome and pulling it up. Unfortunately all...

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vast/husagare-i-england-hotas-av-parkslide I was really excited to be asked my opinion about Japanese...

You may laugh, but Japanese knotweed young plants and lilac plants look annoyingly similar. I have had many photos of lilac from...

buying a house with japanese knotweed

before and after treatments of Japanese knotweed

invasive plants found at kew

Sometimes Japanese knotweed can take on unusual forms... If you find this, then I'd really recommend using a PCA contract to bring the...

https://www.property-care.org/lets-talk-japanese-knotweed/

Japanese knotweed growing in decking in a back garden near Streatham.

There are other non native plants other than Japanese knotweed. Himalayan Balsam can be soo beautiful.. but in some parts of the UK it...

My attempt at inspiring my son in regard to Japanese knotweed.. has so far not been brilliant. While carrying out a litter pick in West...

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Well on a very wet June day to go to any meeting is better than being outside - and given cup cakes! Alas they weren't filled with...

I'm often asked about success rate and treatments. This is a Japanese knotweed site near Sevenoaks. Here are a few photographs of the...

Our old website was lovely but needed a bit of a refresh. Don't worry I will be blogging different photographs and information about...

We hope you like the new website with some colourful photos. I look forward to blogging about some of the work I've carried out over the...