Battle with ‘real nightmare’ in their gardens
RESIDENTS WANT ACTION AS PLANTS FROM COUNCIL LAND OVER-RUN THEM
NOTTINGHAM neighbours say their gardens are a “nightmare” due to overgrown plants from a field nearby.
Fed-up residents in Grindon Crescent, Bulwell, say they are fighting a “losing battle” due to fast-spreading and growing greenery from a field just off Totley Close.
They claim to have spent countless hours trying to manage various weeds, roots and shrubbery encroaching on their gardens which they say stems from a field owned by Nottingham City Council.
Chris Welch, 37, has lived in Grindon Crescent for two years and says something needs to be done.
“It’s been weeks and days I’ve spent working on all of this over the last two years,” he said.
“It all just keeps coming back and spreading so quickly. These people work for a living and they’ve also been trying to sort all of this out.
“It needs a proper, professional team to sort this mess out. I’ve been trying to keep everything out of my garden and it’s been a 24/7 job.
“We’re fighting a losing battle.” Meanwhile, neighbour Michael Benwell, 65, said: “It’s a right nightmare.
“I cut so much of it down myself but it always grows back just as fast. I’ve been trying to get the roots out of the ground and I can’t because it’s such a big job.
“I’m fed up of trying to deal with it.”
They say neighbours have been threatened with fines and even eviction if they don’t manage their gardens better – but say the problem is solely caused by the field nearby.
They want to see a professional team cut down and uproot the plants.
Chris added: “Instead of helping them they have been threatening them. They’ve put letters through the door. It’s causing everyone a lot of stress.”
A Nottingham City Homes spokesperson said: “In situations such as this, it’s the responsibility of the homeowner to cut back any over-hanging greenery that encroaches on their property.” “They added: “We are working with Nottingham City Council and looking into whether any work needs doing to maintain the undergrowth on the boundary.”
It need a proper, professional team to sort this mess out. It’s been a 24/7 job
Chris Welch