Journalist Matt Rudd produced an excellent article on Japanese knotweed.

Entitled “The Plant that Ate Britain", this article was published in the Sunday Times Magazine on July 13th 2014. It’s worth a read if you want to know more about this highly invasive weed. Download Japanese knotweed - The Plant that Ate Britain

Not only does Japanese knotweed cause damage to property, and interfere with a house sale because a lender won’t lend, it can also create problems with those perfectly nice people next door – your neighbours.

“Does Japanese knotweed really cause damage to property, after all it’s only a weed,” is a question we’re often asked.