Neighbours vegetation

Hi

I have a neighbour who doesn't believe in gardening, pruning or anything! The photos below are 2 of the items taking over part of my bottom garden as a result. Though quite nice I'm not sure what they are and if they are bad news or should be OK to wander. I'm planning a wild garden in that section anyway. The leafy green plant/ tree is now about 15 feet high and spreading high and wide. The other seems to stop at about 10 feet but the leaves are bitty as if something is eating them. Any information welcome!

As a broader point, I'm only now starting to develop an interest in our garden and have 10-15 other plants I have no idea about. I don't want to abuse this site by posting them all, or is that allowed?

thanks
Gavin.

 

Ivy can be a real nuisance if it's left to take over. On the other hand, if you're trying to attract wildlife, it can be quite useful. I find the black berries repulsive but the birds don't share my squeamishness. Mistle thrushes, in particular, seem to love them - as do blackbirds. Butterflies like the flowers; at this time of year red admirals seem to be particularly attracted by them.

The buddleia looks a bit of a scrappy specimen - but again it will be great for attracting butterflies and other insects.

The great advantage of both these plants is that you can hack them back and they will always regrow, so you can give them a severe crew cut without worrying about it.

Do feel free to post more pictures - they'll always be someone who can identify them!

 

Hello Shiney

I know what you mean about ivy but I have it climbing over a rather unprepossessing wall at the end of my garden and I have almost grown to like it. It's evergreen, self-clinging and can easily be hacked back when it's outgrown its allotted space. The problems arise when you let it get out of bounds.

 

As both plants are growing from your neighbours side then all you can do is cut them back to the fence, and I would cut both back. The second plant by the way is Buddleja davidii.:gnthb:

 

Many thanks for the rapid feedback and advice - I'll get hacking

 

Feel free to post as many questions as you like Gavin.
You'll get better answers if you post them all as separate questions rather than one big splurge.

 

Although the 'quiz' posts you have created are also rather fun