knotweed

A COUPLE claim they are imprisoned in their council home as their garden is consumed by pernicious Japanese knotweed. Chris and Marie Moore say they have had "five years of hell" after the aggressive plant took over the entire 70ft length of their Yardley Wood garden.

A BIRMINGHAM couple are living with a Japanese knotweed nightmare.

Paisley homeowners have been warned against the dangers of Japanese knotweed.

Woodland and coastal shingle habitats on the site are under threat from Himalayan balsam, Japanese knotweed and giant hogweed, which can cause severe skin burns.

HUDDERSFIELD is one of the worst affected areas in Yorkshire for destructive Japanese knotweed, research has found.

And now, the 10 places in Wales named the worst for the bamboo-like plague that is Japanese knotweed - which can grow 10cm a day in summer months and can reach up to three metres tall - have been revealed.

And now the places in Wales named the worst for the bamboolike plague that is Japanese knotweed - which can grow 10cm a day in summer months and can reach up to three metres tall - have been revealed.

A VILLAGE in Conwy county has been named the worst place in Wales for the invasive Japanese knotweed plant.

Japanese knotweed 'cannot be killed off' - scientists discover after trying for five years

COVENTRY has been named as a hotspot for the Godzilla of garden weeds - the dreaded Japanese knotweed.

Homeowners who are struggling to sell their property or get a mortgage because of Japanese knotweed could soon be granted some relief, as financial firms plan to overhaul how they treat the plant.