In our front garden up against the wall of the house we have a hardy Fuchsia which has formed quite a big bush. I think its one of these
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/flow...s/fuchsia-tom-west-hardy-large-plant/t56284TM?S2IOD=50697215&source=sub2_browse
Last year we noticed a couple of branches of it coming from around the window frame of the nearest window so we pulled them out. This year they were back and OH realised they were actually coming out of the cavity wall so as we were due to have our windows replaced and he would be able to get to the cavity we left it knowing we would deal with it then. We also noticed some foliage growing out of the side of the soil vent pipe at roof level which we planned to deal with when the scaffolding was up for the windows. Finally last week when moving some furniture in the lounge we came across a branch of the same stuff which had pushed its way round the cover/panelling to the rising main :Jawdrop it was like something out of Day of The Triffids. OH went up in the loft and pulled out loads of tubular like roots - the Fuchsia had grown into the foundations and up the cavity wall, exiting at any sources of light on its way. We have removed all the bits we could find - a handful of the tubules from the cavity wall around the window and sprayed with weed killer. I had no idea Fuchsias did this. Unfortunately the whole bush is going to have to go.
http://www.thompson-morgan.com/flow...s/fuchsia-tom-west-hardy-large-plant/t56284TM?S2IOD=50697215&source=sub2_browse
Last year we noticed a couple of branches of it coming from around the window frame of the nearest window so we pulled them out. This year they were back and OH realised they were actually coming out of the cavity wall so as we were due to have our windows replaced and he would be able to get to the cavity we left it knowing we would deal with it then. We also noticed some foliage growing out of the side of the soil vent pipe at roof level which we planned to deal with when the scaffolding was up for the windows. Finally last week when moving some furniture in the lounge we came across a branch of the same stuff which had pushed its way round the cover/panelling to the rising main :Jawdrop it was like something out of Day of The Triffids. OH went up in the loft and pulled out loads of tubular like roots - the Fuchsia had grown into the foundations and up the cavity wall, exiting at any sources of light on its way. We have removed all the bits we could find - a handful of the tubules from the cavity wall around the window and sprayed with weed killer. I had no idea Fuchsias did this. Unfortunately the whole bush is going to have to go.
