In your own garden, you can let wild herbs grow however you want. However, your neighbors may not be very enthusiastic, growing over what you like to see. If you value a well-kept property yourself, you can use our tips to keep the weeds that grow towards you away from the residents.

Weed knows no borders

Can wild herbs grow on the neighboring property?

You are not obliged to remove weeds and your neighbor must also tolerate the flying of wild herb seeds. Nevertheless, the plants must not proliferate uncontrollably onto the adjacent property. You should also not let wild plants sprout through the fence, especially as it can be affected by the uncontrolled growth.

Effective measure: A rhizome barrier

You can get rhizome barriers in garden shops by the meter in different thicknesses. As a rule, a root barrier with a thickness of 2 millimeters is sufficient, which can also keep rampant root weeds in check.

How is the lock dug in?

  • First remove all weeds growing on the fence and weed them mechanically.
  • Dig a ditch. It should be deep enough for the top of the root barrier to reach the edge of the fence.
  • Insert the barrier at a slight angle and fill in with the excavated topsoil.

blind fence

To prevent weeds from growing through the fence, you can provide it with a fence panel. Depending on the design, shading nets can be easily and stably attached with net ties, eyelets or foil screws.

If you combine the rhizome barrier with the shading net, the weeds can hardly grow over to your neighbors or from the neighboring property. However, it is advisable to coordinate this measure with the neighborhood, as depending on the height of the net, shadows may not always be cast, which is not always desirable.

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A thick layer of mulch along the fence also prevents weeds from growing through the fence. Natural materials such as bark mulch or grass clippings are suitable. Weed seeds can no longer sprout in the mulched areas, since, like all plants, they need light to germinate.

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