Homeowner's warning after garden plagued with £4k invasive plant problem - and it's not Japanese knotweed

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Leah Jones was over the moon when she settled into her new terraced house in Plymouth, Devon, complete with a Mediterranean-style garden featuring bamboo along one side.

To make the most of it, the family decided to create a cosy seating area adorned with twinkly fairy lights. However, they were oblivious to the potential problems of bamboo until Leah's father-in-law mentioned he had read about its invasive nature.

Despite having a survey conducted before buying the home, the bamboo issue wasn't flagged. It wasn't long before they spotted new bamboo shoots sprouting four metres away on the opposite side of the garden.

A thorough bamboo survey revealed that the plant's rhizomes - its underground root systems - had spread throughout the entire garden, with runners visible against the boundary wall next to Leah's neighbour's property. READ MORE: Inside the 'one of a kind' three-bed home that was once a World War II bunker Leah shared that the removal of the bamboo is set to cost her 'thousands of pounds' next month, due to the uprooting of artificial grass, lifting of the patio, and removal of all the root balls and runners, reports the Express.