Bamboo that was planted as a quick screen often ends up spreading well beyond its patch, and on a hillside plot it can be hard to deal with. We remove bamboo in Pontypool, cutting the canes down and digging out the rhizomes that keep sending up new shoots, so you can get your lawn, steps and borders back.
Many gardens here sit on a slope, with retaining walls and steps, which changes how the digging is done. We also look after Griffithstown, Blaenavon, Trevethin and Cwmbran, and everything we cut or dig up leaves with us when the job is finished.
On sloping ground the rhizomes of running bamboo tend to follow the easiest path, often along the back of a retaining wall, under steps or down through soft soil towards the lower garden. That makes the spread less predictable than on flat land, and shoots can emerge a long way from the main clump. Lifting one visible clump rarely tells you how far the rest has gone.
Pontypool has plenty of hillside terraces and gardens next to wooded slopes, so we often find bamboo growing right up to a boundary or a stone wall. Before we start we walk the garden, check where the canes are coming up and work out where the roots are likely to have gone, since the rhizomes do not always follow a straight line.
After the canes are cut in your Pontypool garden, we dig out the crown and follow each run of rhizome by hand wherever the ground is steep or close to a wall. Working from the top of the slope down, we keep the soil from sliding and avoid undermining steps or edging that are already holding the garden together. We keep the slope stable as we go.
Small pieces can regrow, so we sift the loosened soil and pick out loose fragments before leaving. The canes, roots and spoil are taken away rather than left in a heap. We can also come back to look for regrowth later, which is useful because a stray shoot is much easier to remove while it is small. Nothing is left behind for you to sort out.
Access matters on a Pontypool hillside, so it helps to tell us about steps, narrow paths and where we can park. Photos of the bamboo and the boundary are useful too. We will say honestly if a patch is too tangled with a wall or pipe to remove in one go, and suggest a sensible way to tackle it in stages.
A few jobs we have completed. We also work in and around Pontypool.
Bamboo RemovalWe cleared a dense clump of bamboo from a stone-filled wire planter beside a block wall in a Pontypridd back garden.
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Garden ClearanceA small terraced back garden in Pontypool cleared of weeds and cuttings, leaving bare, levelled dark soil against the stone wall.
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Power WashingWe pressure washed the red block paving at the back of a brick house in Pontypool, then began applying a seal.
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Running bamboo spreads through underground stems called rhizomes, and stopping it means digging them out thoroughly rather than just cutting down the canes.
Read the guide →Spreading bamboo can lift paving, push into wall joints and block drains, so it helps to know which type you have and when to act.
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Read the guide →Rhizomes can work into gaps behind and beneath a wall, and as they thicken they may push stones or blocks. We dig carefully along the base and tell you what we find. If the wall already looks unsafe, we would suggest a builder looks at it too.
Usually yes. We carry tools down by hand where a machine cannot go, and bring the waste back up in loads. Please mention steps, gates or narrow side paths when you contact us so we can plan the access.
If every rhizome has been dug out, it normally does not return. A missed fragment can sprout, usually in the next growing season. That is why we sift the soil and offer a return visit to catch any new shoots early.
Tell us what needs doing and where. We will come back to you, or call 07766 919630 if it is urgent.