Knotweed can take over your yard, your community, and your life.
Our mission is to help property owners understand and manage this noxious weed, while maintaining some level of sanity.
Identifying knotweed.
The sooner you spot it, the better chance you’ll have to manage it. Learn to identify knotweed at every stage. Warning: once you know how to spot it, you may NEVER stop seeing it!
How does knotweed spread?
Knotweed wants to take over the world and has an excellent method for doing so. But its method exposes a weakness.
Killing knotweed. Methods.
Put away the lawnmower and vinegar. There are only a few proven ways to kill knotweed and it will take time and patience. Here’s what we know.
Killing knotweed using herbicides like Glyphosate or Roundup®
This can be an effective method to mitigate knotweed but only if executed correctly — and very carefully.
Disposing of knotweed.
Disposing of knotweed is as important as removing it. Improper disposal will prolong your knotweed nightmare, and may create new nightmares for everyone around you.
Hiring a professional to remove knotweed.
Put down your phone! Before you call a landscaper, make sure they know what they’re doing. They probably don’t.
Knotweed: property values & mortgages.
Do you have trouble staying awake at night? Try reading this.
Help, my neighbor has knotweed!
Unfortunately, this is a tale as old as time. You may do all the right things but your neighbor may not care or be unwilling to act. We’ve got some tips.
Knotweed’s history.
“To understand your enemy, you must become your enemy.”
-Sun Tsu
Where did knotweed come from? Got a minute? We’ll tell you about it.
“Be honest, be nice, be a flower not a weed..”
— Aaron Neville
Our goal is to educate property owners, but we also help them.
Contact us to assess your situation, recommend an action plan, and identify qualified professionals in your area, if required.