Tens of thousands of people have been in dispute over hedges There are 55 million leylandii in the UK and there will soon be one for every person - but with thousands of people locked in disputes over ...

A couple who claimed their neighbour's 36ft trees were making their lives a misery have won a battle to have them chopped down. George McMillan, 72, and his wife had been locked in a lengthy dispute ...

What kind of malevolent genius, one can’t help but wonder as you gaze upon her handiwork, would think of using leylandii against her enemies? For, as these astonishing pictures appear to reveal, that ...

Leylandii owners could face fines of up to £1,000 if they fail to cut down their high hedge when ordered to. New legislation coming in to force on Wednesday means local authorities can intervene in ...

Botanists searching the remote mountain jungles of Vietnam for rare orchids have stumbled upon a rather more unwelcome specimen – the long-lost cousin of that scourge of suburbia, the leylandii hedge.

The dispute over the leylandii has already lasted 18 years A neighbours' dispute over a leylandii hedge which has lasted 18 years may be resolved by new laws over high hedges. Harry and Nita Hayes, ...

AN estimated 40,000 people are currently in dispute with neighbours over leylandii conifers. But did you know... LEYLANDII can grow 6ft a year, cast unwanted shade over nearby gardens and drain water ...

Many trees are removed because of safety implications, yet trees are rarely lethal. But one tree that's continually associated with violence is the Leyland cypress, x Cupressocyparis leylandii. It can ...

Leylandii hedges not only trouble neighbours, but also impoverish the soil around them creating difficult planting conditions Credit: Photo: RICHARD BLOOM It was with a touch of devilment and not a ...

There are 55 million leylandii in the UK and there will soon be one for every person - but with thousands of people locked in disputes over the giant hedges why are they still so popular? "They're big ...