Nottingham neighbours say their gardens are a "nightmare" due to overgrown plants coming from a field nearby.
Fed-up residents in Grindon Crescent, Bulwell, say they are fighting a "losing battle" due to fast-spreading and growing greenery from a field located just off Totley Close.
They claim to have spent countless hours trying to manage the various weeds, roots and shrubbery encroaching on their gardens which they say stems from a field which is owned by Nottingham City Council.
37-year-old Chris Welch has lived in Grindon Crescent for the past two years and says he feels something needs to be done about the problem.
"It's been weeks and days I've spent working on all of this over the last two years," he said.
"It all just keeps coming back and spreading so quickly. These people work for a living and they've also been trying to sort all of this out.
"It needs a proper, professional team to sort this mess out. I've been trying to keep everything out of my garden and it's been a 24/7 job.
"We're fighting a losing battle."
Meanwhile, Chris' neighbour Michael Benwell, 65, told Nottinghamshire Live: "It's a right nightmare.
"I cut so much of it down myself but it always grows back just as fast. I've been trying to get the roots out of the ground and I can't because it's such a big job.
"I'm fed up of trying to deal with it."
Both claim some of their neighbours have been threatened with fines and even eviction if they don't manage their gardens better - but say the problem is solely caused by the field nearby.
They want to see a professional team hired to cut down and uproot the plants to stop the problem becoming worse.
Chris added: "Instead of helping them they have been threatening them. They've put letters through the door. It's causing everyone a lot of stress."
A Nottingham City Homes spokesperson said: “In situations such as this, it’s the responsibility of the homeowner to cut back any over-hanging greenery that encroaches on their property.
“We are working with Nottingham City Council and looking into whether any work needs doing to maintain the undergrowth on the boundary.”
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