Himalayan Blackberry in Summer: Why It Spreads Fastest Now (and What to Do)
We measured a patch in Tualatin two summers ago at the start of June. By the time we came back in early August for a scheduled job, the same patch had pushed new canes more than ten feet past where we’d marked it. The homeowner hadn’t done anything wrong. That’s just what Himalayan blackberry does […]
Overgrown Backyard Full of Blackberry? Here’s How to Take It Back
Most homeowners don’t lose their backyard to blackberry all at once. It starts in a corner, or along the fence line, or in the strip behind the shed that nobody walks through very often. By the time it’s impossible to ignore, the patch is fifteen feet across, the canes are chest-high, and the idea of […]
Ignoring Blackberry for One Oregon Summer: What It Costs Homeowners
A homeowner in Gresham called us in late September a couple of years back. He’d noticed a patch in the back corner of his lot in April, told himself he’d deal with it in summer, and then hadn’t. By the time he called, the patch had crossed twelve feet of open yard, canes had woven […]
Weed Spraying Services in Portland, OR: What to Know Before You Hire
We got a call last summer from a homeowner in Southwest Portland who’d been spraying Roundup on a blackberry and thistle mix in his back slope for two seasons straight. The weeds kept coming back, the slope was getting worse, and he couldn’t figure out why. When we came out, the problem was obvious: he […]
Blackberry Removal in Beaverton, OR: What Homeowners Need to Know
Beaverton has a blackberry problem. The neighborhoods along the Tualatin Hills, the creek corridors off Fanno Creek and Beaverton Creek, the older lots in Cedar Hills and Raleigh Hills – Himalayan blackberry moves into all of them fast and stays. If you’ve got a patch growing through your fence or taking over a corner of […]
Blackberry Spreading to Your Neighbour’s Yard in Oregon: What the Law Says and How to Stop It
We got a call last spring from a homeowner in Tigard whose fence had essentially disappeared. Himalayan blackberry from the vacant lot next door had been growing unchecked for three seasons, and by the time she called us the canes were twelve feet high, woven through the fence boards, and actively colonizing her vegetable garden […]
Best Time to Remove Blackberry Bushes in Oregon (Month by Month Guide)
A homeowner in Lake Oswego called us last September. She’d been cutting the same blackberry patch every summer for three years – same corner of the yard, same weekend in June, same results. By August it was back. What she didn’t know was that by cutting in the heat of summer, she was doing exactly […]
Blackberry Removal Cost Portland, OR: 2026 Price Guide
Blackberry removal cost in Portland depends on four things: coverage, density, access, and how deep the roots have gone. Blackberries took over your fence line. Or maybe they’ve spread across the back corner of the yard and you can’t even see the property line anymore. Either way, you need them gone and you want to […]
Blackberry Removal Portland: DIY vs Professional
Blackberry removal in Portland almost always starts the same way you clear it, your back hurts for a week, and three months later it’s all back. You cut down the blackberry patch three months ago. Hauled all those thorny canes to the dump. Your back hurt for a week. Now there’s fresh growth everywhere and […]
Why Blackberry Bushes Are Hard to Remove | Billy Goat Guide
If you are dealing with a thorny patch that keeps coming back no matter how much you cut, you are not imagining it. The reason why blackberry bushes are hard to remove is not just the canes you see above ground. The real fight is happening below the soil, where the plant stores energy, spreads […]