I would either offer to have the oleander removed for the neighbor, or I'd pay someone to come in your yard and remove any overhanging branches. It'll probably be cheaper than another ER visit.

I am surprised your dog is alive, that is how deadly oleander is. Is there a way you can fence off the area until you can speak with the owner about removing the plant...

I would fence off the area too. Don't let your dog near the plant.

Give the neighbor the benefit of the doubt. The neighbor may be as unaware as I was of the danger. When you spoke to him before, it was from the perspective of the annoyance of the encroaching vines. Maybe if you tell the landlord of the dangers and potential for harm he/she will be more receptive.

Call your local residential codes office(not building codes---the folks who administer zoning/property codes. There is often laws covering your problem and they can require the neighbor to trim/remove any parts of plants overhanging neighboring property. It does take time for those folks to do their work, our local office is VERY busy.

Thanks, Handymac. I will do just that.

His plants also harbor roof rats. I've told him several times and I've been very polite. I've even offered to go on his side and prune at no cost. He just does not care.

Well if he does not care, off you go with clippers in hand. Be certain you wear protective gloves and long sleeves, the sap is highly toxic. You might want to go get some rat traps as well, this will cut down on any flea problem you might have and reduce the chances of your pets getting whatever diseases those rats or their fleas might be carrying. Good luck

Mazer, I rescued two cats a few months ago. They are just about the rat hunting age *lol*.

Oleanders don't have berries. They 'usually' hang on to their long seed pods until they ripen on the plant, and then the little seeds blow away in the wind like milkweed.

What other kinds of plants might be the culprit?

Also, copper nails won't do anything to shrubs or trees.

You are well within your right to prune anything that comes over to your side of the property. I assume that the fence is on YOUR side, right? You should be able to prune anything that is damaging your fence.

Legally you can prune whatever is on your side as long as it won't kill the plant. But if the neighbor doesn't care then seek permission to do a drastic trim from him side or remove them entirely. I've never heard of a code that say you can't let your plants drape over the property line. If I called the code office with something like that they'd laugh themselves silly. Maybe it's a regional thing.

Sue, FYI - this may be good informatin where you live, but each person needs to carefully check with the local city or county ordinances on this matter. It is not always the case that it is legal to prune an overhanging bush...