Our front garden has a lawn, a path that allows about 5 of our neighbours access to their back garden through a small locked side gate and a narrow path down the side of our house. There is a line of trees and bushes and a hedge cut by the council that separates it from the street. It's a end corner plot and other than the path is completely fenced off and private. They have right of access. Although most tend not to use it as we can all easily access our back garden through our garages, which have back doors.
One of the pine trees had a lovely cyclamen over lower branches that hangs over the path, and there is a lilac tree that also hangs over the path. I trim these back every year but have been waiting for the snow to bugger off!
Yesterday I came back from a last minute Easter egg hunt and spotted the same bastard had hacked the lower branches off the pine tree off - right to the trunk, and cut the cyclamen stem a couple of feet from the base. They also butchered the lilac tree. By cutting all the branches off on the path side. I'm gutted, and furious. Neither was blocked the path, you might have had to duck a bit. If they'd asked or left a note I would have explained I was sorting it out. It looks a bloody mess.
I have no proof which neighbour it was (although have a pretty good idea)
AIBU to want to 'accidentally' break the lock on the gate and they can bring their sodding lawn mower out through their garage? We've been here 7 years and have had no issues but I could honestly slap them stupid!
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AIBU?
To be furious that a sneaky neighbour has butchered two of the prettiest trees in my garden?
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MaBumble · 01/04/2013 01:02
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