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Front garden allotment

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Cityvillagegardener · 01/04/2024 11:10

I'll try to keep this quick.

We live in a lovely close. Nice detached houses with very manicured, good sized and open front gardens. Lovely neighbours although one man is a little bit of a curtain twitcher/ doesn't like change.

I would like to replace my front lawn with a big veg growing area-but I'm concerned my neighbours will be pissed off that we have gone against the grain.

We are quite new to the close, big young family. Most other people have been here 30+ years.
Don't want to take up the back garden where the children play.

I want to show the kids where food comes from and it is a hobby I used to really enjoy before life got crazy with babies (we had an allotment before but now not that near any)

Would it be unreasonable to dig up my front lawn and grow veg? Our deed say we can't put up any high walls (hence the close is very open with sweeping lawns)

Aibu.

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Trickabrick · 01/04/2024 11:37

My initial reaction was no but then thought that’s only because it’s not the norm! You could do raised beds using sleepers if you want to make it look a bit fancier and screen with fruit bushes

Orangesarenottheonlyfruit · 01/04/2024 11:34

It is a fabulous idea. Do it.

If you want to make something a bit more showy you could plant a potager? And mix ornamentals with veg? There are loads of ideas on Pinterest.
I did a similar thing in my tiny back garden and it looks great.

I wish more people used the space in their gardens to the max, grass is such a waste!

colourfulcrochet · 01/04/2024 11:30

I think it's a wonderful idea and I'd probably strike up conversations with you about your veg while you were out there weeding etc. :)

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Cityvillagegardener · 01/04/2024 11:26

Thank you! It probably seems like a daft question! My husband thinks my ideas are a bit "out there" so I wanted to gauge opinion.

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BerryPieandCustard · 01/04/2024 11:17

I grow veg on my front garden in raised beds.
It was 100% grass before, most houses on my street have either flower beds or lawn as the front garden. I figured that if flower beds were acceptable then so were fruit/veg beds.

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