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To tell her to get lost?

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Sportycustard · 01/04/2024 16:34

Just got home to find a note from my neighbour.

"Hi Sporty, just wanted to let you know that we're rehoming a couple of cats in the next week or two. I can see from our upstairs windows that you have some plants in your garden that are poisonous to cats so I will pop round in the next day or so and point them out so you can remove them in good time for our new arrivals"

I've just done a quick Google and it looks like she is referring to a rhododendron that was a gift from a friend who has now passed away and an azaelia that was a 50th birthday gift. Both are established shrubs and mean a lot to me.

AIBU to tell her my garden will be staying as it is?

OP posts:
EatCrow · 01/04/2024 16:40

Oh honestly, doesn’t she know how clever cats are?!

Solmum1964 · 01/04/2024 16:39

We have azaleas and rhododendrons in our garden.
Had cats for many years and many others visit the garden.
I've not heard of any issues so I'd ignore this!

MsFaversham · 01/04/2024 16:38

They aren’t going to eat them. She’s being ridiculous.

CamoPenguin · 01/04/2024 16:38

YANBU! We used to live in an area with lots of cats, which used to come into our garden. We had quite a few plants that happened to be toxic to cats. A cat-loving friend said to me that it's the responsibility of owners to keep their cats indoors/in their own garden if they're worried about these risks. Freedom to roam comes with good and bad points.

Mummame2222 · 01/04/2024 16:37

Jesus Christ her entitlement is astounding. Obviously YNBU.

MuscariFan · 01/04/2024 16:37

😂In her dreams.

rollerskatie · 01/04/2024 16:36

Wow, that’s bananas. Obviously you don’t need to change your garden for her. You can gently explain that the cats will instinctively stay away from those plants.

HelloMiss · 01/04/2024 16:35

Azaleas and rhododendrons are beautiful established plants/shrubs

Tell her to do one! Cheek of her

DisforDarkChocolate · 01/04/2024 16:35

YANBU.

If she wants her cats to avoid poisonous plants she keeps her cats indoors or builds a catio.

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