Someone has mysteriously cut our grass...

[Ginger1982]

So, we have not long moved into our house. Have met the neighbours on one side and previously noticed them cutting the grass on the verge opposite our driveways. Fair enough. Told DH he should offer to do this sometime out of fairness.

Our front gardens do not link to each other as the driveways are in between them. Came home today to find not only has the opposite verge been cut but our front grass has been too.

Is this a bit odd? Is it a passive aggressive way of saying we should have cut our grass? Or just a kind gesture? What should we do? I was going to pop over tomorrow anyway to give them contact numbers as we are going on holiday but should I mention the grass?

Just feel a bit odd! Thoughts??

It is a bit wierd ? Unless they had someone else do it while the house was unoccupied and they don’t know you’ve moved in ?

I would mention it but in a friendly ‘oh was it you that mowed the grass?!’ X

I had this when I first moved house, it turned out to be the recently retired (and very bored) neighbour. He still cuts my grass, and I buy him a crate of beer every now and again - works well for us

We've been in nearly 3 months and I've met them a few times taking in parcels so they definitely know we're here!

I think it's nice. Our neighbour often does ours and we do theirs.

My neighbours always take my bins in for me, I've never told them to and they never asked me if they should but I think it's a nice gesture. Maybe mention it casually next time you see them. I would be happy if someone cut our grass!

Maybe they are just being nice and thought you didn't mind given the previous incident. I would pop over with some chocolates & tell them not to worry in the future

What a gift! Find out who it is and thank them forevermore so they don't ever stop.

We always cut the whole of our shared bit between drives, but our neighbours, on the rare occasion they get their mower out, cut right up to the exact middle leaving our half uncut! I keep cutting the whole lot because I refuse to stoop to their embarrassing level of neighbourliness. Neither of us has ever spoken about it, it's just a thing.

I think your neighbour may have been on here recently asking if they should cut their neighbours grass

I would mention it but in a friendly ‘oh was it you that mowed the grass?!’

This ^^
Assume it's a nice gesture rather than PA. we have mowed verges & for neighbours in the past. Maybe they noticed you've been busy with moving and working and, as they had their mower out, it wasn't much extra work.

My mums neighbour used to do her grass for it it took him hardly any extra time to whip across the front garden tbf once it was out but such a kind gesture in return they just asked mum to take the odd parcle in as she was home a lot whilst they worked happy all round

Its a nice thing to do. I am just back from a week away and various neighbours have, fed the cat, mowed the verge, mowed the back garden and watered some plants also taken in mail and was no parcels but would have taken them in too had there been any. Oh and taken bins in and out as required.
It's a bunch of about 30 houses. We all do the same for anyone, elderly, young babies, away on holiday etc. We have even sorted a dog walking/feeding service for one who is going in hospital and has no one else to do it. Between us and the booked dog walker professional it's all covered.
It's a lovely street to live on.

DH does it when we have ours done if any neighbours need it. Puts grit down on their drives too when it snows. We also take in any parcels as I don't work.
In return one of our neighbours takes our bin back in each week.
I think it's being kind.

Can't believe you think it's odd.

Don't worry OP my father always cuts his neighbors grass if he's cutting his, he's just a very thoughtful man!

A young woman moved into a house next to his, and he loves doing his garden and around it, so cuts her grass while doing his, she dropped him a small gift to say thanks.

Some people are just naturally kind and don't mind doing things for others

It is a kind thing to do

My parents have always cut their neighbours' lawns. Then when the neighbours cut their lawns, they do the lawns as far as their extension cable allows.

They also have an overgrown area across the road, as it was previously a main round - now replaced and just a residential cut-off road.
My parents have gradually planted bluebells and daffodils through the whole area. They also remove any rubbish or 'fly tipping' that occurs.
They have a really nice relationship with all of the neighbours. No passive aggression involved.
My elderly Dad always goes out to investigate any noise at night. He bloody shouldn't, but he's prevented a lot of burglaries.

*Can't believe you think it's odd.
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Lol just surprised by the gesture I suppose! If our gardens were joined I might have seen the likeliness of them doing it. Maybe they had an arrangement with the folk that stayed here before. I see it was kind and when I go over tomorrow with the phone numbers I'll thank them.

There's a MIL on another thread who's been weeding borders unasked. Maybe she's extending her range.