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Neighbour planted 3 new bushes/trees in my garden!

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calistaraines · 02/05/2019 17:57

Came home to find 3 newly planted trees in what is quite clearly my garden as it is my side of the fence!
Am I in my right to pull them out? I don't really want them where they are. Beside the fact that they could've at least asked for permission!!!

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Magmatic80 · 02/05/2019 17:58

Are they nice ones? Might’ve saved you a few quid if so...

ArgusFilchsCat · 02/05/2019 17:59

Got to have a diagram OP! But why would they do this? Backstory?

Magmatic80 · 02/05/2019 17:59

Ack sorry, missed they aren’t where you’d like them. Maybe go round and do a tinkly laughed query first, just in case of misunderstanding. Do you live with anyone who might’ve planted them?

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MrsGarethSouthgate · 02/05/2019 17:59

Go and ask them why they are there.

It might not have been them, so ask them if they saw who did it, and if they say they did, ask them why given it's your garden.

SolitudeIsHighlyOverrated · 02/05/2019 18:00

I'd ask the neighbour if they want them back. If they don't/deny all knowledge of it, etc then I'd remove them as I'm fairly certain that if they stay in your garden then you become responsible for them - in terms of trimming them, etc.

BurnedToast · 02/05/2019 18:00

How do you know it was the neighbours?

washinglions · 02/05/2019 18:02

Did the neighbour do it themselves or is it the fault of some jobbing gardener who has planted them in the wrong place by mistake?

Disfordarkchocolate · 02/05/2019 18:04

I'd check with my neighbours and then remove them. I love trees but I'm not likely to plant any near my house.

foreverhomefornow · 02/05/2019 18:05

Photo please?!

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calistaraines · 02/05/2019 18:05

Lived here for 8 years with no problems, no neighbourly dispute.
Last month we had a dividing hedge in our back garden reduced by 2 foot. They weren't overly happy about it but we discussed with them several times and again it was our hedge so ultimately they had no real say. In fact it is back to the height it was when we first moved in. We have photographic evidence of this.
At the same time we had a few branches cut of our tree in our front garden that were overhanging into theirs.
At the time they mentioned that this meant they could she the house opposite, but again put up no real resistance and at the end of the day it was our tree to cut!!

Neighbour planted 3 new bushes/trees in my garden!
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EssentialHummus · 02/05/2019 18:06

Must be a dozy gardener, surely?

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calistaraines · 02/05/2019 18:07

I don't really mind about the trees but I'm quite annoyed that they didn't even ask. Which is why I feel like pulling them out on principle!

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calistaraines · 02/05/2019 18:08

Also I have been home all day and they clearly waited until I left for the school run as they weren't there earlier!!

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ArgusFilchsCat · 02/05/2019 18:10

I'd take them out on principle. Grin

TheGrey1houndSpeaks · 02/05/2019 18:11

How on earth do you know it was your neighbour that planted them?! It’ll be some gardener that got the wrong address, like as not.

Bringbackthestripes · 02/05/2019 18:11

How big are these trees? Could someone had mistakenly planted them at the wrong address? How do you know it was your neighbours? Are you going to knock and ask them?
Seems very odd.

azulmariposa · 02/05/2019 18:14

I'd pull them out! How dare they plant them on your property, if they wanted them they should plant them in their own garden.

Catchingbentcoppers · 02/05/2019 18:14

Why wouldn't you just go and ask them about it?

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calistaraines · 02/05/2019 18:15

Ah so, we share a gardener. Have just spoken to him and he planted them today on the instruction of neighbours.

Still does not make it acceptable though without discussion surely

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Disfordarkchocolate · 02/05/2019 18:16

Honestly, I can't believe you are so chilled. Trees grow, need maintenance and have roots that damage drains, ask and then remove them.

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calistaraines · 02/05/2019 18:16

Catchingbentcoppers

Because I'm a wimp and hate conflict!!

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EssentialHummus · 02/05/2019 18:16

Wow. Yeah, just photograph to document location and pull them out. No need to discuss with neighbour.

HogMother · 02/05/2019 18:16

Well if those are the rules... what can we ask him to plant in their garden?

Beachbodynowayready · 02/05/2019 18:17

You need to pop them onto their front step.
Or next week they will have assembled a bbq on your lawn and you will have guests arriving with burgers!

EssentialHummus · 02/05/2019 18:17

Dandelions? Grin

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