To consider telling neighbours off for entering my garden without perssion

[julietgale]

To fix and repair their fence.

It blew down in the recent gales, and I knew they would have to fix it, they don't live in the house, it is mostly empty as they try to rent it.

However, they just came and stood in our garden and walking around it as they mended it. Surely for politeness sake (at least) they should have asked permission first?

Dh says I would have been unreasonable to tackle them about this yesterday. But today I discovered they'd left a trowel behind and moved a large decorative stone to the side (to get in to add reinforcement to their fence) the stone was left on its side, and possibly a danger to the dc as no longer 'stuck' on the ground.

I did tell them off for letting themselves into the front garden without permission (similar situation, fence) for which one of them apologised.

Dh thinks I'm being intolerant. Am I a little?

I would be annoyed too. Why not just knock and say "Hi, we need to go into your garden today to fix the fence." Only takes a moment!

I probably wouldn't say anything though.

They should have at least told you when they planned to repair the fence and asked if that date was convenient - since they must have known they may need access to your garden. For all they knew you could have spread poison or done something else in your own garden that would make it unsafe for them to work there. I'd also be p'd off, especially as they tried to hide from you. Very odd. Why not wait until they come to retrieve the trowel - or when you let them know they left it - remind them about returning the stone to it's original position. Moving it and leaving it out of position is not on. (I'd do this so as to nip it in the bud for future.)