Our next door neighbour has a large hedge which he has planted on the property line . Every year he trims it , so far that’s been fine as it’s not bothered us much , he annoyingly never picks up after him but there you go.
Today I asked him if he could cut it right back to the boundary line as he was trimming it as it was now blocking our side access .Also could be clear up as we have all out tools in storage and he has a leaf hoover
He replied he would cut it back a bit but didn’t want to do too much in case it died and no he was too busy to clear up and even though our wheelie bin was full no he couldn’t dispose of the leaves himself . He said pick it up with your hands and take it to the tip and got very stroppy that he was doing us a favour as most neighbours wouldn’t cut our side .
We both hate gardening and have one small tree and some grass and that’s it as we want low maintenance, so also have limited garden tools .
I’m really annoyed ( possibly over annoyed ) so would it be ok for me to employ a Gardner to cut it back properly, that way it won’t die . DH says I can’t have my own chain saw !
And if I can should I pop a note through to let him know what I’m doing ?