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Neighbours never cut their grass.

257 replies

Shootingstar1115 · 05/06/2019 14:52

When I say never, I mean never. It’s a jungle out there. They are busy working people, I understand it’s hard to keep on top. We aren’t keen gardeners ourselves but manage to cut the grass and keep it looking half presentable.

They don’t maintain their garden at all. It’s causing all sorts of plants and brambles to grow through the fence into our garden which we can trim to a certain extent but both my kids have scatched themselves and recently our dog had a nipple injury - large scratch/cut after coming in from the garden. Obviously we don’t know for sure it’s that but she often jumps up to the fence if she hears other dogs/people/cats nearby (not that she can see them 🤣) and it seems likely she injured herself that way.

My kids have also accidentally chucked balls over there but you can’t see them to find them so we’ve just left them in there for now 🤣

I feel like helping them out with it but it will be a large job and myself and Oh lack the time nor are we keen gardeners ourselves.

Would you be annoyed??

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Shootingstar1115 · 05/06/2019 14:53

Although we aren’t on bad terms with them. We aren’t particularly close with them either. We both tend to keep ourselves to ourselves but I feel like asking if they’d like us to find someone to do the work (I have a relative who does gardening/landscapes/garden tidying for a reasonable price).

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hazell42 · 05/06/2019 14:54

No

Shoxfordian · 05/06/2019 14:54

No, I wouldn't care about it
Tell your kids not to play near it and stop your dog jumping up

Liverbird77 · 05/06/2019 14:54

Yes, I would be annoyed. It might be an issue if you try to sell.
I am not sure if you can do anything about it though.
Genius idea...why not get your kids to ask neighbours if they can mow lawns as a summer job? That way they are out the house and exercising, as well as making pocket money, and your issue is solved!
Obviously depends how old they are!

Barneythedinosaur · 05/06/2019 14:55

Yes and no.
If it looks a mess then I would be a bit. But if they work full time they are limited on when they can cut it, and we have had quite a lot of rain recently so they may not have been able to.

Whatsforu · 05/06/2019 14:57

You need to keep out of it. Its their space and find it hard to believe it is impacting you or anybody else. They may have something going on and the garden is low in priority.

FineWordsForAPorcupine · 05/06/2019 14:58

Trim anything that pokes through onto your side and leave it at that. I bet all sorts of wildlife is finding a nice home there :)

bridgetreilly · 05/06/2019 15:01

I really think you need to let it go. Offering to source a gardener for them to pay is incredibly rude.

And maybe encourage your kids not to kick balls over the fence, since the chances of getting them back are slim.

Pinkvoid · 05/06/2019 15:06

Trim the bits that are coming through your fence so they don’t hurt your dog or kids in future and leave it at that. Their garden is not your responsibility so nothing you can do unless you fancy offering to cut it for them?

fairweathercyclist · 05/06/2019 15:07

It's far more eco-friendly not to mow your lawn. And life is too short to spend your time on pointless menial tasks just to please the neighbours.

However, once a month probably isn't too much to ask. If I didn't want to do it myself I'd pay someone to do it. You could offer to pay for it if it's really upsetting you!

SnowyAlpsandPeaks · 05/06/2019 15:10

At the moment my grass is coming up to knee hight. It rains, it stops, we say give it a few days and the grass will be dry enough to cut, and it rains. I wish we’d just have a week of dry weather! My ds14 is itching to get out there with the lawn mower, so it’s not because we can’t be bothered!

ethelfleda · 05/06/2019 15:10

No. I’d be pleased that there was a better habitat for wildlife.

Delatron · 05/06/2019 15:11

You just need to trim the bits coming thorough your fence. How does the rest of it impact you at all? They probably have other priorities.

ethelfleda · 05/06/2019 15:11

Yes, I would be annoyed. It might be an issue if you try to sell

What a crock of shite.

Tulips1234 · 05/06/2019 15:12

My neighbours garden is like this, it’s a bit annoying to look at but nonetheless of my business really. My best friend suffers badly with depression and her garden is a jungle, it’s completely overwhelmed her and I bet her neighbours think the same.

What I mean is, you don’t know what people are going through, if they’ve had a bereavement of struggling with something just getting dressed in a morning in an achievement, let alone a huge task that’s got out of hand.

Tulips1234 · 05/06/2019 15:13

*none of my

Namechangeishard · 05/06/2019 15:13

It would be a bit PA to offer to find them a gardener!

The people directly opposite us never do the garden. The grass is really long & there are now weeds all along the drive that have spread onto the pavement & are growing higher than their front wall but it’s none of my business.

Greyhound22 · 05/06/2019 15:15

Why is it a croc of shite? I look at the properties either side when I buy a house. If it was unkempt and basically a shit tip next door it would put me off.

YANBU OP but I don't know what the answer is.

Vilanelle · 05/06/2019 15:16

I am going through the same thing.

House next door is housing association like ours. A young woman moved in about 6 months ago and we haven't seen her since. Her grass and weekds are poking through our fence.

I have seen her return to put electric in her meter then leaves again.

It's a shame really because there could be a family out there who need a house they would actually live in.

Eliza9919 · 05/06/2019 15:18

Is it damaging your fence?

Elphame · 05/06/2019 15:19

It sounds like a wildlife haven. With all the natural habitats disappearing under a sea of concrete and so many home owners using artificial grass they need all the help they can get in.

NotSuchASmugMarriedNow1 · 05/06/2019 15:20

It is not a crock of shite. I absolutely would refuse to buy a house that had a neighbour like this.

OP I'm assuming you rent, can you have a word with your landlord about it? If its a HA they might be able to write to your neighbour.

Fluffycloudland77 · 05/06/2019 15:23

Yes. We keep our lawn trimmed then their long grass comes under the fence.

My ndn garden is also a shit tip, but with a huge patio set and a barbecue that never gets cleaned 🤢 minging.

You never see the same set of people eating there twice though 🤔

MadSweeney · 05/06/2019 15:25

I have a covenant on my deeds that I can't mow my grass at the front of my house between February and October. It's actually lovely to see the wildlife and the insects that are in there.

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