Neighbours chopped down their own trees but

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they are now unhappy with the fact they can see the stuff stored down the side of my garage.

So they’ve moved all the stuff to the back of my garage. Without asking me.

I can now see their hideous 1970’s house whereas before I could see fir trees in which the Goldcrests gathered.

I’m toying with what I can put down the side of my garage. What about one of those blow up bendy balloon men they have outside some businesses? I wouldn’t be able to see it.

@Mygosh 😱

Do you think that they (wrongly) believe your stuff is on their land? I can’t think of another reason why a) they’d care or b) they’d move it.

Put some cheap chain link fencing up so that they have to see your stuff. Such cheek.

Nice garage btw.

Did they move your things because they have someone coming to remove the tree root / plant a hedge?

It’s outrageous that they have moved your things, assuming the boundary is where the trees were. I’d be replacing everything, possibly adding stuff, and if necessary, politely asking them not to trespass.

Are they going to remove the stumps to plant something else? Could they have moved them to prevent them from being damaged? (Trying for positivity)

my younger brother had the artistic ability of a slug.... actually even slugs can leave elegant slime trails. I am sure I can persuade him to do a mural for you? in really garish neon colours?

I'd immediately start looking for your deeds and definitely note where the boundary is. It sounds like they think their property goes up to the edge of your garage. If it doesn't, you need to be prepared to talk to them next time they appear, deeds in hand.

I think you should put a boundary in place. They may be lovely neighbours but it looks to me like this is a potential land grab operation in the making.
This happened to us. Your photo looks exactly like our garage did when our neighbours removed the hedge between our houses. We used to be able to walk down the side of our garage to the back garden. Now we can’t because they have put a fence right up to the garage.

You had better get a fence up on that boundary PDQ. If they plant a hedge on the boundary line it will fill up the space between the boundary and your garage. You will have great difficulty retaining the space and will be unable to trim back to your boundary because that could damage the plants.

If there is a solid fence on the boundary, they will be obliged to plant only on their land and will have to leave a gap between the fence and the plants.

I would put up a row of stakes on the boundary line and use that red and white hazard tape to mark the actual boundary.

That picture looks like a land grab to me.

Oh I likes me a fight.

I shall be in the office digging out the deeds tomorrow.

Some people dont think things through properly.

I know someone who planted some trees.
Fast forward a few years, and it has just dawned on her[really dont think she had any idea before], that they need maintaining.
She no longer knows quite what to do. And she isnt getting any younger.

A spotlight, aimed at their windows

Move the stuff back along with starting a rapid growing collection of the ugliest cheapest looking gnomes you can staring into their garden, then add to it as often as you can. They do some tremendously giant and tacky one in Asda

Find out the exact boundary line and put a fence up. Not a sturdy garden fence, unless you want that, just a cheap bit of chicken wire or similar.

Penguin Bollards!

Here to support the wind chimes + flashing Christmas lights. Also the wiggly bendy man and a mural. Probably be a good place for a poorly managed compost heap too.

Another person I know, asked whether he could paint a bench that is in the village that belongs to us.
He said he thought "perhaps he had better ask before just doing it".

Of course he should ask first!!
Nice of him to offer and all that.
But some people nowadays do seem to be losing the art of, and I cant think of exact words, not invading someone else's things/space/boundaries etc etc

I can poorly manage all sorts of things.

A row of gnomes op. Def gnomes... Maybe one with it's bum out?

I’d love gnomes. But not sure I can justify the expense.

My first thought would be that they moved the things so that it’s easier to remove the trees and then they forgot to put them back. I don’t think it necessarily needs to lead to a fight or retaliation .

Spot on

Buy Miracle Gro and water the new hedge in the interest of getting of your screening back. If they're otherwise lovely neighbours I'd let it go. I must admit, from your photo the boundary looks ambiguous but even so I'm surprised they didn't consult you though.
I would put up some basic low and unobtrusive stock fencing to establish the boundary line for the future. You'll not notice it once the hedge is mature.