Neighbour trimmed the tree that hangs over in to her garden......but

[Blushingm]

She chucked all the bits she trimmed over in to my garden

Is this normal?

I don't mind her trimming it - trees grow - but I'm pissed off that she threw it all over in to my garden

I wish my lazy neighbour would knock on my door and cut back her bushes that overhang my garden. Unfortunately, she’s selfish and leaves the job to me. Including the expense of disposing of it!

Has anyone said the branches have to be offered back yet?

OP, you may be legally right, but realistically there's nothing much you can do about this unless you want to spend money on going to court for very little return. I suggest you suck it up and ask your neighbour to ask you first next time so that you can co-operate about pruning the tree.

No, I don't believe so... 😂😂

That is NOT true. She has in principle to offer to do so. But since no-one ever wants clippings (fruit is another thing) omitting to offer it is a much lesser offence than throwing in the other garden. Which is fly-tipping and potentially a crime.

No she's not

So many people on MN with untidy and untrimmed bushes these days.
Surely you've got to be concerned when it's the neighbours that first notice the overhang?

Your neighbour is allowed to disagree with you and she is allowed legally to trim the tree on her side.

I have a neighbour like you and it’s irritating.

Even when I trim the branches I keep them myself out of politeness but it takes up all the space in our garden bin meaning we can’t use it for a month.

Its YOUR tree, you should deal with the trimmings.

I wish I had the guts of your neighbour to chuck the branches over. I am fed up with my neighbour who lets their tree, RIGHT ON THE BOUNDARY, grow over and into our garden like a sprawling mess and take fuck all responsibility for it.

OP you are annoying. To me at least

Because it’s their tree and they should keep it in their garden and if it’s in my garden then I can cut it back. That’s why my idea wins.

It’s rather irrelevant whether or not you think it needs trimming or not.

The fact is that your neighbour, who’s garden the tree overhangs, does think it impinges their garden and needs trimming.

It is their right to trim any of the tree that overhangs - whether or not you like end result…

They should definitely talk to you about the bits they cut off - offer back but NOT throw over.

However you feel about it now, it may be best to have a civil conversation and say that ‘next time it’s trimmed by you, you’ll let them know so that you they can have input and all can be happy it is done professionally to everyone’s satisfaction etc etc…’

It may sound like pointless wordy nonsense, but this will actually build bridges and hopefully stop them behaving like idiots and creating carnage without even talking to you about their views…

Not been mentioned once! You think someone would know.

The legal position

www.gov.uk/how-to-resolve-neighbour-disputes/high-hedges-trees-and-boundaries

I suspect many of us will have feelings about this, because we have had so spend a lot of time and money cutting back neighbours' trees.
It's not funny.
It isn't just about blocking sun.
My neighbour refuses to do anything about his garden, and of course it impacts on me.

Potentially, the neighbour assumed what so many people on this thread thought, and wasn't intending to be passive aggressive at all, but thought they were doing what they were supposed to.

However, as several posters have said. This has happened now. You now have a choice as to whether to go round, knock, and have a conversation about the fact they need to dispose of anything they want to cut back in future or you can escalate this to a drama that will then crush any hope of a civilised relationship over the coming years.

Well if you sorted your own tree out she wouldn't have needed to. So annoying when neighbours wants massive trees but expect others to do the upkeep for there wants.

I feel like I'm back on the last weeks date thread, still getting "don't tell him where you park OP" 7 days after the date.
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Well Op you now know she hates it. You now know your tree inconveniences your neighbour and impacts on her time (cutting back your tree) and her enjoyment of her garden. So regardless of anything else. Would it be better to organise a time you/gardner comes round and maintains the tree a couple of times a year? Be a grown up and a decent neighbour?

I'm going to blow your mind with this. My neighbour comes over to my side to trim their bush that grows over into my garden, picks up all the trimmings and disposes of them in their bin. I have a lovely neighbour.

So many issues raised her that can be dealt with by talking.

So, @Blushingm pls talk to her and ask her to let you know if she's going to trim the overhang so you can help and collect the trimmings.

She is entitled to give them back - throwing them over the fence is a typical way to return them.

My neighbour does this too, again as a protest against the tree. It pisses me off as I'd happily go and dispose of the clippings but chucking them over the fence really damages the flowers growing there.

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What, be a grown up like the neighbour is?

Oh Saga, the legal bible.

Actual legal source please...you can do the googling

The neighbour is fed up that OP’s property is impacting on her. I’d be embarrassed if I was making someone’s life harder, Absolutely I would take that as a sign I needed to sort out my own tree and stop inconveniencing my neighbour. Yes..as you asked, that’s being a grown up. Taking responsibility and not being entitled thinking my property trumps my neighbours enjoyment of hers.

Wow, you have a very vivid imagination.

Still not the law. It's RHS advice. Nice.advice but has no status beyond any other website unless you can find the legal basis.

I mean, I can find this other website which says you have to ask the neighbour if you can throw the branches away. HTH

(https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/housing/problems-with-neighbours/if-you-disagree-with-your-neighbour-about-a-tree-or-hedge/)