Gardens

[Altobelli]

I do most of it 59_60, Matron chips in also.

Thanks alf and all who have commented.

All we have had is BT's Japanese hideaway, must be some other folk with gardens ?

[thedonz]

Sorry, not a garden person but that looks a lovely garden

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Sorry, not a garden person but that looks a lovely garden

But you don't have any resident Jap snipers?

[sinkov]

Lovely garden Alto, I'm jealous. My garden is overhung with trees which aren't mine so I can do nothing about them. My gardening time is mostly spent continuously sweeping up leaves, twigs and broken branches, plus mowing the lawn. Consequently I'm not a big fan of 'gardening'.

[Altobelli]

Lovely garden Alto, I'm jealous. My garden is overhung with trees which aren't mine so I can do nothing about them. My gardening time is mostly spent continuously sweeping up leaves, twigs and broken branches, plus mowing the lawn. Consequently I'm not a big fan of 'gardening'.

I may be wrong but I thought any overhanging branch or bush from a neighbour has to be cut back off your property once you tell them, if they don't do it you are allowed to cut it yourself and throw the excess debris back in their garden.

[sinkov]

I may be wrong but I thought any overhanging branch or bush from a neighbour has to be cut back off your property once you tell them, if they don't do it you are allowed to cut it yourself and throw the excess debris back in their garden.

I'm sure you're right Alto, my problem is that I live in a country park. The trees are all actually in my garden, but are the property of the park owners, and I can do nothing to them without their permission. Their policy is that they will only sanction the chopping down of unhealthy or dangerous trees, and as these trees are neither, simply a bloody nuisance, I'm lumbered with the debris that falls from them. Don't get me wrong, I like where we live, it's quiet and peaceful, with lovely views across the Ribble valley to Pendle. I just wish I could thin those trees out, but the park owners won't wear it.

[Altobelli]

Sounds like you need to hammer some copper nails in them Sinkov

[sinkov]

I can always give it a try Alto, doesn't work too rapidly does it, don't want them falling onto the conservatory.

[Altobelli]

It kills them slowly and I'm sure the park authorities will have to pay you for any damage if it does fall on your home, if you want to do it properly there is some liquid you can buy (see the internet) which does the job better after you drill the trunk and fill it with said liquid.

I know what Councils can be like, when my Mum was in her 80's in a Council house in Lewisham there was trees just outside her back paved garden which dropped leaves constantly making it difficult for her to walk out there, many complaints just to ask them to cut them back came to nothing as they didn't give a sh!t.