Your neighbor probably has the right to trim anything
that overhangs onto his property without your consent, although local
laws can differ. It was a little crude to leave a mess on someone
else's property.

I agree.

Personally, I would just clean up whatever debris is
on my property and avoid saying anything at all to a neighbor. Hard
to believe you let the debris lay there for months,

It happened sometime during the winter, and I wasn't out in the yard for
several months. It's not on the side of the yard we use to access the
back half of the property.


You are fortunate to have a large lilac hedge!

I love my lilacs, and that they are established and have such wonderful
blooms. Our back deck is surrounded by very large lilacs, too, and for a
few weeks in spring it is temperate and sunny and the fragrance is
heavely and we spend nearly every evening on the deck.


Well, I went out today and cut a lot of suckers and dead wood out of the
offending plants (looks like at least two were planted within about 3
feet of each other), including everything that was growing through the
fence.

Tonight I'm going to go over and ask if the offer to use their wood
chipper is still open. And I'll mention that if the lilac bothers them
again, to let me know and I'll take care of it.



Dawn