On 5/6/07 16:01, in article , "Robert"
wrote:

In message , Sacha
writes
On 5/6/07 13:02, in article ,
"Gregoire Kretz" wrote:

Les Hemmings wrote:

George.com wrote:

Things I may recommend include seeding their nice new 'perfect'
instant garden with an invasive weed such as thistle, dandelion or
wandering jew. Arrange a manner of dispensing the seed to the most
appropriate place in their garden without them suspecting you.

That would be difficult.
In any case Robert will be doing this without lifting a finger: once all
the weeds have grown back they'll be seeding to the winds...

The problem with that is that Mr & Mrs Tidy could complain to the local
council and start a real neighbourhood war going. I imagine that
caterpillars are happy to feed on nettles that have had their seeding heads
cut off?


Unfortunately they appear to have done something other than simply
cutting back the nettles. The two larger remaining stands of nettles
leaves are noticeably shrivelling and going dark grey/black. I am not
sure if this is the result of a contact weedkiller or a flame gun. I am
hoping that it was a flame gun as the thought of someone just spraying
weedkiller around is just not on.

Good grief! I think - fear - this must be a spray. A flame gun's effects
would have been visible immediately. The danger of spray drift to your other
plants is enormous. This is trespass to the Nth degree and may well amount
to criminal damage if other plants die. In your shoes, I would write them a
very short letter, laying out in unemotional terms what they have done and
stating your dismay at their actions. Tell them you will expect them to
replace any cultivated plants that die as a result of their actions, at
their cost. And finish by telling them that this is a written warning to
them not to trespass onto your property again or to touch anything on it
from their side of the boundary. If you have a friendly, not too expensive
lawyer, get him to write it for you. I have never heard of anything so
cheeky and so incredibly rude and opinionated. In your turn, perhaps you do
have to cut the seed heads of what they consider to be weeds and doing so
can only strengthen your position, IMO.
Ask other neighbours if they happened to observe this because witnesses
might be a good idea.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)