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says...

Bob Hobden;895989 Wrote:
"Brunettebarbie" wrote-

The neighbour at the bottom of my garden has huge conifers and a tree
that im unsure of its name looks a little bit like a birch, anyway
they
constantly drop debris in my garden they are massively overgrown and i
cannot afford to have the overhang clipped back and they are as tall
as
if not bigger than the house.
I have a slopped garden and the bottom i have done for my 3 year ols
daughter using rubber mulch she has her outdoor toys etc down there
but
the trees are making a right mess every morning i have to go clear up
im
very concerned that at some point branches may fall and hit her or
damage her toys etc. The neighbour in question has a fence behind mine
which is taller than mine and the trees are causing his fence to split
and collapse there is now a big gap in his fence and he has a big
aggressive rottwiller which also concerns me that it will get through.
At the back of his fence he has sheds with eagle owls etc in them
which
stink and are causing rodent problems. This guy is renowned for being
argumentative and aggresive i only moved in in May what do i do now,
ive
knocked on his door to try discuss and he never answers !!!!
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You mean the trees have overgrown the space, shows a lack of
understanding
on behalf of the planter.
They must have been "overgrown" when you moved in so why did you move
in?
They must have been "overgrown" when you sited your kiddies play area
down
there, so why did you?
Trees shed leaves etc, you knew they would when you moved in, so what is
you
problem?
Sorry to offend but you have to take a great deal of responsibility here
for
the situation you are now in.

It will now be very difficult for you, a new neighbour who walked into
an
existing situation, to do anything about it.
Personally I'd get a pruning saw and start cutting off branches level
with
the fence, but remember any wood is you neighbours property so he should

Your best bet is to have a word with the Enviromental officer of the
local council and see if he can help but apart from asking your neighbour
to keep his dog under control there is not likely to be a lot he can do.

(I think it was the Eagle Owls that made people think it was a wind up!
its not your every day sort of problem)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea