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"Christina Websell" wrote:

Well, they seemed Ok but they have reduced my conifers to lollipops and
hacked my damson trees. Without asking FGS. ...

Well obviously they should have asked first -- "May we discuss your
trees with you?" would have been my approach.

But I'm at a loss to see how they could have reduced your conifers to
lollipops? This implies that they've cut the tops off: how could they do
that, without entering your garden to do so?!

Try not to get annoyed with the dog; try to get used to it, so that it
becomes part of your "audio landscape". Difficult, but there's nothing
else you can do, and the alternative is too awful to contemplate.

J.

p.s. 150 yards? That's a hell of a garden! Lucky you!