Report them to the EPA?
Put them in to the Quit campaign?

http://www.quitnow.info.au/

You would also be helping their health...

Or move... It may be damaging your health too...


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"PD" wrote in message
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OK, maybe a slightly odd question, but here goes:
Our new neighbours sit at the front of their house smoking at all hours
of the day and night. Due to the lay of the land, the smell fills our
front yard, and if we have our front door open, it fills the house as
well.

We have a strip of garden between our driveway and our joint fence which
is in dire need of attention - so now I'm wondering if there's anything I
can plant that would help to filter the air between our place and theirs.
Or be sufficiently (pleasantly) fragranced itself year-round that it
might overpower the smoke pong. Any ideas anyone? The strip of garden
is only about 2ft wide, and I don't want anything that's going to end up
scratching the car every time we drive in and out (had that problem for
many years, and a badly damaged car as a result!).

Thanks in advance,
Penny
(in Beecroft, Sydney)

i have that problem myself with my septic tank occasionally having an
explosion of pong!! it has a big load of pampas grass on one side, which i
have noticed helps a great deal (in that direction, depending on the
wind...) so i feel any type of vegetative barrier seems to help quite a
bit.

what about star jasmine? it grows very well practically everywhere, & the
flowers smell really lovely (if you are into those types of heady aromas),
and you can keep it tied to it's lattice (or whatever you put up, it needs
support) and can thus be kept tidy & pretty. if your support is quite
tall, it will go up high.
kylie