Post by Cherry on Nov 30, 2021 13:09:32 GMT
I know what to do at the back, but the front is a real old person’s garden and is covered in gravel with two driveways in cemented down slabs and two paths for good measure. This is looking like seriously heavy work to get rid of the slabs.
I have already had to get rid of some of the gravel to give me somewhere to plant some daffodils. These are in next to a fence at the end of the cul-de-sac, which is my nosy neighbour’s back fence. (It is my front side.). He has made it clear that no plants are to touch his fence and actually asked me to leave at least a foot so he can reach it to paint it. Why didn’t he put his fence inside his own property in that case? This is my first time in a suburban setting. Such a shame. It would look lovely coming down this cul-de-sac if there was a lovely white rose on wires next to the fence. Anyway, my Rowan and Crab Apple will go in, and probably a Pineapple Broom, all well back from the fence, but, hiding it. Every time I dig in the front, putting the daffs in, testing the depth of gravel, having a plant delivered by the nursery, etc., he pops out to make sure that I am not digging near his fence. I will probably get used to it. The other neighbours are welcoming nice people.
There is not a real question in here. I know I will have to spend some money and get someone with a digger to get rid of this stuff, but I wanted to moan about the fence. The fence extends down the side to my back garden being the back of two more neighbours. No problems with them, but I have never met them.
I have already had to get rid of some of the gravel to give me somewhere to plant some daffodils. These are in next to a fence at the end of the cul-de-sac, which is my nosy neighbour’s back fence. (It is my front side.). He has made it clear that no plants are to touch his fence and actually asked me to leave at least a foot so he can reach it to paint it. Why didn’t he put his fence inside his own property in that case? This is my first time in a suburban setting. Such a shame. It would look lovely coming down this cul-de-sac if there was a lovely white rose on wires next to the fence. Anyway, my Rowan and Crab Apple will go in, and probably a Pineapple Broom, all well back from the fence, but, hiding it. Every time I dig in the front, putting the daffs in, testing the depth of gravel, having a plant delivered by the nursery, etc., he pops out to make sure that I am not digging near his fence. I will probably get used to it. The other neighbours are welcoming nice people.
There is not a real question in here. I know I will have to spend some money and get someone with a digger to get rid of this stuff, but I wanted to moan about the fence. The fence extends down the side to my back garden being the back of two more neighbours. No problems with them, but I have never met them.
You could just tell him you'll paint your side of the fence yourself as it's on your property, I've always just painted our side & tried to be careful not to let the paint drip through to the other side. I'd check the deeds & info. pack for your house as well to see exactly where your boundaries are, I remember when we were selling our last house I had to fill in forms about who owned the fences etc. I'd do what Steve & Dai suggest & tell him he can't come into your garden & can take the panels out & turn them around to paint the other side. If the space he wants you to leave is on your property then you can plant what you want there without his permission. With the gravel in the front garden you could do what I did here, half was a block paved driveway which I had to leave for parking & the other half was entirely covered with gravel. I raked all the gravel into a circle & placed a ring of bricks around it & then planted roses, bulbs, perennials etc. through the weed proof membrane around the edges & also put small box balls in the gravel circle so that you don't really notice the gravel at all. The conifer in the middle of this pic. is in a pot but I think it might have rooted into the ground!
