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Almost midday, almost mid-summer. The greenhouse suffers the same. All since THEY came 7 years ago. The whole piece is in darkness in the early morning - the time that I am out there. Can't I claim 'ancient lights'!! = Tim

That's awful! Is there anything you can do? Legally I mean.

Not sure if it's relevent to you -but this is official guidence on hedge heights.

http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_urbanpolicy/documents/page/odpm_urbpol_028193.hcsp


Jeremy

No panic - we have broad shoulders & it's give & take, low profile in the community etc. Despite the fact that we have been here for 45 years.
DB - great info for the file. So - how do you read across to a 30' maple??
One spin off - the soil there is still moist!! Put out the last lot of the red kale there this am. = Tim

Tim

Think of that area as a woodland margin and grow crops that are suited to such a spot. raspberries, rhubarb, currents, gooseberries will thrive.

Also autumn sow braod beans will be fine. Some herbs are also shade loving,  mint and parsley will pretty much grow anywhere.

kale, beetroot, spinach will also be fine and happy.

Nearly half of my plot is under the arms of a huge oak, this part I have not worked as yet but plan currents, early raspberries, gooseberries there for next year.

Hope I am not teaching you to suck eggs.....

Jerry

You could punish your neighbours with loud music by the Lighteous Brothers
8)

On their arrival, they asked for a guarantee that we would make no noise.
How they must hate all the grandchildren!!

And 89 - I try!! =Tim

Tim, Huge lot of sympathy to you.  It must make your blood boil, at how inconsiderate some people are.  It just seems so unfair and unnecessary.  Don't know if there is any law on your side, but there should be!   :( busy_lizzie

Its a shame Flame Throwers were not part of the average mans tool kit.

Thanks, but didn't mean to get folk riled.
Just thought it was something to chew on. We are very fortunate - others are not. Some don't even have a garden to shade. Some grow on balconies with pride.

Trouble is - & we've all done it - those with gardens - "that looks great, put it in" - years later, oh, dear, we're being sued for subsidence, loss of light, maintenance etc!! = Tim

Quote from: adamhill100 on July 06, 2004, 14:26:18
Its a shame Flame Throwers were not part of the average mans tool kit.

They're not!!!!! :o :o  And I thought everyone owned one. Does anyone know where to hide a flamethrower? ;D

TrailRat

I agree, when possible it's better to be on good footing with ones neighbours than ones plants. I've put some trees in our garden, but I keep checking with my neighbours if they are bothered by them. If they have justified objections the trees will have to go. It would be nice though if your neighbours did the same... 8)

Yes reminds me of "Good fences make Good neighbours".  We had a big bush shading part of our garden a few years back. My husband mentioned  it while talking to our neighbours over the wall one day, and they were lovely about it, and said they had thought about digging it up anyway as it had got bigger than they thought. Both husbands chopped it down, and his wife and I cleared the branches up.  Idea solution!

However, when the children were small we had a next door neighbour who was obsessed with noise of any sort.  They even put a note of complaint through our door after my eight year old sons birthday party which we had outside in the garden.  Didn't like the noise of the children splashing in the paddling pool.  We wondered why the ice cream van didn't come into the street any more, and eventually found out that our neighbours wife had complained about the noise it made.  :o  She was obviously a very disturbed woman, but until they moved away, they made our lives and the childrens very difficult.  It takes all sorts, I suppose.  busy_lizzie  

That's why they say over here It's better to have a good neigbour nextdoor, than a friend far away  ::)

All so true.
And we have NINE neighbours bordering our  plot.
I even cut our hedges for 2 on their side to keep chummy. = Tim

Thought I was the only one who cut the neighbours hedges!  :)
Couldn't decide whether this counted as being a good neighbour or just a sucker!
Still, it's worth talking to neighbours, as people have said. We had a rubbish part of leylandii hedge bordering us, probably my most hatred plant. Approached the neighbours who confessed that they would never plant it again, was a mistake and I could do what I wanted with it! So I did! :D
Then stood back, thought oo-er where's it all gone, but they were very pleased with it.
I now cut it regularly to keep it low as possible.