whats wrong with a nice front garden?

amcluesent

The garden for when you can't get on with your neighbours...

Lotus-eater

Davesnave wrote: »

It looks to me as if the rosa rugosa was planted very close to the edge of a pavement others had to use to reach their properties. The pavement is one slab wide, so 3' at most.

Rosa rugosa is not what I'd call a child-friendly, or even person-friendly plant. It is used in security contexts. It's just about the most unfriendly thing you could plant next to a narrow public walkway. Whether OP realises or not, it gives out sub-conscious messages of the wrong kind.

None of the above in any way excuses the behavior of those who have damaged OP's property, but it may go some way to explaining why they did. We also cannot know what else has gone on at a personal level, so I'm restricting my comments to this alone.

I just absolutely agree.

pinkcandyflossprincess

OMG can you imagine living behind that huge growth- it would be night time permently:eek:

rabidbun

Sorry to hear you've had trouble like this, and hope you get it sorted out. I wonder if it could be people getting annoyed at access and light/view blocking though - it's quite a lot of height to have in a front garden imo (the pergola and tall arch), especially if there are older folks that like sitting and looking out of the windows at others going past, and it will get a lot more densely covered as the plants establish. It could also be concerning them from a security aspect as well if they cannot see their neighbours properties to keep an eye out for them.

I agree with others about the hedge - with it being prickly next to the path it could well have caught and scratched people trying to walk past. You'd think they'd have said though and offered to help put up a short foot and a half tall fence or something to hold it back rather than pouring weedkiller of all things on it.

spadoosh

Love it, keep it up op, the garden looks fantastic! Sorry you have mindless fools near you. Your garden do want you want with it, at least your willing to put effort in to look after yours. Hope you catch the !!!!!!

brogusblue

Just had the estates manager here and community officer.. Really nice chat to them they loved the garden.. they knocked on my neighbour above and next to me and asked about the arch and if they had a problem with it they said no problems, So they approved the arch and pergola saying there is no problem and keep up the good work .. They are going to write to every person on the street advising them that anti social behavor is frown on and will be dealt with...

They looked around my rose garden in the back garden and was asking a few questions and they noticed my little veg plot in my old fridge and freezer also the sink they thought that was quiet funny but a good idea .. the estates manager is even going to get me a free compost bin ..

So in alll i am a lot happier now.. i just have to keep notes if things happen and let them know..

brogusblue

I agree with your views on the hedge that it was planted too close to the path in the pictures that was in 2009 when the hedge was only 2ft high.. in late 2009 i installed a wire fence it was going to be trained on there and cut back so it was way from the path.. But sadly just a couple of months after i installed the fence the hedge was removed .. I choose rosa rugosa's due to the nature of security of the thorns mainly to stop the kids running hell over our front garden kicking balls and knocking pots over.. we moved in 1991 it was just grass then, but mum agreed with the council in 1991 to add 50p per week to her rent so she could turn it into a garden and fence it off only with a small fence no higher than a metre ..

rabidbun

It does sound like it's not the immediate neighbours then - just ones further afield being petty.

Glad you got approval and help from the community officer and estates manager - and good going on the compost bin!