Leaves on pavement

littlerock

Council will only collect leaves in their own bags which they do no issue to the public. My problem is my neighbour's tree which overhangs both boundary of our front gardens (gardens are quite small) and well out into the road over the pavement.

At this time of year prevailing winds blow all the leaves from his tree into our garden and onto outside my pavement and as we do not get much sun at this time of year, they soon get very slippery. Last year we swept the leaves on the pavement up into a neat pile outside neighbour's front garden wall. He ignored them. So this year we put them in a black plastic bag and hung it on his railing, under the tree. It got moved, don't know who by.

JustinR1979

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'd take those from the front into the back and lob those over too. You're lucky it's council, mine are from a neighbour's tree and I don't want to be (caught/seen) lobbing those over.... so I take them to the tip

As for somebody above suggesting that trees were enjoyed.... I don't enjoy my neighbour's tree. I saw it when I bought the house and thought "bugg4h..." I am not a tree fan at all.... but you can only choose so much about the house you buy.

Think I will be
Seems they've all collected outside my place, rest of road looks clear!
It's alright people say enjoy them etc, but when you've got a row of 100 foot trees in front and behind your house, it's a lot of leaves to clear up - which is one thing, but disposing of them is another.
Compost is fair suggestion, but only got small gardens and not much of a gardener. Would have enough compost for the whole town too.
Thanks for the intelligent replies

Torry_Quine

I don't have any trees in my garden but have leaves from trees in neighbours gardens. Clearing them every autumn is a task I could do without but it's not that hard to put them into my garden waste bin. It would never cross my mind that it was anyone's issue but mine to clear them up!

JustinR1979

Torry_Quine wrote: »

I don't have any trees in my garden but have leaves from trees in neighbours gardens. Clearing them every autumn is a task I could do without but it's not that hard to put them into my garden waste bin. It would never cross my mind that it was anyone's issue but mine to clear them up!

What's that got to do with council owned trees filling the pavement in front of your property?

Torry_Quine

JustinR1979 wrote: »

What's that got to do with council owned trees filling the pavement in front of your property?

The problem is no different whoever owns the trees surely?;) As for leaves on the pavement,I wouldn't do anything about them.

JustinR1979

Torry_Quine wrote: »

The problem is no different whoever owns the trees surely?;) As for leaves on the pavement,I wouldn't do anything about them.

You'd leave them to rot your fence?

Ruski

My sixpence worth: go on the council's website and fill in a form explaining that you're concerned about the possibility of someone falling over on a slippery pavement.
I did something similar and lo and behold there was a street cleaner along within the week

Maybe it was just luck timing and it would have happened anyway, but either way it may work for you too....

HTH
Russ

Torry_Quine

JustinR1979 wrote: »

You'd leave them to rot your fence?

If you're bothered then just sweep them away from the fence. They will only be there till the next time the street sweeper comes by.

Lorian

wow some people still get a street sweeper?

the_matrix

I compost them.