check out www.timesonline.co.uk
For an article about problems of noise etc in garden..
hollygolightly
07-06-04, 10:44 PM
Article is:
June 07, 2004
Rose rage takes root across the garden fence
By Valerie Elliott, Countryside Editor
GONE are the days when neighbours enjoyed a friendly chat over the wall, fence or hedge. Garden fences are the new dividing lines between enemies, according to research.
Today, the garden is more likely to be fertile ground for “rose rage” — bitterness, envy and recrimination.
In a survey of 2,000 people by BBC Gardeners’ World magazine, one third of respondents admitted that they had quarrelled with their neighbours in a garden dispute.
About 28 per cent said that the disputes had been so bad that they had stopped speaking to their neighbours, and more than a quarter had called the police or the local council to deal with a complaint.
One in 20 had even come to blows with a neighbour; 3 per cent had employed more subversive tactics and sabotaged their neighbours’ gardens by cutting the tops off flowers or throwing litter over the fence.
One in ten people said that they were ashamed of their neighbour’s garden and nearly a fifth said they were prepared to raise their fence to block out the offending view.
Neighbours’ gardens can even affect the value of a property. Three quarters of those surveyed said that they would not put in an offer for their dream home were the next-door garden not up to scratch.
Gripes about overhanging bushes, cats and garden neglect are not new. Today, however, tempers are more likely to be inflamed by barking dogs, loud music and late-night garden parties.
Other complaints include neighbours arguing, half-finished building projects, amorous activity, noisy children’s games, topless sunbathing, early-morning lawnmowing and wind chimes.
Adam Pasco, the Editor of BBC Gardeners’ World, suggested that disputes were increasing because of the extra time and effort people were spending on their gardens.
He said: “As the nation’s No 1 hobby, gardening inspires a range of emotions, but we would encourage people to focus on positive ones rather than giving way to rose rage.”
From Times Online. (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1136629,00.html)
Thank you for that, Sally. :)
River daughter
09-06-04, 12:43 AM
Oh dear :sad:
So this is an epidemic ??? :unsure:
But - how can anyone who loves plants damage them ??? :blink:
(even if they are tended by someone you don't like.)
:angry:
RD
I get really upset by things like that :(
Walked my dogs the other night, gang of kids in front of me, and one sticks his foot out and kicks my violas, so I wnet and tapped him on the shoulder and asked him why he did that - he had no answer! :unsure: Sad isn't it? :sad: