I'm so mad I could spit.

[SetzKitten]

I just stepped out on my pool deck and noticed something I've never seen before. Two huge two story houses a couple of lots over. How did I miss them? Easy, my neighbor cut down ALL the tree coverage that was blocking the houses from having a direct line of sight to my swimming pool! I know he had every right to, but now it looks so naked and exposed. Guess I'll have to cough up the bucks to have my own trees planted. Another unexpected expense in this money pit. Thanks for letting me vent.

 

[swanmom]

WOW, they went to a lot of trouble.......you must be really good looking!

 

[DVCLiz]

Oh, sorry to hear that!!! I live next door to a Master Gardener - she has, over the years, trained ivy to cover all of the ugly chain link fence between our houses, and when I landscaped two years ago, she noticed a space between two evergreen trees. So this year, she had a friend at some rare tree type place give her some, well, rare type tree. She planted it last weekend - we still have a great view of each other's yards (well, I have a great view of hers - she, poor soul, still has to look at my yard which is never a thing of beauty!) but we have screened our views of each other's sunrooms. It's really fun to watch someone who knows what they are doing work in a yard. They have some woods behind their yard which they also own, so they have a recycling compost center that would make you drool - if you were into that!!!! It's really cool.

On the other hand, I have new neighbors who replaced their fence with a new, black chain link one, which isn't bad, except that they came about 1/3 of the way across their backyard (which is my side yard) and stopped. I think they did this to cover the gate that was there , but really, chain link isn't that expensive!! Why in the world would you just stop your fence - after I told him he could take my ugly chain link down, and after I also told him I was going to be putting up a new fence around my yard this year??? So now, if I take that fence down, I'll either have to start my new fence where his stopped, which is weird, or I'll just put my new fence on my property line where I want it, and then he'll be the one to have to look at that weird fencing 1/3 of the way across HIS backyard, while I look at a pretty wrought-iron fence on MY side.

Weird, huh?? Oh, well, at least this way you'll be able to plant what YOU will enjoy. It does get to be a money pit, though, doesn't it?

 

[SetzKitten]

WOW, they went to a lot of trouble.......you must be really good looking!

Hey, you just gave me an idea. If I give them a "sneak peek" at what they'll be looking at all summer, maybe they'll plant their own trees to avoid the view.

 

[OhMari]

My mom got into a big fight with her neighbor because they wanted to cut down a Oak Tree. She tried to tell them how long Oak Trees take to grow. But they did it anyway and put up a ugly shed in its spot.

 

[Stitchfans]

I had a neighbor who did something like that to us. Only thing is the tree was ours and on our property. I am not sure what kind of tree it was but it had lovely white blossoms on it. At the time we had a dog and Cruella loved to nap under the tree. One day I went to the grocery store and came back to a hole where the tree once stood. thank goodness they moved cause I have plenty of "bad neighbor" stories from this family.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

We placed our pool behind the only spot in our yard that has trees in it. Right after we put the pool up the neighbor who lives behind those trees came knocking on our door because she "saw the blue" in our yard and wanted to see what we had going on. Luckily the trees are on our side.

Good luck. Get your gardening gloves out.

 

[YourMajesty]

We always have a "tree truck" driving around the neighborhood in the spring and fall (everyone needs trees). This was the perfect way to buy trees. He always has a good selection and we didn't have to spend all our time out shopping and paying delivery fees . Get them planted this spring and they will be providing shade and privacy before you know it! We have a trinity pear tree that provides privacy from our neighbors kitchen window...but it won't get very tall.