This is our new solution to the flippers next door clearing every shrub from their property, giving them a clear view into our backyard. I’m not totally in love with it right now because it’s a gigantic galvanized tub, right as walk into the yard, but I think as the grasses grow in I’ll like it better.
Before:
And now:
Right now the area in front of the tank looks ridiculous.
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| Eryngium planum ‘Blue Hobbit’ and Sedum rupestre ‘Lemon Ball’ |
Little blibs and blobs that will someday fill in and not look so silly.
There was a whole incident with the flippers hiring one of the kids from down the street to power wash the house, which deposited paint chips all over . . . then the wind picked up and blew them all into my yard. They cleaned them up but informed me they never did a lead test. They were totally unconcerned about it and one of their subcontractors informed me, “It’s naturally occurring in the human body and it’s not that harmful.” Both of those things are false, especially for kids. Did I mention they had the eight year old from down the street picking paint chips out of my mulch? So irresponsible.
It’s been stressful and I will be happy to never see them again. And hopefully I won’t see the new owners . . . from the backyard, at least. Keep your fingers crossed that they want to plant a hedgerow between our houses. And that they’re bakers or cheesemongers and that they don’t have a garage band.
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