Yes leaving your grass long between you and your neighbour wouldn't be a good idea. Would you like to take your half up and plant it with low growing shrubs such as hebes?
@Uff I have to confess that I haven't really cut the grass for a couple of years 😬 Because I've had so many big deliveries for the back garden over that time it kept getting flattened and muddy. My neighbour did mow it once but they're not regular mowers so it doesn't really notice when it gets long. Low growing shrubs would be fine in theory but I don't want to go and buy some only to find they've been lifted during the night, especially come car boot sale season.
Whatever you do, don't let it become a 'thing'. It simply isn't worth it. If you don't want to cut it, or maintain planting - even easy shrubs, get rid of the grass and just gravel it. Extra parking, and easy to do yourself.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I think I'm going to go with a heath pearlwort lawn. Not sure what I'm going to divide the garden with but the plugs aren't available until May so there's time to figure that out. I think I'll throw some common daisy seed down as well.
I think I'm going to go with a heath pearlwort lawn. Not sure what I'm going to divide the garden with but the plugs aren't available until May so there's time to figure that out. I think I'll throw some common daisy seed down as well.
Could you not ask the neighbours if they'd like you to do the same with theirs?
Is it not going to look odd with half wild and the other half cut?
@Fairygirl Not wild about gravel driveways, they frequently end up looking terrible because of the heavy use. I know you can get stabilising grids but to get it level with the ground would take an awful lot of digging, much more than I'm capable of. I'm medically unfit to drive so we don't need any extra parking and we rarely have visitors who drive. Also, gravel=readily available ammunition for bored teenagers to throw which I think would be an issue if any damage were caused that needed an insurance claim. Neighbours probably wouldn't be too chuffed were it to be hurled at their houses/cars either. The way I talk about it, it makes it sound as though I live in a crime ridden area but I really don't! We live in a small cul-de-sac with a spinney at one end which gets frequented by teenagers and people up to no good. There's only been a few incidents but I'd rather not increase that by making things easier for the little s***s.
@Lizzie27 I'm not the picket fence type, it's a bit too suburban for me but I definitely want something low.
@zugenie I've ordered a panel of this, just to see what it's like although I worry about how sturdy it is and the real possibility of it getting kicked.
@TheGreenMan My neighbours rent so I don't think a change like that would be possible. Asking them to spend money to improve the look of a house they don't own is a bit cheeky. They've spruced their back garden up but that's been with container planting, they haven't put anything in the ground. I know what you mean by the half and half and that is something I've considered but then I figured that leaving it just as grass won't match the wildflowers either. Who knows, depending on how things turn out I may decide to have both sides wildflowers or heath pearlwort.
@Plantminded I've looked and I can't find anything like that that's low. I can't go for anything a similar sort of height due the depth needed for the posts. There are cables that run under there and I can't risk hitting anything. I've found some hammer in edging that's made with black steel although I have doubts about how robust it is 😕
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If you don't want to cut it, or maintain planting - even easy shrubs, get rid of the grass and just gravel it. Extra parking, and easy to do yourself.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Lizzie27 I'm not the picket fence type, it's a bit too suburban for me but I definitely want something low.
@zugenie I've ordered a panel of this, just to see what it's like although I worry about how sturdy it is and the real possibility of it getting kicked.
@TheGreenMan My neighbours rent so I don't think a change like that would be possible. Asking them to spend money to improve the look of a house they don't own is a bit cheeky. They've spruced their back garden up but that's been with container planting, they haven't put anything in the ground. I know what you mean by the half and half and that is something I've considered but then I figured that leaving it just as grass won't match the wildflowers either. Who knows, depending on how things turn out I may decide to have both sides wildflowers or heath pearlwort.
@Plantminded I've looked and I can't find anything like that that's low. I can't go for anything a similar sort of height due the depth needed for the posts. There are cables that run under there and I can't risk hitting anything. I've found some hammer in edging that's made with black steel although I have doubts about how robust it is 😕