Oh Hog how I sympathise, I have a lovely new couple next door who by their own admission aren't gardeners but they love to go out and tidy as they put it. They lollipoped a rowan and some shrubs and cut back hydrangeas etc. they admired my plants and that opened a gap for me to suggest I'd be happy to give my very amateur advice but still the tidying goes on...the latest was giving their Muscari a haircut...I hope I can influence them a little as time goes on.
Am half way between the two. I leave wildlife alone (Toads, frogs, beetles, birds) but do not go out my way to make a wildlife garden as it is my space after all. If non destructive wildlife thrive, then great. Some birds have nested in a hedge and I leave that wild for them in spring to autumn. Balance is the word.
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Oh Hog how I sympathise, I have a lovely new couple next door who by their own admission aren't gardeners but they love to go out and tidy as they put it. They lollipoped a rowan and some shrubs and cut back hydrangeas etc. they admired my plants and that opened a gap for me to suggest I'd be happy to give my very amateur advice but still the tidying goes on...the latest was giving their Muscari a haircut...I hope I can influence them a little as time goes on.
Am half way between the two. I leave wildlife alone (Toads, frogs, beetles, birds) but do not go out my way to make a wildlife garden as it is my space after all. If non destructive wildlife thrive, then great. Some birds have nested in a hedge and I leave that wild for them in spring to autumn. Balance is the word.