As suggested, you need a lot of different noises such as wind chimes - although they drive me mad too - and running water or your own music if you can point some speakers at your garden when you want to sit out.
I suggest you also offer a big bag of gobstoppers or get some ear plugs............
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"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Yesterday, I found the solution to the yapping dogs and chickens. No noisy neighbours, thank goodness. Did have one, but she moved. Never spoke in a normal voice, just shouted.
Back to yesterday, spotted one yappy dog owner, washing his car, sporting a pair of headphones. Thought, that's it. I must get myself whatever it is you have these days, get some music on it and then I won't hear the chickens and the dogs. I do, of course, intend to sing along at the top of my voice.
WOW what a responce. I know this is a hard one to deal with thats why I asked for advise here's pics of my patio...
Pic no 1 this is the dividing fence
this shows my patio area and if you look at the end of the garage we have had to move our patio table to this area. But why should I have to be forced up the garden when just outside on my patio its like a sun trap and because of all the brick work its rather warm here even on a dull day.
I tried to get a view over the fence to show the scale of their patio area it stretches across the garden about 60' from our fence to the neighbours the otherway!
I think we will be going with the water feature idea we've been to a local water garden specialist today, they were so sympathetic and put all their featurs on for me so I could hear the different sounds and sound levels of the falls. Looks like I'll have to rejig my plants...move my box as I think we're going for a waterblade feature like this...
probably not on such a huge scale. I do like the cedar modern fencing on a vertical, we'll be creating this on a very small budget!
DFAb, Margo would be too sophisticated a name for her this she's not! I do however have a nickname for her, 'Cruela Deville' My neighbours the other way to me knows her by no other name lol...she's so lovely when you first meet her, but she's poison if you get on the wrong side of her. On the defensive all the time, if you have any complaints you get a round of very colourful language. Its no wonder her son doesn't have any respect for anyone because he's had a great master!
I thought of putting speakers in the garden but she'll just wop hers up she likes that loud too...two weekends ago she had her doors & windows wide open blasting the music, I got fed up so went and opened all mine blasted my music until she turned hers down, then as quick as she turned it down I turned mine off. I think she got the message, just a shame she's so brash! we went to view another house yesterday and I was sad, I really don't want to move I've lived here 23 years, and why should she force me out! I do on the other hand feel I'm at the end of my tether I think I'll try the lawn mower trick if she's out there when I am and I get sick of her voice, the sprinkler might be a good one too as she could do with a nasel wash to clear her sinus (she talks through her nose)!
I keep coming back to edit as there are so many replies..
I've known her husband for as long as we've lived here, We got on with him great he was once considerate, however he's changed over the last few years. His first wife was lovely really, my sort of gal, I still keep in touch with her via FB. they got divorced he remortgaged then within a week of his wife moving out he moved this big bird in and her obnoxious son! I think he needed someone to iron his shirts! she saw him as a meal ticket for her and her son - this I'm certain even his own son pleaded with him not to marry her! out of the frying pan into the fire.
Rodgy your garden and patio look lovely, don't be driven away. Try the water feature and maybe your OH could take her into their confidence and mention that you are having trouble with your nerves and need some peace and quiet at the minute, so apols' in advance cos you are very irrational just now, might kill oops over the top there.... but a few lies won't hurt.
Maybe by then she might have got used to lowering her voice. On the down side everyone else will avoid you cos' no doubt she'll tell everyone.
Hi TT I have succumbed to wearing earplugs at times, I've even worn my MP3 player whilst gardening, but when you have friends and family round its a bit difficult!
Hi Kef, I've decided she's not pushing me out! we just need to come up with an answer to the problem. both the she devil and her husband are unapproachable, My hubby feels the same as I do and we're both just so fed up. We've agreed we'll be giving it a year see if it all dies down after all the builder have gone. If I / we still feel the same in a years time then we'll put a sign up in the front and move some where rural. I think you may have discussed my mental health already with Mr R-d ha ha ha.
..I both sympathise and empathise.... I left my lovely garden on the south coast - 15 years in the making - because of bad neighbours... young couple moved in, very noisy, redid the kitchen about 3 times in as many years..drilling, banging, music... taking our parking spaces as and when they pleased... I couldn't stand it any longer, made my nerves so bad, we had to move out... I had a lovely garden there and still view it on google maps sometimes... as the image is the same as when I moved out...
people often move on themselves though, and you never know, they just might go too, perhaps in a couple of years or so... people get itchy feet... hope that happens for you in this case...
in meantime, I might plant some evergreens - dense growth would help block out the noise somewhat... pittosporum, arbutus... ceanothus concha.... things like that...
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As suggested, you need a lot of different noises such as wind chimes - although they drive me mad too - and running water or your own music if you can point some speakers at your garden when you want to sit out.
I suggest you also offer a big bag of gobstoppers or get some ear plugs............
My daughter has noisy neighbours and she is considering getting geese as they are very noisy. I just hope she doesn't regret it.
Yesterday, I found the solution to the yapping dogs and chickens. No noisy neighbours, thank goodness. Did have one, but she moved. Never spoke in a normal voice, just shouted.
Back to yesterday, spotted one yappy dog owner, washing his car, sporting a pair of headphones. Thought, that's it. I must get myself whatever it is you have these days, get some music on it and then I won't hear the chickens and the dogs.
I do, of course, intend to sing along at the top of my voice.
That could be your answer too Rodgy.
WOW what a responce. I know this is a hard one to deal with thats why I asked for advise here's pics of my patio...
Pic no 1 this is the dividing fence
this shows my patio area and if you look at the end of the garage we have had to move our patio table to this area. But why should I have to be forced up the garden when just outside on my patio its like a sun trap and because of all the brick work its rather warm here even on a dull day.
I tried to get a view over the fence to show the scale of their patio area it stretches across the garden about 60' from our fence to the neighbours the otherway!
I think we will be going with the water feature idea we've been to a local water garden specialist today, they were so sympathetic and put all their featurs on for me so I could hear the different sounds and sound levels of the falls. Looks like I'll have to rejig my plants...move my box as I think we're going for a waterblade feature like this...
probably not on such a huge scale. I do like the cedar modern fencing on a vertical, we'll be creating this on a very small budget!
DFAb, Margo would be too sophisticated a name for her this she's not! I do however have a nickname for her, 'Cruela Deville' My neighbours the other way to me knows her by no other name lol...she's so lovely when you first meet her, but she's poison if you get on the wrong side of her. On the defensive all the time, if you have any complaints you get a round of very colourful language. Its no wonder her son doesn't have any respect for anyone because he's had a great master!
I thought of putting speakers in the garden but she'll just wop hers up she likes that loud too...two weekends ago she had her doors & windows wide open blasting the music, I got fed up so went and opened all mine blasted my music until she turned hers down, then as quick as she turned it down I turned mine off. I think she got the message, just a shame she's so brash! we went to view another house yesterday and I was sad, I really don't want to move I've lived here 23 years, and why should she force me out! I do on the other hand feel I'm at the end of my tether
I think I'll try the lawn mower trick if she's out there when I am and I get sick of her voice, the sprinkler might be a good one too as she could do with a nasel wash to clear her sinus (she talks through her nose)!
I keep coming back to edit as there are so many replies..
I've known her husband for as long as we've lived here, We got on with him great he was once considerate, however he's changed over the last few years. His first wife was lovely really, my sort of gal, I still keep in touch with her via FB. they got divorced he remortgaged then within a week of his wife moving out he moved this big bird in and her obnoxious son! I think he needed someone to iron his shirts! she saw him as a meal ticket for her and her son - this I'm certain even his own son pleaded with him not to marry her! out of the frying pan into the fire.
Rodgy your garden and patio look lovely, don't be driven away. Try the water feature and maybe your OH could take her into their confidence and mention that you are having trouble with your nerves
and need some peace and quiet at the minute, so apols' in advance cos you are very irrational just now, might kill oops over the top there....
but a few lies won't hurt.
Maybe by then she might have got used to lowering her voice. On the down side everyone else will avoid you cos' no doubt she'll tell everyone.
Hi TT I have succumbed to wearing earplugs at times, I've even worn my MP3 player whilst gardening, but when you have friends and family round its a bit difficult!
Hi Kef, I've decided she's not pushing me out! we just need to come up with an answer to the problem. both the she devil and her husband are unapproachable, My hubby feels the same as I do and we're both just so fed up. We've agreed we'll be giving it a year see if it all dies down after all the builder have gone. If I / we still feel the same in a years time then we'll put a sign up in the front and move some where rural. I think you may have discussed my mental health already with Mr R-d ha ha ha.
..I both sympathise and empathise.... I left my lovely garden on the south coast - 15 years in the making - because of bad neighbours... young couple moved in, very noisy, redid the kitchen about 3 times in as many years..drilling, banging, music... taking our parking spaces as and when they pleased... I couldn't stand it any longer, made my nerves so bad, we had to move out... I had a lovely garden there and still view it on google maps sometimes... as the image is the same as when I moved out...
people often move on themselves though, and you never know, they just might go too, perhaps in a couple of years or so... people get itchy feet... hope that happens for you in this case...
in meantime, I might plant some evergreens - dense growth would help block out the noise somewhat... pittosporum, arbutus... ceanothus concha.... things like that...
Which way does the prevailing wind blow? What about a smokey BBQ or Chiminea
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.