I'm sort of sad

 My Lawson's cypr are gone from the front of my house, insurance claim from
my neighbours.
I held out for a while, they refused to grind out the stumps, but I insisted
that if they didn't, I would not agree.
So they came and felled them today, ground out the stumps and now it's like
there were never there.
They were great for the woodpigeons, who nested in them all the time, so I
did insist they waited until there were none.
I used to be friends with my neighbours and now, because of these trees, we
hate each other.
She will notice a difference in the winter, when her car freezes over more
without the protection from them.  Good.

 On 10/06/2011 04:56 AM, Christina Websell wrote:

Sympathies.  A sad story all around.

 
But how tall where they Christina and honestly, did they block a lot of
light from the neighbours?
If they were kept well trimmed etc. then i feel sorry for you and the
demise of said trees.
Are you now more exposed to those neighbours and what will you replace
the trees with? Maybe a wild hedge would encourage the birds as much? I
know ,y hawthorn shelters a lot of small birds.
--
Janet Tweedy

 

they were getting tall, tbh but they didn't keep out light.



Yes I am now more exposed, not only to my neighbours but to people walking
past, looking in.

 Maybe a wild hedge would encourage the birds as much? I

I'm afraid to put anything in there, tbh, now.  Maybe some  violas or
primulas.

 On 06/10/2011 03:56, Christina Websell wrote:

I find this post sad. Why should friends fall out over this, who did the
falling out you or your neighbour? If you, did you expect them to let
their house fall about their ears and be unable to claim from her
insurance company? The insurance company would not have required, and
paid for,the felling of the trees without good reason. a qualified
surveyor must have been involved somewhere along the line. I would like
to think that I would put anyone's house before my trees, however I've
not been there, perhaps if I had I would change my mind. Though I did
have six beautiful trees felled by the electricity authorities, as they
thought they might cause future problems with their power lines. I asked
what would happen if I did not give permission? The answer was that
eventually they would get the courts to  order it thus. Perhaps that is
what would have happened eventually if you had not given permission,
also maybe you would had to bear the costs of repair to your neighbours
property.

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Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire