You may go for real rocks but some homeowners have had success installing artificial landscaping rocks, like ones from EMSCO Group. Hell ignore efforts by your HOA. Y'all discussed this? Big lumps of rock. our neighbour is driving up a public footpath which is also Their comment essentially condemned all previous comments and told everyone that their comments were wrong. In many cases, the issue being discussed is specific the OP and their situation. Start with safety cones and if it fails because you have insensitive neighbors who keep running them over, you have other options. If a neighbour is driving across the grass verge/footpath into their property to park their car. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} Can you park in front of someone's 'extended' dropped kerb? In a final episode, tempers flared and the neighbor went to push my co-worker and pushed my co-workers wife instead who was standing next to her husband. I wouldn't mind! Neighbours Parking On Our Grass Verge - Netmums It cant be an easy mix. Their daughter, Elizabeth Williams, said they were "absolutely devastated . Hi WestCoast Hopeful - your first post was exactly that and right on the money. He got upset but it's our property and there are signs. That's a heavy story thougha cautionary tale of how things can escalate. It is also a public footpath and says because it is he can also mow the grass there as well. When installing parking posts around the perimeter of your yard, ensure theyre close enough (no more than 2-feet apart) such that cars cant pass through the spaces between them. Next, loosen the rutted soil a bit more before filling in the rut with a soil mix. Option 7 - Pave Existing Verge After lawenforcement arrive stones fly still over my wall, police arrive stones still fly over my wall, my dogs is under stress barks now for everything What else can I do they just do what they want..I cant sleep dogs bark my work is suffering..I'm always tired and tired of all this drama..where I've done nothing wrong Karin. Meanwhile, metal and steel parking posts, which are usually installed permanently on concrete bases, are usually sturdy enough and thus wont be knocked over by vehicles. and I had similar problems down there. Not only that, delivery trucks and visitor cars can do the same as well. How do you navigate those difficult conversations when you dont want peoples dogs doing their business on your plants and lawn? Parking posts/bollards usually feature reflective color strips painted on them, making the edge of the lawn more noticeable at night, as well as reducing the chances of the driver hitting the posts. Which is the best thing at that point. You can. But if she could plant Spirea i think her neighbor would throw a fit! Verges are known by dozens of other names, often quite regional; see Terminology below.. If you just look at the layout on paper, it looks like neither of you have a full driveway, but looking at the photo, both driveways look adequate and about the same. You can either use real rocks or artificial boulders, typically made of fiberglass. You can also put decorative pots with plants or flowers on the side of your driveway. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. On the downside, though, it takes lots of time and effort to grow a natural hedge to full maturity. If thats the case, he can legally run over his own grass. I guess the point is that after all this time your opinion isnt needed or helpful or even an original solution. Landscape design forum - I would assume gardeners and professionals gravitate to that forum and try to offer advice. were think of getting a fence. This forum is anything but friendly. So now we're thinking about ditching the track rod idea and using a regular rod with four panels - two that would pull to cover the doors and two that would cover the windows. Perhaps, gardeners who have training and see things in a certain way, object to the amateur input. While the brightly-colored cones do send a message to keep off the driveway, they can easily topple especially if you have a rude neighbor. A driveway guard is a type of safety netting that can be mounted on either side of the driveway to dissuade vehicles from veering off the driveway and onto the lawn. Informed the council last year of the state of the grass verges in Langholme Drive York with cars and vans parking on them and cutting them up badly especially in wet weather, were all relayed a . Driving on grass verges is similar to parking as rules vary across the country. But how do you keep neighbors from driving on your lawn? Not really hall monitor more like heads up. We do not specifically market to children under 13. It happens. But if you put large flower pots with big growing plants, then that should be good enough to block the passage. Real landscape rocks boast a natural aesthetic that blends in nicely with surrounding lawns and gardens. If my neighbor keeps driving over my lawn,I would choose this option. When his son's car is blocking him in, rather than asking his so to move the car, he cuts through the grass & uses our driveway to bypass said car. On a landscape design forum - meant for all comers, many gardeners without expertise, feel free to simply offer an opinion. I think the OP would soon figure out what kind of advice they would get from each forum. (Doing This Stopped Them), How to Shut Down Your Neighbors Airbnb (Doing This Worked!). But you can solve that problem in many different ways, such as: As weve mentioned many times over in our previous articles, talking to your neighbor is still the first step in dealing with this kind of issue. I dont see a problem with that at all. We often link to other websites, but we can't be responsible for their content. When the river is in flood at the bottom of the village the no. @ GGal - You do recognize my screen name right? You can see the narrow opening from the dropped kerb and how because of the car already parked on the drive, we'd likely need to drive across the verge. ._1sDtEhccxFpHDn2RUhxmSq{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-flow:row nowrap;flex-flow:row nowrap}._1d4NeAxWOiy0JPz7aXRI64{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}.icon._3tMM22A0evCEmrIk-8z4zO{margin:-2px 8px 0 0} i think it is so rude to think/assume you are entitled to our drivway. That way, your neighbor would think twice about driving through. Perhaps, you're not in a position to have multiple cars in the family and be forced to have to keep moving them, but, I can say that only having had a single driveway like that once and remembering the experience of having to get up and go move the car at the drop of a hat, was annoying enough, that the next time we looked for a place to live, we took the driveway into consideration. And just a side note I've noticed the a lot of the male usernames on here are all "who cares! How to Avoid Talking to Neighbors When You Dont Feel Like It, Neighbors Rooster Wont Shut Up (Doing This Might Help), Neighbor Going Through My Trash! It seems it was really hard for you to let it go and ignore it too? To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. You evidently dont agree with them. You can either go for a natural hedge (also referred to as a living fence) or an artificial hedge, with each of these alternatives having its advantages and drawbacks. Someone else can come along and have the same issue and gain something from the old thread coming up. Leave the 2 cars in the driveway when things are going smoothly in their lives and park it on the street, when they're having a particularly stressful week. Life is too short. There is a strip of grass at the front of my house between my property boundary and the road. The only confusion I see, is when someone clicks on a link that Houzz has intentionally put adjacent to a new thread that they have not noticed is an old thread. Iknow this may be extreme but explain what is going on to the city planning commission and may be they might know how to handle this. Oh and in answer to . Pro tip:Before installing a fence around your lawn, check with your residential management committee to confirm if such outdoor structures are allowed in your neighborhood. And if there were a situation where a "rule" should be considered, I'd think it should be something that gardenweb members decided as a group and rules decided by individual members are really not the way to go. Every time one parks there let their tyres down. Both driveways are designed in such a way that parking cars and blocking people in and having to go out and move cars, is completely inevitable. . You can paint the fence around your lawn to enhance your curb appeal as well. Always remember anyone can post on the MSE forums, so it can be very different from our opinion. Such a soil mix is well-aerated, allowing for deeper grass root development since the roots can penetrate deeper into the soil. Then my co-worker sued and the neighbor went to jail. I'm thinking of reporting them to the agency from whom they rent the property from. I thought a track rod system (http://m.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/art/70188683/) might be a good option, so we went to ikea and got what we needed. He now faces a 250,000 legal bill. Is this an attempt to start 'making rules' about what and when posts should be made? What exactly is your point? Adding solar lights (w/stakes) both beside your sidewalk and both sides of your driveway is a practical upgrade for your new yard. It is certainly not intended to be "disrespectful" and any comments made by established Houzz or GW members to that effect are made so that the issue is less confusing. But, I recently read where some states have banned it so op you should check if you plant it. Background 2 At local government reorganisation in 1996 the new Council adopted the Its also possible for some inconsiderate neighbors to use your lawn to access their own driveway. If it's your land, a nice post and chain fence. Just sayin'. ._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4{width:100%}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA{display:none}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA,._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:block}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:none} Also reported me, when i did not know how to get rid of it. Because they think that all their old content is valuable to them as a garden discussion website, I would assume. While this will involve you spending on different products, it can help ease your mind as they do their job well in deterring people. The Kante Outdoor Planter is a heavy-duty solution thats sure to prevent anyone from driving across your lawn anytime soon.