Neighbor trespassing to pick dandelions - would you be annoyed?
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Anonymous
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Lean out.
OP, like you I would hate the idea of the neighbor coming on my property for this reason, but for your own sanity and peace of mind, I would ignore it. She will probably get exasperated, and give up. Live your life as you would otherwise - weed/don't weed/weed when & how you otherwise would. Be cordial - that's all, if approached, but don't engage in conversation. You don't owe her an explanation - It won't matter. She will want to tattle on you to other neighbors but after awhile the neighborhood spotlight will be off you and onto someone else. |
Anonymous
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Rent chickens for a month. Have them send over a rooster instead of hens.
That trespassing old busybody next door will probably have an aneurism over it. Problem solved. |
Anonymous
| Go live in the woods if you want natural weed lawns you lazy piles of crap |
Anonymous
We have a winner! |
Anonymous
PP here. Just to be clear: I was being sarcastic. |
Anonymous
Or you can go into the woods if what other people do bothers you so much. |
Anonymous
| Explain to her that if she plans to de-weed your lawn in the future, she really needs to do so properly. He previous attempts show that she's not a very good gardener, as she left the root behind. Surely she knows better? (snark) No one is going to get rid of the dandelions that way! Or send her the suggested banana bread and a dandelion salad. Be sure to tell her the dandelions in her dandelion salad have been treated with huge amounts of DDT and/or Round-up. Bon Appetit! |
Anonymous
Just get a yard sprayer attached to a motion sensor and connect it up when you are gone for the day. When you come home from work, you can turn the water off. The first time she sets foot on your lawn, the sprayer will kick on and douse her shoes with a nice spray of water. I'd love to see her hotfooting it around your yard trying to get to the dandelions, while avoiding the spray. 
This one only uses 2-3 cups of water per spray, so not much water to keep pests (including neighbors) off your lawn. https://www.google.com/shopping/product/14177848805340641554?q=motion+sensor+yard+water+spray&es_sm=122&biw=1108&bih=859&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.&bvm=bv.93756505,d.b2w&tch=1&ech=1&psi=LQpeVePcGsiMsAXl8YE4.1432226350102.3&prds=paur:ClkAsKraX1USZG7axP1X4WtotEbxaQu7tP22pI09l7hvvChoP33M-uLUt4aGHcSSQmRPi1LlFlvrzYgDauj17hf7eXemBtqp-fnDTPMqE8opOJiQ0Fw8cYIGYxIZAFPVH71_4qBFQPnqeDifXGFtF7dPVRQeRg&ved=0CH0Qpis&ei=MwpeVaueNcGxsAW4lYGICA |
Anonymous
+1000 This is perfect! Thanks! |
Anonymous
| My 6 year old daughter loves picking dandelions (we live in DC) and will often ask to go into our neighbor's front lawn to do that, since they have more (downtown dc so none of us have spotless lawns). I'm now thinking I should bring her to the suburbs and see if people will pay her to do it! |
Anonymous
Awesome. |
Anonymous
+1 No kidding. What is wrong with these people, that they claim to be so busy, yet have so much time to notice what their neighbors are doing - and poorly pretend they do not notice? Ew. |
Anonymous
| Do not ignore this dingbat. She is a trespassing and a potential plaintiff in the event she hurts herself on your land. Get her off your property. |
Anonymous
So does my 7-y-o son. Nobody seems to mind. |
Anonymous
PP here: on second thought, when my DS picks dandelions, he's just having fun. Your neighbor is a not-so-benign adult. If a person trespasses on your property for any hostile reason, facing the issue is better than delaying and risking an escalation. |