Anonymous wrote:They buy a relatively large/expensive home but then hardly ever cut the grass, don’t rake the leaves or ever pull weeds or prune shrubs. They let the driveway fall into disrepair, don’t replace a missing shutter, let the trim rot, etc.

What is going on there?
What do you think?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where homes go for 2-5M. Our yard is a glorious mess: as in, my husband and I coddle our handpicked prize roses, jasmine, mock-orange, lilac, Japanese maples, etc, but leave empty plant containers and potting soil bags lying around. Debris come from the busy street into our front yard and we don't immediately pick them up. And my husband, responsible for cutting grass, lets it go to seed at least once per growing season. We don't rake diligently and when we do, we use leaf debris for mulch, as nature intended - no buying mulch ever.

The driveway is damaged because lots of people are surprised by the one-way sign and turn around in our driveway - I am not fixing that, it's going to get damaged all over again.

People probably excuse us because we have the smallest house in the neighborhood, and they think we're poor. Not at all! We'd the same on a large property with a large house. We love plants but we don't care about your ridiculous standards for lawn and whatnot.

So gripe away, OP! You make me laugh.

This is not the flex you think it is, I hate people like you, single handedly bringing down property values.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where homes go for 2-5M. Our yard is a glorious mess: as in, my husband and I coddle our handpicked prize roses, jasmine, mock-orange, lilac, Japanese maples, etc, but leave empty plant containers and potting soil bags lying around. Debris come from the busy street into our front yard and we don't immediately pick them up. And my husband, responsible for cutting grass, lets it go to seed at least once per growing season. We don't rake diligently and when we do, we use leaf debris for mulch, as nature intended - no buying mulch ever.

The driveway is damaged because lots of people are surprised by the one-way sign and turn around in our driveway - I am not fixing that, it's going to get damaged all over again.

People probably excuse us because we have the smallest house in the neighborhood, and they think we're poor. Not at all! We'd the same on a large property with a large house. We love plants but we don't care about your ridiculous standards for lawn and whatnot.

So gripe away, OP! You make me laugh.

Empty plant containers, potting soil bags, debris, damaged driveway.
Your yard looks like s***.
For the love of God, tidy up a little.

You tell 'em.
I've also observed on our local Facebook that the same people with these messes in their yards are the first to denounce others for not using "sustainable modes of transportation", using too much water on their grass, and on and on "for the greater good." And they're ALSO the ones who come back from their trip to Japan or Europe complaining that Americans should be more like that (I.e. clean, tidy, respectful of others.) But when it comes to their own front yard that everyone can see they want the "freedom" to leave it looking like a sty.

Not that fancy neighborhood poster, but it's not about freedom and there is no contradiction here, it's just a different approach to landscaping and more ecologically friendly. Fwiw many euro countries use NO pesticides in public area landscaping, and so it looks like weeds everywhere on the side of the road and "untidy" to American eyes. But it's so much better environmentally. That's going to be the case for most lawns that look less well-kept as well due to trying to conserve water and not using pesticides.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where homes go for 2-5M. Our yard is a glorious mess: as in, my husband and I coddle our handpicked prize roses, jasmine, mock-orange, lilac, Japanese maples, etc, but leave empty plant containers and potting soil bags lying around. Debris come from the busy street into our front yard and we don't immediately pick them up. And my husband, responsible for cutting grass, lets it go to seed at least once per growing season. We don't rake diligently and when we do, we use leaf debris for mulch, as nature intended - no buying mulch ever.

The driveway is damaged because lots of people are surprised by the one-way sign and turn around in our driveway - I am not fixing that, it's going to get damaged all over again.

People probably excuse us because we have the smallest house in the neighborhood, and they think we're poor. Not at all! We'd the same on a large property with a large house. We love plants but we don't care about your ridiculous standards for lawn and whatnot.

So gripe away, OP! You make me laugh.

Empty plant containers, potting soil bags, debris, damaged driveway.
Your yard looks like s***.
For the love of God, tidy up a little.

You tell 'em.
I've also observed on our local Facebook that the same people with these messes in their yards are the first to denounce others for not using "sustainable modes of transportation", using too much water on their grass, and on and on "for the greater good." And they're ALSO the ones who come back from their trip to Japan or Europe complaining that Americans should be more like that (I.e. clean, tidy, respectful of others.) But when it comes to their own front yard that everyone can see they want the "freedom" to leave it looking like a sty.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where homes go for 2-5M. Our yard is a glorious mess: as in, my husband and I coddle our handpicked prize roses, jasmine, mock-orange, lilac, Japanese maples, etc, but leave empty plant containers and potting soil bags lying around. Debris come from the busy street into our front yard and we don't immediately pick them up. And my husband, responsible for cutting grass, lets it go to seed at least once per growing season. We don't rake diligently and when we do, we use leaf debris for mulch, as nature intended - no buying mulch ever.

The driveway is damaged because lots of people are surprised by the one-way sign and turn around in our driveway - I am not fixing that, it's going to get damaged all over again.

People probably excuse us because we have the smallest house in the neighborhood, and they think we're poor. Not at all! We'd the same on a large property with a large house. We love plants but we don't care about your ridiculous standards for lawn and whatnot.

So gripe away, OP! You make me laugh.

Empty plant containers, potting soil bags, debris, damaged driveway.
Your yard looks like s***.
For the love of God, tidy up a little.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where homes go for 2-5M. Our yard is a glorious mess: as in, my husband and I coddle our handpicked prize roses, jasmine, mock-orange, lilac, Japanese maples, etc, but leave empty plant containers and potting soil bags lying around. Debris come from the busy street into our front yard and we don't immediately pick them up. And my husband, responsible for cutting grass, lets it go to seed at least once per growing season. We don't rake diligently and when we do, we use leaf debris for mulch, as nature intended - no buying mulch ever.

The driveway is damaged because lots of people are surprised by the one-way sign and turn around in our driveway - I am not fixing that, it's going to get damaged all over again.

People probably excuse us because we have the smallest house in the neighborhood, and they think we're poor. Not at all! We'd the same on a large property with a large house. We love plants but we don't care about your ridiculous standards for lawn and whatnot.

So gripe away, OP! You make me laugh.

Please pick up your crap and litter daily. You are driving me crazy. I love your garden. It would look so much better if you took 1 minute to tidy up.

Anonymous wrote:So to summarize: cheap, poor, lazy, or some combo thereof?