A person shared his story shortly after buying a house in Los Angeles, expecting the usual collection of new-homeowner tasks like unpacking boxes, figuring out repairs, and learning the quirks of the property. Instead, one of the first surprises came from a neighbor who had a landscaping request that would cost the new homeowner money….
A person shared his story about discovering that his Rhode Island neighbor had apparently been maintaining part of his wooded property without permission. For years, the back section of the land had been so heavily overgrown that the family could barely access it. That changed when the homeowner decided to expand the yard and create…
A person shared his story about being woken up by his mother at around 8 a.m. on a Saturday morning. Instead of simply calling him out of bed, she arrived carrying a tiny kitten she had discovered alone in their garden. The unexpected visitor was so small that nobody in the family knew how she…
A person shared his story about a frustrating parking problem in New York City that seemed to begin with a single street tree. The tree stands directly in front of a neighboring house and apparently makes it difficult for drivers to open their car doors when they park beside it. As a result, motorists often…
A person shared his story about discovering that his Rhode Island neighbor had apparently been maintaining part of his wooded property without permission. For years, the back section of the land had been so heavily overgrown that the family could barely access it. That changed when the homeowner decided to expand the yard and create…
A person shared his story about living in a rural part of northern Michigan, where overhead power lines run along the road at the front of his property. There are no power poles on the property itself, and he had planted his new flower bed roughly ten feet away from the lines. Since the plants…
A person shared his story about living on a wooded property in Minnesota where the surrounding landscape had become part of everyday life. His family kept chickens, dealt with predators, and had gradually built a natural dead hedge along one side of their property. The hedge was not a simple pile of branches, because they…
A Pennsylvania homeowner never expected a few plants along the property line to become one of the biggest gardening problems she had ever faced. A person shared his story explaining that one neighbor had planted bamboo as a natural fence, and other nearby homeowners apparently liked the idea enough that bamboo eventually appeared on three…
A 28-year-old woman had reached a frustrating point in her dating life after a string of disappointing first dates. She had recently decided that she just wanted one date that made her genuinely want a second, because another bad experience felt almost unbearable. When she matched with a 26-year-old man on Hinge, she went into…
A person shared his story about leaving home for two weeks to visit his boyfriend’s family in Cyprus. Before leaving, there was one thing that needed regular attention: the many plants throughout the flat. Her older sister agreed to stop by, water everything, and make sure the plants stayed healthy while she was away. The…