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A person shared his story about a neighbor who had always been irritating but rarely irritating enough to start a full-blown conflict. The family kept to themselves, maintained their yard, and avoided bothering anyone around them. For a long time, they simply ignored the little annoyances and carried on with their lives. That changed when…
A person shared his story about a strange situation that began after moving back into his father’s home to help care for him. At first, nothing seemed particularly unusual, especially since the neighbor across the cul-de-sac had lived there for decades. Then a peculiar pattern started appearing whenever the garden came into the picture. Whenever…
A person shared his story after moving to a new city and getting a community garden plot of his own. The location was in a busy area with plenty of people walking past, but the gardener was excited rather than worried. After all, there was something special about growing food with your own hands, especially…
A person shared his story about trying to grow vegetables in a city where even a few pots on the front steps felt like a small victory. His container garden was packed with peppers and tomatoes, and despite having limited space, he had managed to turn the entrance to his home into a surprisingly productive…
A person shared his story after swapping gardening tales with a friend and realizing that backyard produce has a funny way of attracting thieves. Sometimes the culprit is a determined animal, sometimes it is a stranger with questionable judgment, and sometimes the thief is so small and innocent that getting angry becomes nearly impossible. From…
A person shared his story after watching four enormous trees near his backyard go from a thick green canopy to what looked like a collection of giant wooden skeletons. The trees had always stretched over part of the property, creating deep shade and giving birds and squirrels places to live. After more than a decade…
A person shared his story after discovering that nearly every blooming gladiolus in the front yard had suddenly disappeared. Just one day earlier, the flowers had been standing proudly beside the sidewalk, and the next morning the blooms were gone. At first, the mystery seemed to have all the clues of a human flower thief,…
A homeowner in Aurora, Colorado, thought the new vine along the backyard fence would be nothing more than a splash of greenery. Then, just 25 days after the neighbor planted it, the fence started telling a very different story, with boards being pushed outward and stems appearing on the other side. What looked like an…
A person shared his story about a tree in his front garden that suddenly became the center of an unexpected neighborhood problem. He and his spouse live in a desert neighborhood without an HOA, where most of their yard is covered with decorative rock, a few hedges, and a garden bed with a mature tree….
A person shared his story about living in one side of a Maryland duplex while dealing with an unusual jungle growing along the fence between the two backyards. The neighboring half is owned by a landlord, and over the years, weeds, vines, and other vegetation began filling the narrow space between an old chain-link fence…