my neighbor's garden

**mom22grls** · 11-05-2005, 02:03 PM

Our neighbor 2 doors down has sold her house and moved several months ago. The new people have moved in. She & I were the only ones on this street that hang out our clothes on the line, and the only ones with gardens so-to-speak. Her garden was impressive! Raspberries, the most wonderful strawberries, and tomato plants taller than me! Their radishes were never too hot. I could always count on them for advice when I was stumped. I will mess them.

The new owners have a bobcat and several men out today tearing up that beloved garden. The timbers are now gone & they're flattening out the dirt that her husband worked so hard to get there. Years & years of preparing that soil....gone.

It's a sad day.

**forestdale** · 11-05-2005, 02:25 PM

Oh no! I wonder why some people can't see beauty when it's right in front of them. It's so sad that such a lovely garden is being destroyed. If they rip out the raspberries you should go down and rescue them.

I hope they don't put in a horrible concrete driveway or some other monstrosity. Maybe it's a good idea to stay in your little garden and have a cup of tea.

**Katybird** · 11-05-2005, 02:49 PM

That really stinks. How sad that all the hard work and love that went into the garden is being destroyed.

. Well, I hope that they turn out to be good neighbors in spite of their gardencide.

**Darlene** · 11-05-2005, 02:50 PM

Aww, I'm sorry Jamee. Hope they turn out to be ok neighbors.
Did the neghbors you cared so much for move far away?

**jlxian** · 11-07-2005, 02:15 PM

Jamee, yes, how sad. You wonder if the new owners even thought anything about the garden when they bought the place, don't you. Or did they just see it as a bunch of work that was going to have to be done to rip it out. I hope your old neighbors never have to see what has been done.