'Entitled neighbour demanded I 'move garden' for confusing reason'
Reach Daily Express June 07, 2025 01:39 AM

Asking your neighbours for favours isn't usually a big deal, but demanding they change major parts of their homes just to make you happy is a step too far.

If you're missing a specific tool to complete a DIY project or you're desperate for a cup of tea but need just a small dash of milk, most would be happy to help you out. Sharing small things you won't miss is part of the community spirit, and the chances are, you'd do the same for them if they needed it.

But not all requests are deemed socially acceptable. You can't expect your neighbours to stop living their lives if something they do annoys you, provided that they're not making noise late at night.

One woman, however, has claimed her neighbour has made a request that she's not even sure she can follow through with - as she's demanded the woman "move her ".

In a post on , the woman said she was baffled when her neighbour knocked on her door and told her to "do something" about her garden because her " doesn't like it".

At first, the woman believed her neighbour wanted her to somehow alter her home so that her outdoor space was in a different location, which would be impossible. However, the neighbour was specifically talking about the vegetable patch that the woman has been growing, which is currently "small but thriving" and is full of tomatoes, peppers, and strawberries.

The woman described her vegetable garden as her "happy place", but said her neighbour wants her to dig it up and replant it somewhere else because it's too close to the fence that separates their yards and her dog keeps barking at it.

In her post, the woman quoted her neighbour as saying: "My dog doesn't like it. Every time he looks at it, he starts barking like crazy. He doesn't do that anywhere else. I think it's the smell of your compost, or maybe just the way it looks, whatever. Can you move it back a little so it's more hidden and he doesn't see it?"

The woman told her neighbour that her dog would "get used to" the new smell, but her neighbour doubled down and insisted she needed to move the vegetables to a different corner of her outdoor space.

Her neighbour then told her: "The barking makes everything so uncomfortable. He barks really loudly because of your garden, and it's going to inconvenience other neighbours. Do you want to cause problems in the neighbourhood?"

The woman added: "A few days later, I found out from another neighbour that they confronted her about her dog's constant barking and she told them I was the cause, saying I 'refused to cooperate'. So apparently, my tomatoes are now the local menace."

Commenters on the post were equally as baffled by the neighbour's demand, with many saying the woman should not move her vegetable garden to please her.

One person said: "As if you can just roll the damn thing up and move it. You better wash those tomatoes off really well before you eat them. Why do stupid people have to ruin everything?"

Another added: "Just say no. The dog will get over it. Dogs take three to six months to adjust to environmental changes, unless the owner caters to the dog."

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