Neighbour considers ‘petty’ response to common backyard dispute
It's one of the most common community disputes in the country and the latest incident involving a protruding hedge causing neighbours to clash comes from Melbourne, with one resident choosing to lob loose cuttings over the fence in a definitive act of neighbourly "unpleasantness".
On Wednesday a resident claims they went into their backyard only to find a large pile of twigs and greenery lying at the foot of their fence. They allege their next door neighbour threw it over from their own property, leaving a considerable mess to be tidied up, and it's not the first time.
"I have the absolute displeasure of having a neighbour like this. This is the second time they’ve done this, and the first time I disposed of the greenery myself," they wrote online.
They questioned what their rights were and admitted they were very tempted to simply "chuck it back over their fence", fed up with their actions.
Aussies encourage neighbour to be 'petty'
After raising the question online people offered up an array of different options the resident could turn to, with most sharing a similar sentiment.
"I'd take it to his front door with a note, 'Hey I saw you dropped this on my side of the fence, didn't want you to lose it'," one suggested, while many others encouraged them to throw it back over the fence admitting it was "petty" but necessary.