Gardening - Rate Thy Neighbour Forum https://ratedstreet.co.uk/community/garden-zone/ Rate Thy Neighbour Discussion Board en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:29:43 +0000 wpForo 60 Is gardening on the decline in the UK? https://ratedstreet.co.uk/community/garden-zone/is-gardening-on-the-decline-in-the-uk/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 11:07:17 +0000 I've been an avid gardener for over 30 years, so take notice of the gardens around me. Especially the front gardens.
Over recent years it feels like people seem to leave them and let them get scruffy or even worse put plastic grass down.

Are people losing interest in their gardens? I find it sad as I use to get really inspired by other peoples gardens but now streets
can look lifeless and depressing.
My neighbour just recently pulled out all their lovely variety of shrubs, which were planted by previous neighbour and put in grey shingle, it looks dusty, baron and a mess if I'm honest.

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Whether you love your lawn or loathe your neighbour’s hedge, this is where the real diplomacy happens.

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• Share fence or boundary dilemmas
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