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Felica:
What are the laws on property dividers?

We have a row of bushes that divides our yard from the neighbors. They are planted on our property. We've made sure of this. They are rather large bushes though, they've been there for many, many years, long before we bought this house. The bushes are large enough that they overhang the neighbors yard. They are not unsightly, and *we* pay every other month to have them trimmed and shaped and taken care of. Also, they are Red-Tips. I don't know about everywhere else, but here in our state, Red-Tips are almost non-existant. Some sort of disease has wiped most of them out and almost no one carries them anymore and if they do, they are just as likely as not to be diseased. (We found this out a year ago when we wanted to put some up on the other side of the yard).

The neighbors children like to play in the bushes, with the bushes, and under the bushes. They dig around the roots (definately in our yard), pull the birds nest out of them, and most disturbing, pull on and tear off the branches of the bushes. I'd like to ask their parents to make them stop, but I'm not sure I have a leg to stand on since I am aware that the bushes overhang their property line.

It may not be a big deal, but incase it does become an issue, I'd like to know my rights. I thought someone here might know since I remember a couple of posts similar to this on the old board.

(and asking the children directly not to do it doesn't work. I've tried and they wait till I'm back in the house and start doing it again. I've caught them. It's time to speak to their parents)

ShadesOfGrey:
I think the laws depend on your location - state, county and even city...

Chocolate Cake:
You can do what I do to keep the kids from molesting my plants:  Tell the kids and the parents that you just sprayed the shrubs with pesticide.   Inform the kids that getting the pesticide on their skin or into their mouth or eyes will poison them and make them very, very sick.  Works like a charm for me.

(P.S. The disease wiping out Photinia's is Fire Blight)

Felica:
That's a good idea, thanks. I might just try that.

Also, thanks for the info. I knew it was something but not what. I do know that our lawn guy fawns all over them because he says we have the only healthy ones left in town. I'd like to keep them that way.

Chocolate Cake:
Even though your photinias are fine now, the bacteria that causes Fire Blight can be spread to your shrubs via your landscapers tools and even by bees.  To keep your Photinia's healthy, spray them with a bactericide containing basic copper sulfate or streptomycin before the buds come out in the spring (your local nursery can help you with this).  Also, avoid adding too much nitrogen fertilizer to the soil around the shrubs in the spring and early summer as the resulting succulent growth is more susceptible to fire blight. 

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