Kerb Appeal: How To Stop Idiots From Churning up the Grass
A First World garden problem, but one that is infuriating if it’s outside your house!
“We have lots of large stone boulders on our property and I did originally think of painting those white and using them to deter people, but then I found out that white painted stones, along with pampas grass, gnomes, upside down pineapples, and Adirondack chairs are the official sign for ‘Swingers welcome here’, so I thought better of it.”
Is the grass outside your home constantly churned up because of inconsiderate parking? Read on to find out how we solved it.
I’m a firm believer in first impressions and have perhaps old fashioned values when it comes to looking after ‘front of house’. Certainly, in my many years of house and garden renovations, followed by a never-ending plethora of house sales, kerb appeal is everything. So when you have spent countless days beautifying your frontage with many a sore muscle to show for it, what do you do if other people recklessly run a muck over your efforts?
As far as problems in life go, strangers parking on the grass verges outside your house and then mindlessly creating deep tyre trenches for your enjoyment doesn’t rank high. But little did I know that when I talked about it briefly on here and social media a few weeks ago, that thousands of you would be in uproar. My stories were my most viewed on Instagram ever with so many DMs that I still haven’t managed to get through them all yet. Who knew? It turns out the problem is widespread and getting worse as councils and Highways England neglect their maintenance duties due to lack of funds or interest and drivers care less and less about rules and common decency. So is it time to take the law into your own hands?
In this post I discuss the law, our solution and whether it has worked so far. To read the rest you will need to upgrade to a paid membership of HOME & HORT. Come and join us!
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