David spotted this oh-so-charming scene while cycling through the well-to-do area of Hampstead, London.
Adds David: “The completely knackered fence is in front of an overgrown plot and right next door to a well looked-after house (possibly owned by old folk who are convinced the neighbourhood has gone to ruin.”)
Meanwhile, Alison was a bit perplexed by this note (and the seemingly undisturbed hedge below) in West Hampstead. “I stared at the hedge for ages trying to work out what was wrong with it,” she says. “Finally I just took a picture and ran away.”
related: An eye for an eye, an eyesore for an eyesore
extra credit: An American’s Guide to Britishisms [effingpot.com]
36 responses so far ↓
#1
fred
The first picture looks PhotoShopped to me ….
Sep 18, 2011 at 6:57 pm rating: 90
#2
JetJackson
I thought Landscaping was the profession dedicated to the art of Landscaping.
Sep 18, 2011 at 9:38 pm rating: 90
#3
Neeners
When good hedges go bad…..what the hell is wrong with it? How do you vandalize a hedge?
Sep 18, 2011 at 9:44 pm rating: 90
#4
Old Uncle Toe
Re: The second sign. Maybe the damage was borderline superficial, but the note writer didn’t want to take any chances, so they posted the sign to hedge against complaints.
Sep 18, 2011 at 11:03 pm rating: 90
#5
Lisa
Maybe the “vandalism” involved theft of their hedge clippers so that the hedge became overgrown.
Sep 18, 2011 at 11:13 pm rating: 90
#6
KH
If I lived around those houses, I would kick that fence each time I walked by it.
Sep 18, 2011 at 11:42 pm rating: 90
#7
Nack
Certainly some of those little hipsters love to call it “Landscape Architect”…so maybe that’s what they meant?
Sep 18, 2011 at 11:51 pm rating: 90
#8
cizzerhand
I blame the architect for planting the vandalbush. It just seems like something an architect would do.
Sep 19, 2011 at 1:27 am rating: 90
#9
Graham
It’s the barely contained rage of the British that results in a frenzy of angry notes and letters to the Times. I can only imagine the fury of the locals as they walked past each day tutting and muttering until they took the law into their own hands and WROTE A NOTE!!!! Not even rioters can match the vindictiveness of a little old lady in Hampstead upset at the state of a fence.
Sep 19, 2011 at 3:42 am rating: 90
#10
Grant
Sharpie-pen, nails and MDF. For those little moments when blue-tac and biro just don’t cut it.
Sep 19, 2011 at 4:00 am rating: 90
#11
MissPickles
I can answer re: the second image. In the UK, that hedge would be considered ‘horrifically overgrown and a disgrace.’ Someone clearly hasn’t trimmed that hedge frequently enough and it’s now being considered an act of vandalism. I have had my share of passive-aggressive notes for not trimming my bloody hedge every fortnight on the dot. Ah, Brits and their damned hedges.
Sep 19, 2011 at 8:17 am rating: 90
#12
Vandal
Maybe someone vandalized the building behind the hedge and they had to keep it overgrown to hide it.
Sep 19, 2011 at 11:30 am rating: 90
#13
GhostWriter
Do I count 18 chimmneys?
Sep 19, 2011 at 12:24 pm rating: 90
#14
Dr. Chalkwitheringlicktacklefeff
What the fuck does being an architect have to do with fucking landscaping!? Fuck all, that’s what. Fuck off!
It’s like when you see notices on broken coffee machines saying “An engineer has been called”. They’re not fucking engineers, they’re at best technicians!
I get quite angry about this sort of thing. I’ve tried taking medication, but it never helps.
Sep 19, 2011 at 4:50 pm rating: 90
#15
April
I agree with Miss Pickles that it probably has to do with the hedge looking overgrown and someone ELSE posted it on their building to be sarcastic and/or shame them into cutting it? That is the conclusion I came to after reading it.
Oct 5, 2011 at 1:43 am rating: 90
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