why do you need a fence? ... was the tree providing privacy that is missing now?

your garden is very pretty by the way.

Not only is the stump ugly, but the tree provided shade to the a

Personally, I feel the stump is less ugly than a fence would be.

Do you know what they neighbor's plan is for the stump? Perhaps they're planning on having it taken out and just haven't gotten to that part yet.

Your garden really is beautiful!

The tree provided shade to the garden and a great deal of privacy. I don't mind the sun, but the stump is now the focal point.

its hard to tell from the photo, but the diameter of that trunk doesn't look all that big ... if you've got a chainsaw, you and the neighbor could probably handle that yourselves ...

if you are missing the privacy, you might want to try Japanese Pencil Holly instead of a fence. They are a great screening material that takes up very little space when placed close together.

The stump is from a fifty foot tree. What remains is about 5 feet tall. I could get my arms around about half of it.

that's pretty big. if you neighbor is not going to remove it (?), then time for plan B: japanese sky/pencil holly

Thanks

It's time to talk to your neighbor.

It is their stump? Ask if they are planning on removing the whole thing…they may be waiting for the Fall to get in there with stump removal equipment. If it is staying ask if you can plant a euonymus to climb on it. I have the most striking (unplanned) feature in my yard. I thought I was just underplanting a tree to cover the ugly roots that had popped up through the lawn. Four years later all this variegated euonymus has climbed up and around the tree…maybe as high as a story. Stays green all year.

If the stump remains, it needn't go to waste. A worthy birdhouse:
http://www.lrwdesign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/IMG_3999.jpg

Yes, it's time to talk to your neighbor. Invite them over to see it from your side.

Money talks, too. I'd start by suggesting that you split the cost of stump removal 50-50. Even if you paid 100%, it'd be less expensive and disruptive than putting in all new plants, trees &/or a fence.

I know you must be angry at what your neighbor has done and IMO you have a right to be. Nonetheless, you'll be much happier by taking action to mitigate the issue than stew over it. Take the stump out and move on.

is there a possibility that you could plant a tree?

If the tree is so close to the property line that determining exactly whose yard the tree is in. Then IMO the neighbor should have had a discussion before the tree was cut down. (Assuming there was a choice and not like half the tree was damaged in a storm)

If the tree is close to the line but clearly on their side, then I don't see why they should do anything unless they want to. It would be up to me on my side to make the adjustment on my side.

My neighbor lost a very large shrub right near the corner of our property, the shrub hid a lot of their home from our view. Our neighbor has still not removed the stump or the logs from shrub being cut, so I just had a tree planted on our side of the corner and will have to wait for it to grow.

What did you decide to do?

I turned a tree stump into a birdbath by making it level and placing a wonderful low and large bowl that fit it nicely. The cats with whom I live cannot get to the birds that use it and I keep it clean and scrubbed and the bowl has an edge the birds can sit upon. It's not too deep and I keep the water level healthy for the birds. A large terra cotton piece that is meant to go under and potted plant would work also. You can find very large diameter ones.

You can't do nothing about your neighbor having a tree stump in their yard. It is their yard not yours and if they want it to stay it is their right. Unless there is a township ordinance against it, which I highly doubt. If you don't like looking at it put something on your property to block it. You have no business telling neighbors what and what not to do on their property just because you don't like it.

Do you have room to plant something in front of it and adjust other plantings so that it compliments everything else? Take a few other pictures and go to your local nursery for some evergreen suggestions that won't overtake everything else..Idea of Japanese Sky Pencil good but I don't think it would compliment the surrounding plants and flowers. So pretty!

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