The wall is about 60 feet long, 3 feet high, and 3 feet deep. It isn't for animal fencing because there is a proper cattle fence just beyond it (with cows on the other side). It is very deliberately constructed so I was planning on posting here with the above title asking what it was *for* .. but then I passed my neighbor who explained to me that the lady was a bit batsh*t and has a habit of picking up all the sticks on her property and stacking them on her neighbor's property in a line. No explanation given. None likely to be had.
by jackdeid
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It’s a thing to do, which is perfectly fine. It looks neat. I kinda like it.
debris piles are big habitats, might have just wanted more wildlife while tidying the yard. or they’re trying to give that neighbour ticks
That’s called a dead hedge, and it’s great for ecological borders AND gives beneficial buggies and critters a place to hide.
Looks like a dead hedge? I think it’s supposed to provide habitat for wildlife and beneficial insects such as toads, snakes, mason bees, etc
It’s not batshit???
It’s nesting areas for insects, specially mason or leaf cutter bees
Google bee house or bug hotel. The reeds are exactly the same size.
Am I sensing some weird judgement here, or is this just me?
It provides habitat, slows the flow of water, holds that moisture, composts down over time enriching the soil and creates a micro climate. Those are my theories if she’s NOT batshit crazy. If she is, then it’s some kind of neighbor feud just like your judgemental neighbor said.
Bees! Animals. Natural hedge.
To keep you out
I have a few acres and I run a dead hedge between the back half of the property and my neighbor. Does wonders to keep respective dogs where they belong, and it’s natural feeling and a lot cheaper than a fence. Plus all the bonuses for climate for critters.
Dead hedge
“Her neighbors property line” which is also presumably *her* property line? Maybe check your misogyny a bit here mate?
All I see is primo mason-bee real estate and an absolutely *outstanding* investment in a raised hügelkultur bed a few years down the line if anyone so chose to utilize it for that purpose.
Lovely! It’s! It’s an attractant for all the good beasts you need in your local ecosystem. Used to hate seeing it until I learned what they are. I love that she included some hollow sticks. There is no problem here.
Today was the day I learned that my neighborhood also probably thinks I’m batshit crazy… as someone who shares your neighbors craziness, they just love the bees and critters 😭❤️
I know you already have your answer here but like, why not ask the person doing it why they’re doing it?
If I had to choose which neighbor to befriend and trust, I would trust the creator of the dead hedge rather than the name caller. I say this as the creator of a dead hedge myself, albeit on my own property. My neighbor recently asked what I was up to – since I moved here less than a year ago & they were unfamiliar with the concept.
Why don’t you talk to your neighbor instead of posting about them to strangers online?
Brother your neighbor’s wife is apparently the business and you should respect her game. Respectfully.
Probably for insects and birds. I found out by accident that birds love brush piles. When I cleared an old orchard and piled up the sticks, the number of birds around went through the roof.
You need to watch edwardian farms on BBC
It’s pretty batshit crazy to mow your lawn, rake all your leaves, beneficial insects, nutrients, then pay someone to turn it in to mulch to sell or to throw in a landfill.
The neighbor sounds like he’s the crazy, uninformed person.
It’s an awesome ecosystem!
“batshit” but you have no clue what you’re talking about and you’re on Reddit lmao
It’s a fence to keep out the Mongolians or Vikings hell bent on conquering the world.
My neighbors hate me because I let shit along my chainlink fence grow so I dont have to see or deal with them. It’s not me being lazy, I just dont care to see your house and hear every conversation you think I can’t hear, that I don’t want to hear but can..
This is a popular old way to mark property lines
Is your neighbor smaller, with long incisors, a large, flat tail, lustrous fur coat, and webbed feet? Maybe not very chatty? Perhaps enjoys gnawing on trees?
I was gonna say it looks like a massive bug nest. It provides shelter for a lot of insects and also eventually becomes compost. Nests for bugs are a great way to keep a healthy population alive that can help regulate pests
It’s a bit non-traditional in form, but it’s a dead hedge. Look it up, you’ll learn something. Then you can educate your neighbor and make him apologize for caller her bat$hit. It’s a shelter for all kinds of critters. Plus, it’s a wind break, a privacy screen, a way to remove but reuse unwanted plant materials. It helps with water retention, is a haven for insects, birds and small mammals, and becomes some of the finest compost you’ll ever see. Just because you don’t understand something doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with it.
I wish I had a forest witch for a neighbor that built dead hedges. Wouldn’t mind them crossing the property line to do it one bit either