axtualdave, It's like they heard lawns were bad for the environment, but stopped listening at the part about replacing it with native plants.
CanadaPlus, Yes, I feel like a good idea was taken in a very strange direction here.
MoltenBoron,
Seven, that is pain. Who would enjoy that? Maybe it is a store now, idk.
MediaBaron, Some old fart who got tired of yelling at kids, “Get off my lawn!”
Gangreless, Sure they didn't turn it into a shop? Those definitely look like they were made into display windows
brezhnervous, In Australia it would be a 15-storey block of incredibly substandard flats lol
assassinatedbyCIA, That millennials still cannot afford
Pixlbabble, Facepalm
c2h6, Er... What were they going for?
Tetsuo666, Bleak urban funeral home ?
MiddleWeigh, Is that cement? Oof
phillycodehound, WTFF. That's terrible
AtheistAndroid, Lol did you just link to a reddit post from Lemmy?
marswarrior, Yeah they did. it’s hilarious
marswarrior, I would have left the trees alone, but removed the grass and covered it with small black and grey stones. That way the trees would still look nice, and the rain water can still pass through the rocks and prevent flooding, unlike this mess. This looks like a business now, it’s not a home anymore.
ikidd, pass through the rocks and prevent flooding
Yah, that doesn't work that way. Water needs to get pulled into plants or water channels created by dead plant root systems, or it just runs off. This is why deserts have flash floods.
ekZepp, (edited ) "Bad" taste for "bad" people 🤷♀️
marswarrior, No need to insult them, they don’t deserve that much hate. they probably thought it was a good idea. Even though most of us think it’s an abomination.
ekZepp, I'll be more moderate, but the opinion stay the same.
marswarrior, 👍
mykl, The house was horrible enough to start with; a characterless inter-war bungalow with fake timbering and fake leaded glass. The conversion is just differently horrible.
For me it's the destruction of the garden that warrants it being here. I know it's the UK so the sun isn't always available (edit: just seen the Zoopla link, it's Bolton, so change "always" to "ever") , but losing shade and shelter like that is a tragedy in any climate.
catwhowalksbyhimself, People are focusing on the house in the middle, but if you look at he whole picture, it isn't that one house. It's every single house on both streets. It's not just this specific owner. If this were the US, I'd suspect a HOA at work.
rcmaehl, I believe the Brits call their HOAs "councils"
Apepollo11, Not sure if joking, but councils are in charge of the municipal borough - usually a big town/city and the area around it.
Some people rent their houses from the council - council houses. This tends to mainly be people on low income, as the rates are low.
Because these are rented, the council can make sure you are not doing anything to harm the value of the house. When the houses need maintenance (new windows, new roofs), the council will perform it at no cost to the tenants - usually an entire estate at once, which is why they look alike.
Obviously the council has no say over houses it doesn't own. Unless you are breaking the law in some way (e.g. causing a health concern), you're allowed to do what you want.
rcmaehl, Ah. That makes sense. I'd always heard Brits complaining about "the council" in regards to things so I thought it was similar to an HOA.
dustojnikhummer, UK
catwhowalksbyhimself, Yes I know what country it is. It says it right there. Which is why I said, IF it were the US, meaning that I know that it is not.
Bird_On_Biff, I feel like you are the only other person to catch that. The entire neighborhood got rid of their trees. I wonder what the story is here.
catwhowalksbyhimself, It's honestly baffling to me. I expected a lot of other people to be talking about that, but ever comment was acting like it was that specific house.
scott, Range Rover… checks out.
TheInsane42, What a waste. I'm so glad with way to much green in the garden now it's 30c + outside, it's so much cooler.
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