Brian Hubbard, a 72-year-old man from Herefordshire, England, got into trouble with his city's council because ... his garden is too tidy!
A dedicated gardener has been banned from trimming the grass outside his house - because it is TOO tidy.
Brian Hubbard, 72, has been mowing, weeding and edging the verge outside his home for the past eight years.
But now Herefordshire Council have ordered him to stop because he is encroaching on council-owned grass. The letter ordered the removal of garden tools and furnishings, path and bed covering material, and all vegetation not in keeping with the surrounding area. It warned if there was still a problem after that period, works would be carried out and re-charged to him.
Mr Hubbard branded the council's warning as absurd. 'The council said it sent me this letter after noticing that my grass verge was tidier than the other ones on the street' he said.
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Go back and watch the Apple "1984" commercial....
Let them draw the line. Take care of what is yours and let them take care of what is theirs.
Looks like this is in front of the dude's house. If he's making it appear that there is no path there anymore, people may not feel as if they can walk over the public path.