Theres a hawthorn hedge between us and r neighbrs. its neally taken my sons eye out twice ,anything we can do?

is ther anything we can do , are these still allowed ?

Theres a hawthorn hedge between us and r neighbrs. its neally taken my sons eye out twice ,anything we can do?
trim the hedge... and keep Junior away from it.
Reply:I'm not sure what the laws are like where you live, but sharp pointy plants are still perfectly legal here in the US, as well as in many other free countries.





Talking with the neighbors abot trimming it would probably be the best thing to do, for starters at least. If it's all on their property, you might ask about putting up a fence, or wall on the property line, so junior can only hit his head, instead of loosing an eye.





If the neighbors are jerks, you can still trim whatever part gets on your side, and put up a wall, fence, or less prickly bush on your side of the property line. After all, your child's eye is probably worth more than a fence, or the respect of your neighbors.





You might also be able to sick local authorities on them if it's blocking the sidewalk. Check your local laws on that one if talking won't help.





However, I'm a little worried about your kid. Thorns or no, it's not like a shrub can jump out and attack him, so what's he doing? Does he have seizures or something? is he old enough to know not to shove his face into a thorny hedge? Is he young enough to be put on one of those degrading child-leashes? Will he submit to wearing safety goggles, or a fencing mask when he's this close to the hedge?





I mean your neighbors aren't the only people in the world that will have hawthorn hedges that your son might get near...
Reply:Maybe you can ask the neighbors if they would mind if you trim it down. Maybe they don't like the hedge and would even appreciate an offer of help to remove it. :)