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[-] panchzila@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Trees are a luxury, growing something like that takes time. I hope they really have a good reason for doing what they did.

[-] AshDene@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

And a public good. They keep things cooler when it's really hot out, keep things warmer when it's really cool out, mildly improve air quality, reduces noise pollution, provide measurable mental health benefits, and so on.

Around here removing big trees is illegal, on your property or not. I'm a fan.

Open soil instead of pavement also helps reduce flooding during heavy rainfall since the ground absorbs water instead of just making it run off to somewhere else.

[-] brewdtype@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

At risk of doxxing yourself, can you expand on where you live? Just curious of the most general area. I love that law!

[-] AshDene@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Toronto, and the law I'm referring to is a city bylaw.

[-] torknorggren@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago

The reason is probably "raking is work." I see this shit all the time in Florida, where we really need more shade trees.

[-] socphoenix@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

Considering they also took out the shrubs I’m betting not, though that tree closest to the house the roots may have been affecting the foundation I guess.

[-] ShlorpianMafia@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

It legit looks like half of the weed dispensaries in my city. Who tf would actually do that to their home tho

[-] dismalnow@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I feel like the car in the picture is important context. I'm thinking that the home was turned into a business, and the pavement is for parking

[-] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah but the concrete is elevated. I don’t see how. Car can get up it.

[-] flyingschnitzel@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, the rare parking without any car access.

[-] HawkMan@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Except there's not way to get a car up there.

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[-] RandoMcGuvins@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Just steal the image and put the source in the body text. That way you're not redirecting everyone to reddit. Sort of defeats the purpose of the protests.

[-] Tagger@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Why don't they like trees?

[-] STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Capitalism has drained their soul. They don't think artistically. They don't think about nature. They don't see beauty. Their art is corporate art.

[-] brandacus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Capitalism is when ugly house

[-] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Man I don't know, that's weird. Maybe they just prefer it this way? Some people don't like the cottage/nature kind of aesthetic. I think their house is ugly as sin but it's just a matter of personal taste.

[-] justhach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Thats okay, but then why buy a cottag-y in nature house and then change it instead of buying something more fitting from the get go.

Even if the house was a good bargain, I cannot imagine the added cost of tearing out all those trees, paving the front yard, and remodeling/updating the interior would be cheaper than just buying a house that was already like that.

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[-] axtualdave@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It's like they heard lawns were bad for the environment, but stopped listening at the part about replacing it with native plants.

[-] ptz@dubvee.org 7 points 1 year ago

🎵 They paved paradise and put up a parking lot 🎵

[-] MoltenBoron@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[-] marswarrior@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

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@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] Gangreless@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Sure they didn't turn it into a shop? Those definitely look like they were made into display windows

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[-] jg1i@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I personally don't like it, but I respect their right to do whatever the fuck they want with their property. If they want a fugly house, then that's their right.

[-] Korne127@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Honestly, no. At least where I live, they're finally starting to do something against gravel gardens. They are illegal here (have been for decades but no-one did anything against it) and they're absolutely terrible for the environment and destroying green space (additionally to them being very bad for bees and further sealing the floor which is awful when any flood happens). Luckily people shouldn't be able to do absolutely everything they want if it hurts everyone so much.

[-] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago
[-] Rhabuko@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Maybe the new owners are allergic to nature? 🙃

[-] venoft@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just before the previous owners of my house decided to put the house on the market they painted all wood inside (stairs, doors, door frames, window frames, skirting) pitch black.

Yes thanks, I enjoy living in a cave. Removing, sanding and painting all that will take me 100s of hours.

Oh, and it was done with the cheapest paint possible while painting over all hinges, locks and sometimes windows.

[-] Liempong_Pagong@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

They're covering the blood spatters. And needed to do it fast and cheap.

[-] Wrincewind@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Aah yes, the landlord special.

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[-] scott@lem.free.as 3 points 1 year ago

Range Rover... checks out.

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.

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[-] prettydarknwild@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

now its a gulag

[-] ekZepp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Shitty taste for shitty people 🤷‍♀️

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[-] kwot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, the prison yard aesthetic... ~~lookin' good~~

[-] EarthBreaker@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Looks like it ruined the whole area by the looks of it.

[-] entropicshart@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Never understood homes that pave/block out all the greenery; makes the home depressing af all for saving some 30min of upkeep per week.

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[-] Casmael@geddit.social 2 points 1 year ago

Wow this is fucking incredibly annoying :(

[-] Spacebar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Dendrophobia? Agrostophobia? Botanophobia? All 3 wrapped into one tangle of neurosis?

[-] egeres@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I just felt bad about what I did to my world in factorio for the first time ever :/

[-] Overzeetop@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

That's an architect's house right there. Guaranteed. Stark feel, contrasting colors, even geometric lines, minimal but very intentional organic elements ("plants" in the windows - probably fake). I'm in the business and have worked on architect's houses. They are generally split 80/20 between ridiculous modern art and warm, inviting, immensely functional spaces. There is no in between.

[-] Untitled9999@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe they plan to park cars there.

Or maybe they just don't like cutting the grass. Can't blame them. I hate having to cut the grass all the time.

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[-] lynny@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I mean I hate lawns as much as the next person, but I don't think the solution is to salt the earth and cover it in concrete.

[-] Kabaka@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I found a real estate listing for the house (yes, you could own this beauty), but I don't know if posting it would count as doxxing per community rules, so I won't. In any case, this is not a business.

They want £300k+. Based on what was written, the whole idea was minimal maintenance and maximum room for parking. The back yard/back "garden" is the same as the front: just a bunch of tile. The interior is less offensive, but just what you'd expect: very modern, lots of black and white and bold shapes.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

and maximum room for parking

Yet another example of what car-brain does to a person.

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