Hell! Wheres my fence gone?

Gently, gently Tosh. It sounds as if this could escalate into a major neighbourly dispute. I fully sympathise with you and would be totaly pissed of if my neighbours treated me this way. However, in my (past) working life I have seen too many feuds start in this way and become very ugly.
Talk to your neighbour and talk to him again. You have nothing to lose,
As I said before, I fully sympathise with you.

I agree Tosh.....count to 10 You dont want a full scale war on your hands, or it will never be resolved.....Talk nicely to them...............

I agree. Give him his fence back !
Maybe they will soon.

I am glad you can almost see the other side.........nearly fell out with neighbour last week over a large tree/shrub she removed from her garden which she had every right to do, but took away a lot of our privacy, thankfully we are back on speaking terms again, so good luck with your wall problem.

such a shame Tosh. But, you catch more flies with sugar....as the saying goes. Try and keep your cool and good luck. :o)

Sorry you guys - you're very kind, but I wasn't really angry, just a bit disappointed. I don't know the chap - he hasn't moved in yet, and Im unlikely to start, what I hope to be a mutual respecting relationship, with a slanging match. He is merely young, and doesn't yet appreciate how these things work. I'll have a gentle word and I'm sure it'll be sorted out soon. Thanks for your friendly support though - but don't worry, I was merely 'venting'. Anyway, you see my problem now about the size and lack of sun in my garden. When the fence does go up, I'd like to put a climbing rose over it, though am still wondering whether a rambler. Something very fragrant - have been reading about 'Gertrude Jekyl' and 'St Swithins' - I tend towards the pink. However, I do love a honeysuckle, and if the fence is ugly - a passion flower would cover it fast - but not look so great in winter - you see the dilemma?

If that was me, id be putting my own fence up instead of waiting, hope all works out well.

I love a combination of climbing rose and fragrant honeysuckle. They are so pretty together. Pink is my favourite rose colour. Gertrude J. is a wonderfully fragrant rose but she does need the full 6 to 8 hours of sun per day to produce really well. I'm speaking from my own experience with her. What about a climbing New Dawn?

Thanks for that Gilli, thats really worth knowing - . My sister has had probs with Gertrude J too, but it is in full south facing sun - just got very leggy! I'll certainly check out New Dawn - my other half favours a darker rose - any suggestions?