I just wondered if any body thought that pensioners should have their gardens taken care of by the council?

Only if the garden become dangerous, for example they couldn't get down their garden path. But I wouldn't believe in it for cosmetic reasons.

No, I don't think they should. My Grandad loves his garden, and tending to it keeps him active. If someone were there to do it all for him then he would have nothing to live for.

Have to agree with Sidla on that one. Everyone needs something to occupy their hands and minds and gardens are a good outlet for the elderly. It's not for everyone, but it would be crazy to remove the choice.

Why on earth should the Council pay for it anyway?

- so what about someone who's disabled or just not able-bodied enough to do their own?

what about someone who's disabled or just not able-bodied enough to do their own?

I feel sorry for anyone who wishes to tend their garden but is unable to do so, but I agree with Tony and fail to see why my taxes should be spent on sorting out their private garden.

Although an example exception would be if it became a health-hazard e.g rats nest

Goog idea. I think it would prove popular with a lot of people.

no they shudnt have a garden. why should they? i dont have one, and cant afford to move and i equally deserve one. if theyre disabled then they either dont get a garden or they get someone to help them out, family etc.

or maybe the council should house people in more suitable accommodation. My mum's neighbour can't do his own garden through self-neglect more than anything else and Sheffield Rebuild are the people who sort it for him. He should give up the 3-bed property he's living in alone to a family who would really benefit from a garden.

I think it would be fair as generally speaking those with bigger gardens pay more Council Tax. So, people would be getting back a service in rough proportion to what they paid.

When you think about some of the politically correct stuff that public money gets spent on looking after pensioners' garden seems a pretty sensible use of funds.

council tax is determined by the value of the property which of course takes into account the value of any garden thereof.

They shouldn't have them, a rather reactionary view. So someone lives in a house for most of his adult life, and as he gets too old to tend the garden gets turfed out... seems a bit harsh.
A bit of garden envy going on there I think mimicraze.

If they can no longer physically do the garden then it should be maintained in a minimal way by the council (would the people who begrudge this also begrudge home help, should they starve if they can no longer feed themselves, or maybe they don't deserve a kitchen since they are incapable of using it)?

noooo i dont think that someones livin in there house and as soon as they gget too old to tend their garden they get chucked out! no way!!!!! sorry if you thought that! if i had a garden i prob wouldnt use it much anyways :)

i think that there used to be a Council service offering minimal gardening assitance, when I worked there (ie a couple of years ago). It was very restricted, ie people had to have a significant disability and there were some other factors, while the help offered was just basic. Have you asked the Council? They may have got rid of it, of course.

If an OAP who has worked all their life is genuinely unable to maintain their garden, then don't we owe it to them to give them something back?

Of course we do.

Society should return something of what it has reaped over the years.

It goes without saying.

The manner in which senior citizens are treated in this country is nothing short of apalling.

No they shouldn't, that's what families are for :D

And what if they don't have a family?
What if the OAP is an old war veteran like a lot of them are, who's sacrifice gave you the opportunity to exercise your views on this forum in a free country, would you still tell him to stuff it?