Apologies for a rant

Bob has a couple of horror stories about boundary disputes! He used to be a fencer.
He’s also as I type, trying to find out which cowboy did that to your hedge. His comment was that’s rough! You don’t do that. This coming from a man that cuts back hedges with a chainsaw   . 

As a side note we might get some newbie from his enquiry as he’s just plastered the g&g forum all over the fb gardening group he’s in.

Oooh errrr missus. 
I know the bloke who did it,  and he wont forget me in a hurry. He can cut lawns and hedges up to 6ft but won't go up a ladder or steps  and won't do anything that doesn't involve machinery. His excuse was he was told to cut the bushes in their garden.
Luckily there isn't any boundary disputes....yet

What's done is done and I expect the forsythia will flower next year.

PS Paul likes pruning with a chainsaw or hedge trimmer.