Community Garden Drama: Woman Gets Local Plot, Discovers Heated Rivalry With Plant Enthusiasts

A woman who finally gained entry into her community garden discussed the unexpected drama that unfolded as a result. And there are throngs of folks on social media who are hoping the "garden feud" that appears to have been fomented between her and another plot user escalates.

Darian Louise (@darianlouise) documented the particulars of what seems to be a burgeoning garden beef in a viral TikTok that's accrued over 178,000 views.

Darian begins her video by speaking into the camera, which she records from the interior of a car. She explains that she and her fiancé have a plot in their local community garden where they get to exercise their green thumbs.

While folks who could care less about agriculture may not be excited by the mention of a community garden, apparently "it's the hottest commodity in town," according to the TikToker.

In fact, it took the two of them a considerable amount of time before they could get even get access to the land so they could grow their own produce. "He was on the list to get a plot for seven years. People have been on there longer," she explained.

Darian went on to state that folks only start off with "a tiny little plot" and that enthusiastic planters are restricted to a few raised beds. If you want to get more land, the TikToker states that folks need to demonstrate excellence in gardening acumen before they are given this luxury.

Conversely, if one doesn't exactly wow folks with their ability to grow, then they end up getting the plot taken away from them. Folks on the wait list are usually given these smaller plots if they can't handle the stress of maintaining whatever they're planting.

Darian says that she and her fiancé "have impressed the powers that be" with their "gardening skills." Consequently, they were gifted a larger plot to grow even more produce in the area.

Darian broke down the drama that ensued following her and her fiancé's upgrade to big plot community garden status. The bit of land that they received was, as she described, "dilapidated." It was evident to both her and her significant other that whoever was taking care of the land beforehand wasn't really devoting that much care and effort into making sure it was kept looking great.

Although Darian says that she and her partner have been putting a ton of work into ensuring that it's looking great, there are others who weren't so happy with the fact that they're making their garden look fantastic.

As it turns out, their plot was located right across the way from a woman who's been managing a plot with her and some other friends.

Upon meeting their fellow gardener, Darian and her fiance weren't exactly met with open arms. She acted unfriendly toward the TikToker and even discussed potentially building a fence to separate her garden from theirs.

Additionally, Darian says that the woman was "throwing dead plants into [their] beds."

The agricultural aggression didn't stop there. According to Darian, another plot surveyor who was situated next to her and her fiancé's piece of land began grilling the two about how they managed to acquire the garden. Upon learning that the two had gotten their "plot fair and square ... She opened up a little bit."

Darian then divulged some juicy gardening gossip. "She went on to tell us that the people that had the plot before had been subletting it out. To randos for the last I don't know how many years. Mind you the woman that we met that we shared the plot with said that she had had it for 20."

It's at this point in the video that the pieces start to come together for Darian. "So she was the one that was subletting it out. And that we learned from our neighbor she was subletting it out to people that were not taking care of it. And it was taken away from her."

The TikToker expressed that she believed this was a pretty crummy thing for the woman to do. Especially because there are so many people, like her fiancé, who wait years for the opportunity to get into the community garden.

"This is really rude if you consider the fact that people are on the list to get a garden plot for years and years and years."

She continued, stating that the woman in question was still acting rudely toward her and her fiancé. "You have to follow the rules. It's like, don't be rude. So, we keep going to the garden, taking care of our plot. And we're running into the lady that we share it with. And she just will not warm up to us."

Following this, Darian smiles into the camera and states that she's ecstatic with the thought of having a "garden feud" with a neighbor. "How funny would it be if we had this nice wholesome little hobby and then we just start feuding with this like 65-year-old woman? Over this like $50 a year garden plot?"

She was tickled pink by this prospect because she, says, her life isn't packed with entertainment. "I need that to be my summer drama. I want a garden feud. I want her to start, like, poisoning our plants. Pulling them up destroying everything. Just so I have a little bit of entertainment to live for."

However, she stated at the end of the video that she was kidding about her plants being messed with, as she doesn't want that and genuinely cares for them. "But you can be rude to me. I would love for her to be rude to me."