AITA for walking & pulling bins over the shared grass area bordering mine & my new neighbours homes (that she intends to plant on)

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The original was posted on /r/amitheasshole by /u/TheUrbanisedZombie on 2023-07-27 15:53:35+00:00.

A few weeks ago while taking out the bins I got flagged by the new neighbour who lives in a one floor house at the side of ours. Normally our recycling bins are kept behind the side gate at the back until the day before. To take them out we take them up our path at the side of the house, then around our black / trash bin over the grass (owned by the council, not us or neighbour)

Map: i.imgur. com/DHZzY8a.png

Our new ish neighbour tapped on the window, said her dog was barrking because of me and asked if I would take them over the grass if she planted stuff there. And I said no, and she then explained she was planning on planting stuff there and didn't want it trampling. Then offered to cut the rose bush in the corner because it blocked us. Fair enough.

Yesterday I took my bin out again. Nothing has been planted or done yet. It was a wet day and I took the bins around the grass like I usually do. Neighbour bangs on glass, starts swearing at me like "I fucking asked you not to go over my grass, I cut the bush back, so move your fucking bin" no warning, just attitude. Tried explaining that I would avoid trampling anything she planted, she wouldn't listen, just got irate. I was actually going to warn her that the council owned the grass and were likely to mow over anything she planted but she didn't take any notice and just got off. Then to add to it she said "you're staring into a woman's bedroom window" like I'm some fucking peeping tom. Sometimes her dog is in the window and I notice when I walk past while mowing the grass eyc but that's it lol, not something I do intentionally

Kinda displaced my mindset for some reason and I don't know why. Couldn't get a word in and just got nasty attitude.

AITA or is my neighbour potentially a little off? If she plants stuff I don't intend to trample it so I don't know what the attitude is for.