Welcome DJS.... So, sorry about your garden... I'd be sick...
But you know, it seems odd that Bleach would have that devastating of an effect.
Folks use high concentrates of bleach to pressure wash their houses, and plants &
shrubs are typically growing at the foundation of the house with no ill effects.
Could your neighbor have used Round-up or heavy duty weed killers on his pavers?
I've seen some of the extra strength weed killers, kill large trees and everything it came
in contact with..... I sprayed some on some really tough weeds and the wind took
it to close to a Rose a Sharon bush, and it died rather quickly.......