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Post by lilolpeapicker on Sept 19, 2021 4:21:20 GMT -5
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Post by Mumsey on Sept 19, 2021 4:42:26 GMT -5
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Sept 19, 2021 16:08:47 GMT -5
I hope he wins, too. And the use of social media is an example of how it can be used for good purposes.
I think the folks who cited the gardener in question are related to the lawn monitors in my city. I never will understand why they can't comprehend that lawns are resource intensive in the use of fuel, and that native plants are more compatible with the environment than cultivated plants (not that I don't use them, but they're not the only option).
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Post by davidjp on Sept 26, 2021 10:07:32 GMT -5
Looks nicer than a plain lawn. I’m always amazed by all this in this country, just seems rather strange. You have this image of this country as being really into individual property rights and no interference, but it just seems there’s so many minor little regulations about things like this. I’ve never heard of anything like this in the UK, I’m sure there’s some reason behind this historically.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Sept 26, 2021 10:34:52 GMT -5
davidjp , sad and perhaps a sign of prejudice for anything different and the freedom of the first amendment for both sides.
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Post by gardendmpls on Sept 26, 2021 10:48:16 GMT -5
perhaps a sign of prejudice for anything different More likely people worried about property values combined with little dictators who want to be in control of something in their lives.
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Post by claude on Sept 26, 2021 13:00:38 GMT -5
I have a different spin. I too have standard milkweed and purple yellow and orange cornflowers, yellow daisies, a shorter milkweed that’s orange, hasta, mums, coriopsis, day lilies, lavender, and more to attract pollinators up and down my driveway. All reseed Or spread. My sister asked for plants and came in fall when seed was ripe for taking. Then declined. Why? She thought “that they were messy and looked like overgrown weeds.” Direct quote. I took the hedge trimmers and cut the offending dry stems and stalks and let them fall back into the patch to Re seed. Left them in place for the yellow finches. It always looks more manageable and purposeful to the untrained eye. Use the sign. Educate people. Nature is beautiful but not always tidy. I too, hope that he wins.
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Post by gianna on Sept 26, 2021 13:55:27 GMT -5
I keep things as trimmed back as much as possible. Not only because the neighbors and property values, but because when things grow and get too 'wild looking' here, critters start to live under them. Not just the cute critters like bunnies and flocks of quail, but rodents like mice and rats and ground squirrel tunnels and gophers, and skunks... and then the snakes come to eat the young. They startle me, and I don't mind the gopher and king snakes as much, but the rattlers I could do without. This would likely not be true in a city setting however.
That said, my front area is more wild and woolly than most others on the street. But I do try to keep it moderately trimmed.
I don't think we have any regulations in this neighborhood (though there are CCRs re height of trees for the views - which too many don't pay attention to). With the massive drought, locally people have been encouraged to get rid of their lawns and put in drought tolerant plants. Those often look more scruffy than things that use lots of water.
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Post by gianna on Sept 26, 2021 15:29:07 GMT -5
And now for another opinion. I was curious what state the man called home, and he lives in Kansas City. I was curious what natives he was growing, but in that condition, I really couldn't tell.
I'm all for growing things besides a lawn, and haven't had one in 30 years. I've seen lots of native plant and flower gardens, and they can look very nice. His does not. His is a real mess, and I would not want that next to me. My first thought would be 'critters' (rats).
We do not know the full story here. We do not know if his neighbors have spoken with him before or not. I would guess he's gotten less official warnings before. The first step is not usually facing an official citation 'to trim it back'. He is not on a farm, he appears to live in a city with neighbors. Why not just trim it and make it look a bit neater? The pollinators wouldn't care.
We do not have absolute freedom to do whatever we want. We observe speed limits, wear shoes and shirts in restaurants, don't yell 'fire' in theaters, ...and should get vaccinated. While I think it's far better to have landscaping in front yards that favor birds and bees, co-existing with others harmoniously in a community sometimes requires compromise.
Again, we do not know the entire story here. There are ways to have native gardens that are very attractive and beneficial. I suspect in this case there could be a bit more give/take between neighbors to reach a happy ending.
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Post by gb98 on Sept 29, 2021 7:44:57 GMT -5
I used to live in a town in NJ that had an ordinance that lawns could not grow to more the 6 inches. One spring, I let it grow over a foot high and was issued a warning for "tall grass and weeds". People in that town were what I call fanatical lawn nazis. I had a couple of neighbors who were out in their yards almost every day with their backpack leaf blowers cleaning what seemed like no more than 10 leaves off their driveways and deck.
I have since moved to a more sane place where some people even have vegetable gardens in their front yards. I keep the most unruly looking plants like raspberries in my backyard. My front yard shrubs and perennials are lower growing species - no more than 4 feet. I have blueberries in my front yard since those actually make for nice looking shrubs with nice fall foliage.
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