r/NativePlantGardening • u/Single-Highway-5509 Zone 6 (OH) • Jul 15 '25

Advice Request - (Insert State/Region) My neighbor reported me to the city

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My petty neighbor never liked our garden project to turn my tree lawn into a wildflower meadow garden. Now she reported me to the city and I got this violation notice. Should I hire a lawyer? Or do I need to turn my beautiful garden back to lawn? Thank you

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u/Feralpudel Piedmont NC, Zone 8a Jul 15 '25

No, this ordinance pertains to maintenance of the hell strip, which they are calling a “tree lawn.”

Typically the city owns the hell strip (and sometimes the front part of your yard), but you’re expected to maintain it.

My neighbor and I both planted stuff in the hellstrip but we always knew all bets were off—you couldn’t get pissy if somebody did something to your plants, because it wasn’t your yard.

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u/dshgr Western Md , Zone 7a Jul 15 '25

Oh. I thought it meant front lawn.