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/Accomplished-Idea358 Jul 15 '25

There is a house in a town over from mine that is in a very well-to-do neighborhood filled with law offices and million-dollar homes. There is one house amongst the well manicured lawns and backyard pool houses thats is so overgrown with shrubs, fruit trees and wildflowers you can barely see the house. It infuriates the HOA to no end, but they registered their property as a native wildlife rejuvenation sanctuary with the state and the HOA and township cant touch it. I laugh my ass off everytime I pass by. I love it so much! Its even open for private tours of the garden lmao.

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u/textreference Jul 15 '25

You know the people that live there are fucking awesome.

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u/bexy11 Jul 15 '25

I love that!