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Here's the thing, I'd be willing to bet that even if the garden was more "traditionally" organized the neighbors would have still have an issue.
C'mon, we live in an age when people say publicly that a house that doesn't have a lawn in front signifies that the residents are drug dealers (true story, by the way. I pointed out that I don't have a lawn in front of my house and the woman just gave me that stupid look).
A resounding YES to that. Even if I didn't like the man's garden (but I do), why would that affect my decision? I'm not buying his house. I'm buying the one next door. I'm really at a loss to understand your line of reasoning. If your (future) neighbour isn't a criminal, nothing he/she does is any of your concern.
I have nothing against gardens and I like the idea of houses that don't look cookie cutter.
At the same time, I would still care somewhat about what neighborhood houses look like if i were buying.
What if my neighbour is not a criminal but he has like 3 rusting cars on his front yard ? What if his house is painted with legal but completely ridiculous looking patterns and graffitti ( it's probably legal to graff your own house) ? The dude in that story just looks like a lazy hippie who doesn't care much about other people.
I think his neighbors would be much less likely to complain if his yard looked more like this Front Yard Vegetable Garden (scroll down for the picture). I don't think he is going to win this battle. I'm all for folks being able to do with their property as they see fit as long as it doesn't become a blight or a health hazard. The logs and stumps that he has around the yard will attract termites (if they haven't already). I could almost understand it if the rest of his property looked like it was being kept up but it doesn't. The bushes/shrubs by his house look way overgrown too. I don't think Florida friendly landscaping means
"don't do anything at all and let everything grow wild."
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By-law enforcement seems to be based on who calls in to complain.
(I'm going to start a separate thread just on that; doesn't make any sense that enforcement would be based on someone being more the compainer)
Arthur Erickson, the famous Vancouver architect, went the rounds for years with his expensive neighbors over allowing his yard to go through the seasons. But to be fined for going "natural"/? In this day and age??
I think his neighbors would be much less likely to complain if his yard looked more like this Front Yard Vegetable Garden (scroll down for the picture). I don't think he is going to win this battle. I'm all for folks being able to do with their property as they see fit as long as it doesn't become a blight or a health hazard. The logs and stumps that he has around the yard will attract termites (if they haven't already). I could almost understand it if the rest of his property looked like it was being kept up but it doesn't. The bushes/shrubs by his house look way overgrown too. I don't think Florida friendly landscaping means
"don't do anything at all and let everything grow wild."
I've had most of my front lawn in Jamestown in garden for about 7 years, and now I'm starting on the tree lawn between the sidewalk and the curb:
2008
2013
I haven't planted any veggies out front yet, but I'm thinking about a zucchini, dill, and maybe some brightly colored swiss chard. I wouldn't plant veggies in the tree lawn because too many people walk their dogs along my street , but the dogs stay off the actual front yard because I have landscape roses rambling along a small bank next to the sidewalk (see top photo).
By-law enforcement seems to be based on who calls in to complain.
(I'm going to start a separate thread just on that; doesn't make any sense that enforcement would be based on someone being more the compainer)
Arthur Erickson, the famous Vancouver architect, went the rounds for years with his expensive neighbors over allowing his yard to go through the seasons. But to be fined for going "natural"/? In this day and age??
Natural...haha.......there's no place in Florida or anywhere else I know of in this country whre broccoli, bananas, loofa sponges, and beauty berries and watermelons just pop up naturally.
You have to put them there. Also, I would be really surprised if Mr. Laws "garden" doesn't require as much irrigation as a lawn in order to produce fruit/vegetables. You cant grow stuff like that in Florida without water.
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, but the dogs stay off the actual front yard because I have landscape roses rambling along a small bank next to the sidewalk (see top photo).
