[Trail twister]

I live in a area of 10 arce lots. Homes and other buildings have to be 25 feet off the property line per the county set back rules. Of course the town ship I live in has a stakeing ordance. Which means I pay a fee to the town ship to send some one out to make sure I am 25 feet off the property line. And they don't know CHIT about where the property line really is and have to depend on me telling them the truth.

Still the lady with the garden is well with in her rights to plant veggies under the law as written.
There probably is a law the provents her from having freash cow manure dumped in her drive so she can compost it. I would like to see that happen my self. Is it the smell that is againest the law? we could outlaw Cem lawn from spraying if it is since many of us dis like that smell.


Al

[idw2s]

Originally Posted by Retroit

I think it looks tacky, personally. If she doesn't have enough room in her backyard to accommodate her vegetables, maybe she should consider moving to a farm. I'm also not a big fan of overdone Christmas and sports displays. When you choose to live in a populated area, you have some obligation to conform to acceptable standards of appearance. What this one woman is doing may not look bad to some, but what if everyone did it?...taking into consideration how some people can't even keep a lawn and a few bushes in good condition.

The city tore up her yard, and she had to replant it. She thought veggies were a more environmentally friendly way to go.

And I'm with the poster up there talking about the Victory gardens. Once upon a time, this would have been a person's civic duty.

Hate to say it, but I'm never one who is going to like the cookie cutter look.

There's a reason I don't live in suburbia....

[Trail twister]

Some people didn't have a very good choice of where to live. There is the work aspect, what one can afford to buy or rent in as safe an area as one can afford.

I live where I live because of my work I looked long and hard to find this place in my afford braket. Would I move if I could afford it? Not if there wasn't work were I want to moved to which there isn't or I would be gone all ready.

I really like the moto LIVE AND LET LIVE.

[chiroptera]

Funny...today I started a job at a very nice home in an upscale Oakland county neighborhood (both husband and wife are doctors) and I was amused to see tomato plants, squash and onions liberally planted with the perennials and ornamentals all through their front yard.

I'm with idw2s....really dislike the cookie-cutter type of neigborhoods. I suppose it's a subjective call on where to draw the line with mowing and junk cars in the front yard and so on, but I like to assume most people agree on basic standards depending on the neighborhood, and allow for plenty of leeway otherwise.