This is the kind of thing we face in the subs:

http://oakparkhatesveggies.wor…..-oak-park/

And here's a pic of the offending veggie garden:

http://oakparkhatesveggies.fil…..ulch-4.jpg

I read this on some news site, either Drudge or Phantoms and Monsters, either way…LOL!  I'd say I couldn't believe it but we went through some goofy issues, last year with painting and the year before with a simple square-foot-ish bed in the front yard. And we are, by no means, in the part of town with the Home Owners Associations.

Here is a link to a petition, if anyone is interested. http://www.thepetitionsite.com…..s-veggies/ . I did sign, but so far it hasn't shown up on the list. I don't know if I should try again or not.

I just find this so ironic, while The First Lady is encouraging everyone to grow home gardens, there are people running around raising Cain about it.  Most likely the very people who voted for this President.

Well, I'm going to agree with Miss Judy … I'll take the English garden aspect any day over formal rows of flowers.  Give me the jungle over the fussy estate and it is nobody's business how anyone approaches their own yard if they're keeping it weed-free (even weeds are a subjective choice!).  I do find the whole blowup over the raised beds in MI ridiculously heavy-handed considering how tidy the front yard looks … we have several in my neighborhood that are growing veggie gardens, with one very small yard pushing the veggies into the side yard open to the street.  It is not tidy in arrangement but no one minds and happily, the city code enforcer isn't making comment.  I and several others would roll up our sleeves for battle if there was a citation here ….. there should be a limit and reason behind govt interference concerning individual property.  Strewn car parts, broken furniture looks like trash and is isolating … tidy raised beds bring neighbor interaction.  Hmmm, good and bad … a busybody had to complain to get the ball rolling in MI.

rileysmom: This isn't me, this is a woman near us in Oak Park. I guess I should have made that more clear. lol 

There's a man in British Columbia who's facing a similar problem. And he has 2 1/2 acres and so do his neighbors! Why they would complain I do not understand.

http://www.treehugger.com/file…..g-food.php