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freshwest

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9. The 'subjects of the state' charge is untrue. They are 'subjects' of their neighbors, period.

Tue Dec 24, 2013, 07:16 PM

Dec 2013

If it had been ornamentals arranged that way, I suspect the neighbors would have objected to that too. Because they are conformists and insist everyone agree with them.

I hate how individuals in this country want their outdoor environment to resemble a video game, with poodled trees and nothing but lawns. Thiis particularly galling in the northwest, with its beautiful native plant species.

People clear cut and buy crap from the nursery that's not native. This is an nationwide problem that is part of our country getting everything from fewer and fewer vendors of plants.

I'm not against a well-kept lawn, to have a space friendly to bare feet. But this trend of making everything the same makes me wanna scream:

LEAVE THE PLANTS ALONE!

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Florida Couple Forced to Dig Up 17-Year Old Organic Garden [View all] eridani Dec 2013 OP

That's just stupid and ornery. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #1

The ornery cat sayz you cant use that word darkangel218 Dec 2013 #3

Miami Shores sucks. darkangel218 Dec 2013 #2

That garden is gorgeous kcr Dec 2013 #4

Stories like this make me cranky. Lucinda Dec 2013 #5

I live in Florida - and have gardened in my front yard since purchasing our current house in 2005 DrDan Dec 2013 #6

Interesting TED Talk video linked in that article. Video herein; A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #7

Typical complaint of xenophobics Mopar151 Dec 2013 #8

The 'subjects of the state' charge is untrue. They are 'subjects' of their neighbors, period. freshwest Dec 2013 #9

You got that right. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2013 #10