A Metairie family is fighting to keep their native plant garden after receiving a notice from the parish government about it, our media partners at The Advocate/Times Picayune report.
Angie and Patrick Madore were overjoyed when the seeds they had scattered over their front lawn in Metairie's Airline Park area survived the spring and blossomed into a colorful array of wildflowers, a sprawling garden frequented by butterflies, bees and dragonflies. They wanted to grow native plants to draw pollinators and aid biodiversity, the newspapers report.
But a neighbor's anonymous complaint triggered a notice from Jefferson Parish government that said the Madores had violated the parish's grass and weed rules. They’ve been asked to cut the wildflowers or risk a fine, the newspapers report.
Suburban lawns are often ground zero for neighborhood conflicts. And where the Madores see beautiful wildflowers, another homeowner sees weeds.
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