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[GWL]: land covenants

One of the major problems looming over gardeners, plant and seed 
companies,  and landscape designers is the existence of land covenants 
written for subdivisions by developers who want to outdo their competitors 
in exclusivity.  Hence only X type of trees may be planted.  No flowers in 
front yards. No vegetable gardens.

It is tough for "landscape committees" to check back yards, but when 
developers are putting houses with a footprint of 3,000 s.f. on a 6,000 
s.f. lot with a triple garage, there's darned little soil left.  I think 
this type of restriction is outrageous.  People think they "own" property, 
they only have a little control after a large expenditure of money (I know, 
mortgages...that's beside the point).  Look at Pasco, Washington's 
website.  The claim is made there that only grass is permitted in front 
yards.  A friend used to live in a subdivision here in Boise, and she lined 
her walk to the house with flowers (Balsam, IIRC).  She received a "visit" 
from the subdivision landscape committee and told she was "out of 
compliance."  She was having marital difficulties at the time that were 
more important, so she ignored the warning.  Later her whole front lawn 
died (talk about being out of compliance!), and her friends all suspected 
her about-to-be ex- had treated the lawn with Roundup.

What happens if you refuse to apply broadleaf herbicide to your lawn?  My 
guess is a "visit" from the landscape committee.  Architects went around 
trying to change the face of subdivisions a few years ago, speaking to 
community members and planning & zoning commissions.  Pushing the "new age" 
architecture, or whatever they called it.  They wanted cars parked or 
garaged in backyards, and front porches near the street so residents could 
spend summer evenings socializing with people who were walking (!) to the 
stores.  Developers pounced on that bandwagon, and they're actually 
changing the face of subdivisions.  Now we need someone to spread the word 
for gardens.  Any ideas?  Margaret Lauterbach (former county P&Z commissioner)

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