in my opinion it is essential to make a "right to garden" law that means no one can stop you from growing whatever you want in your yard.
I think it should even apply to renters so a landlord is required to allow you to have a garden
And I think this can become a reality
If it begins in a few towns and cities it can spread more and more and more
I think we could do it
I disagree. There should always be restricted species lists, noxious weed lists, and environmental hazard lists from council to try and prevent intentional spread and propogation of ecologically damaging species.
Likewise, not planting certain species in and/or clearing fire coridoors are super important.
I mean, sure, there are exceptions in areas of extreme fire danger or things like that?
But most of the generic landscaping trees, ornamental plants and lawn grasses in the ecologically barren suburbs, cities and towns where people aren't allowed to garden are already invasive. In the United States (where this is an issue) virtually every "lawn" grass is invasive.
The current state of affairs is that people are basically mandated to cultivate invasive species. Giving people the right to grow what they want almost can't possibly make it worse
A plant in someone else's garden that has a strong smell is not a "hazard." It's their garden. You don't have to (literally) stick your nose in someone else's business. Sensory sensitivities can get rubbed the wrong way by someone else living their life, it happens, but people still get to live their life and do things that are well within their rights to do, like have a garden on their own land that they live on
mint is a vigorous plant but it's literally a normal herb that people grow in their gardens. It's not the devil, it's not evil, it's not even really invasive in the sense that it has negative ecological impacts. It's mint, a common herb that people grow and eat all the time.
it's not reasonable for no one to be "allowed" to grow their own herb garden because some random other person might happen to not like it. That's what the post is about.
Hey, I've been offline for like 4 years. But I'm coming back to tell you, if my neighbour decided to plant mint - highly invasive, spreads like crazy - I would have to move. Plant literally anything other than a common allergen Would you plant peanuts? Evicting not your neighbours of colour but your allergic neighbours? I think that counts as ableism. You went from racism to ableism. Great job.
Everyone is free to do as they please, until it hurts others. A different example would be dancing. Dancing is fun. Dancing with a knife in each hand is dangerous.
Now think again, thank you.
I think you are just so disconnected from the concept of gardening and the concept of having neighbors that you have made up in your head some kind of bizarre scenario where gardening is so dangerous it can't possibly be allowed in human society
Kill the hoa member in your heads. I am begging you people!!! I'm sorry if you don't like mint- thankfully you don't have to grow it. But you shouldn't be able to inhibit someone else's right to grow it in their yard.
As for allergies, people can be allergic to the grass some of whom are currently required by HOAs to grow. Under your dancing with knives metaphor, this would be forcing people to dance on a floor made of knives. Oh and while I'm at it- in regards to ableism: since so many people are required, as mentioned previously, to cultivate fucking grass, how do you think people with physical impairments do the landscaping. I'm sure disabled people are definitely happy having to spend on landscapers to maintain their yard so you can have the luxury of grass in someone else's lawn.
It's funny cuz personally leaf blowers and lawn mowers trigger my sensory sensitivities so much i have to wear sound dampening earmuffs to walk around my college campus
I’m still confused about what part of this thread made @hasenfu think that @headspace-hotel was racist.
Fellas, is it racist to *checks notes* garden?
@sugarcoatednightshade
But the OP of that post was advocating for that very thing: people growing stuff in their gardens. Which, as you imply, is better for poor p
maybe this helps explain how to read
i did not say op is racist omg
