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Here is an urban garden in East Dayton [outside the boundaries of our 'hood]. It certainly illustrates one pragmatic answer to the question of what to do with a hard-to-mow front yard! This Dayton neighbor chose corn and other vegetables as a unique, and edible, landscaping solution.
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August 10th, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Wow! Where did you find this? I don’t think front yard gardening would pass historic district guidelines, but we have some empty lots that would make terrific gardens. In fact, we hove a few spots where we have empty adjacent lots. That would be about 70 feet wide and almost 200 feet deep. That may be more gardening than some neighbors want to tackle.
NPR had a segment on a suburb battling neighborhood regulations against front yard gardens this morning. I didn’t hear how it ended, but the message seemed to be that there will be more of this. As violations go, though, this one doesn’t seem to cause much harm. Thoughts?
August 18th, 2009 at 12:43 PM
I discovered the corn house on my way home! I may follow their lead just so I can buy farm equipment.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:47 AM
You could keep the farm equipment in your carriage house!
November 1st, 2009 at 12:38 PM
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