Homeowner Faces Citation for Her 'Woke' Garden: Native Plants, KY 🌿 [View all]
'Gardener faces citation for her ‘woke’ garden: ‘Glad this is spreading’ Yahoo News, Oct. 18, 2023. 🌱 🦋
Reddit recently joined an ongoing debate about one Kentucky homeowner’s native plant garden. According to the Courier Journal article this Redditor shared, master gardener Jacquelyn Hawkins-McGrail lives in the Hunting Creek neighborhood of Prospect, Ky.
In 2005, Hawkins-McGrail decided to turn her yard into a certified wildlife habitat, replacing her grass with a variety of native plants that support birds, monarch butterflies, and other living creatures.
This didn’t go over well with Hawkins-McGrail’s neighbors, the Courier Journal reports. At least one posted online to accuse her of “woke gardening,” while at least one other reported her to the city of Prospect, resulting in a citation, which Hawkins-McGrail was fighting.
Native plants have a wide range of benefits for homeowners and the environment. They don’t need much beyond the natural rain, sunlight, and soil in their native region, so they’re easy to keep, saving owners time, money, and water. They also support local wildlife, including the insects that feed larger animals and the pollinators that keep plant populations healthy...
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/gardener-faces-citation-her-woke-200000651.html
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