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Mississauga Court Ruling on Naturalization - Make it stand out From evidence submitted to the Court in the Wolf Ruck case, showing the transformation of Wolf’s naturalized yard from 2007 to 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/bda1d20f-4c50-4022-86fd-16ac42281f8a/june+2023+visit+before+city+cut+it+down.JPG Blog - Digging In: The Ruck v. Mississauga Court Ruling on Naturalization - Make it stand out Wolf’s naturalized front yard in June 2023, prior to the City mowing it down. (Photo by Lorraine Johnson) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/55ff2a1d-6a97-47a0-a469-644b0dd13439/post+mnowing+by+City.png Blog - Digging In: The Ruck v. Mississauga Court Ruling on Naturalization - Make it stand out After the City mowed it down in August 2023. (Photo submitted as evidence to the Court) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/c56c7743-b085-435f-aab4-31f7f37b7b0e/Wolf%27s+yard+in+1995%2C+before+naturalization.JPG Blog - Digging In: The Ruck v. Mississauga Court Ruling on Naturalization - Make it stand out Wolf’s yard in 1995, years before he began his naturalization project. (Photo courtesy of Wolf Ruck) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/fd570c86-8bfe-4f69-adcb-e7e37802fcb6/i+think+this++is+july+2022+mowing.png Blog - Digging In: The Ruck v. Mississauga Court Ruling on Naturalization - Make it stand out Contractors hired by the City of Mississauga to mow down “tall grass and weeds” in Wolf’s naturalized yard. (Photo courtesy of Wolf Ruck) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/b3e73ed4-c5de-47eb-b593-81a007598edd/post+mowing+by+City+in+2023.png Blog - Digging In: The Ruck v. Mississauga Court Ruling on Naturalization - Make it stand out Wolf’s yard following the August 2023 mowing by City contractors. (Photos from Court documents) https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/city-of-mississaugas-nuisance-weed-and-tall-grass-bylaw-ruled-unconstitutional monthly 0.5 2026-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/0f296145-3575-4667-bde0-515c4e28c2a9/Wolf+2+june+2023.JPG Blog - City of Mississauga's Nuisance Weed and Tall Grass Bylaw Ruled Unconstitutional - Make it stand out Wolf Ruck and his naturalized landscape in June 2023, before the City of Mississauga mowed it down that year. (Photo by Lorraine Johnson) https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/illegal-mulch monthly 0.5 2025-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/79c7dcd1-e704-4d32-a843-40fd2b5c6880/mulch.png Blog - Illegal Mulch?! - Make it stand out The City of Mississauga’s right-of-way extends from roughly the honey locust tree to the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/31a41260-3393-433b-a032-6bab3c4bb535/Screenshot+2025-11-18+at+6.48.54%E2%80%AFAM.png Blog - Illegal Mulch?! - Make it stand out As this screenshot from the City of Mississauga’s website shows, Council passed a motion in May 2025 ordering a pause in precisely the sort of enforcement action that this resident has been subjected to. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/busted-for-leaving-the-leaves monthly 0.5 2025-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/2a22b6c6-4589-4ddb-9bfe-7814f55e4b30/1.jpg Blog - Busted for Leaving the Leaves - Make it stand out Emily Noel’s front yard and boulevard garden in mid-spring, with dead leaves as mulch. (Photo courtesy of Emily Noel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/376d0de7-58aa-40a5-90e2-520add53a00e/2.jpg Blog - Busted for Leaving the Leaves - Make it stand out The “offending” leaves in Emily’s boulevard garden. (Photo courtesy of Emily Noel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/a990cc7d-fa4b-43a1-ad9d-deb49542bb1e/3.JPG Blog - Busted for Leaving the Leaves - Make it stand out (Photo courtesy of Emily Noel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/82c05111-b2e3-4779-a6fa-a51a8d07d532/4.JPG Blog - Busted for Leaving the Leaves - Make it stand out (Photo courtesy of Emily Noel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/9a87f471-9b2d-4142-90fc-da3196ef9575/6.JPG Blog - Busted for Leaving the Leaves - Make it stand out Oshawa’s bylaw requires that your landscape be “in harmony with the neighboring environment.” In Emily’s case, that means lawns. (Photo courtesy of Emily Noel) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/94001379-6913-4aa1-bd27-557b8cab91bb/5.png Blog - Busted for Leaving the Leaves - Make it stand out (Photo courtesy of Emily Noel) https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/supporting-bylaw-reform-fighting-back-against-unfounded-complaints monthly 0.5 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/972eb843-2306-4b25-88af-e5c419d77c1a/tori.jpeg Blog - Supporting Bylaw Reform: Fighting Back Against Unfounded Complaints - Make it stand out This native plant gardener received an unfounded Notice of Violation from the City of Toronto in 2023 and fought back…Only to have a bylaw officer show up again in 2024 in response to another unfounded complaint. The gardener is in compliance with Toronto’s Turfgrass and Prohibited Plants bylaw but has been forced to defend their pollinator planting annually. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/37f3c568-ad4a-4643-9a16-d1f5532c2c7d/brenna.jpg Blog - Supporting Bylaw Reform: Fighting Back Against Unfounded Complaints - Make it stand out This native plant habitat gardener has rallied community support to advocate for change. (Photo courtesy of Brenna Lattimore) https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/a-court-challenge-to-mississaugas-grass-and-weeds-bylaw monthly 0.5 2025-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1c375a10-f8d1-4dad-b010-22ca89ca17f0/Screenshot+2025-02-24+at+6.01.04%E2%80%AFPM.png Blog - A Court Challenge to Mississauga's Grass and Weeds Bylaw - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/45043d40-6e60-4fc5-9444-0e96bb286b1d/1+June+2023+good+one.JPG Blog - A Court Challenge to Mississauga's Grass and Weeds Bylaw - Make it stand out Wolf Ruck’s naturalized front yard, in Mississauga, in June 2023. Wolf maintains his naturalization with mown paths and borders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/31b11efd-caa2-44fe-a5b0-53043ff245b4/2+2023.06.15+1720+LAWN+RAGE+-+Lorraine+Johnson+Visit+%283%29+Cropped.jpg Blog - A Court Challenge to Mississauga's Grass and Weeds Bylaw - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/aeb4879b-7f57-404c-a83c-97fe0a912acb/5+oct+2024.jpeg Blog - A Court Challenge to Mississauga's Grass and Weeds Bylaw - Make it stand out Wolf’s naturalized yard in late October, 2024. 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(Photo by Douglas Counter) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/328b8b86-b525-4bf2-be8c-0e912bb1d770/DC.jpeg Blog - Despite a Court Victory, the Douglas Counter Saga Continues... - Make it stand out Douglas Counter with some of the thousands of native plants he propagates and donates to gardeners. (Photo by Lorraine Johnson) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/ad10df48-11c7-494b-93ce-3e38e26d8c9e/DC2.png Blog - Despite a Court Victory, the Douglas Counter Saga Continues... - Make it stand out Douglas Counter’s court case affirmed the right of gardeners to express their environmental beliefs on the public right of way of boulevards, subject only to health and safety restrictions. (Photo by Douglas Counter) https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/natural-garden-mowed-down-by-city-of-burlington-ontario monthly 0.5 2023-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/ca149206-b6a8-467e-b8d7-be07f34eb1c8/destruction-01.jpg Blog - Natural Garden Mowed Down by City of Burlington, Ontario - Make it stand out All that was left of the plants nurtured by Karen Barnes after the City of Burlington, Ontario, mowed down her natural garden on June 20, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Karen Barnes) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/7879173f-8eeb-44fd-bc78-0d35957dd99d/Yard-01+credit+Karen+Barnes.jpg Blog - Natural Garden Mowed Down by City of Burlington, Ontario - Make it stand out Native asters, goldenrods and milkweeds were among the plants growing in Karen Barnes’ garden in the autumn of 2022. The plants did not impede sight lines for drivers or pedestrians, and small fences prevented plants from flopping onto the sidewalk or driveway. (Photo courtesy of Karen Barnes) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/f9b3e6dc-2d11-47dd-93cf-a5712fc69922/DSC_0158.JPG Blog - Natural Garden Mowed Down by City of Burlington, Ontario - Make it stand out After the garden was mowed down by the City of Burlington on June 20, 2023. (Photo by Lorraine Johnson) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/e309390a-ee58-4a51-b9b1-6076d00b8cf9/natural+garden+exemption.png Blog - Natural Garden Mowed Down by City of Burlington, Ontario - Make it stand out The exemption in Burlington’s 2022 Lot Maintenance Bylaw allows for naturalized areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/164d25bc-8f69-4c57-9ec2-0ee6834c4597/definition+of+naturalized+area.png Blog - Natural Garden Mowed Down by City of Burlington, Ontario - Make it stand out Karen Barnes’ natural garden clearly falls within the “naturalized area” definition in Burlington’s Lot Maintenance Bylaw. 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(Photo courtesy of Craig Sinclair.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/648e4fcb-faf2-472b-b5ac-0f4ab9ae4a51/pileated+on+lgo+2.JPG Blog - Town of Smiths Falls Threatens Fine for Habitat Logs... - Make it stand out The logs that the Town considers “garbage” are used as habitat by wildlife such as this pileated woodpecker. 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Get Growing Goldenrod! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/3-impossible-sites-3-native-plant-gardens monthly 0.5 2021-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1632927553798-9OR98VV930CRPE00CNKW/h%27front+before.png Blog - 3 Impossible Sites, 3 Native Plant Gardens - Make it stand out The site at Harbourfront where I was invited to create a garden, as part of the Artists Gardens series. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1631115280163-J5WIMJ93GEEU2KGM33PJ/H%27front+after.png Blog - 3 Impossible Sites, 3 Native Plant Gardens - Make it stand out The raised bed meadow at my Harbourfront Artists Garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1631115564509-1P3N8RKT0ZW1CET0W8SM/pppp1.JPG Blog - 3 Impossible Sites, 3 Native Plant Gardens - Make it stand out The site of the Portland Place Pollinator Patch prior to planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1631115645666-9GF9BKF5M7HFZ0ACQMHQ/ppppdone.jpg Blog - 3 Impossible Sites, 3 Native Plant Gardens - Make it stand out The Portland Place Pollinator Patch in its first year of planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1632936335476-XTHC14B4QAIPB4W7FDC8/si.jpeg Blog - 3 Impossible Sites, 3 Native Plant Gardens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1631115959272-MXD4U1DCJX2GR7VNX47E/se+done.JPG Blog - 3 Impossible Sites, 3 Native Plant Gardens - Make it stand out One of the Sedges Instead beds. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/native-plant-books-by-indigenous-knowledge-keepers monthly 0.5 2021-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1632927932139-OOLLS7C9YAWZ29VRXDS0/braiding.jpg Blog - Native Plant Books by Indigenous Knowledge-Keepers - Make it stand out Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1631114057434-5PU7K5FYWHFQG3A4938B/plants+have+so+much.jpg Blog - Native Plant Books by Indigenous Knowledge-Keepers - Make it stand out Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have To Do is Ask, edited by Wendy Makoons Geniusz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1632928084352-OPM11YPOLY0FCWU1CF79/Medicines%2Bto%2BHelp%2BUs%2Bby%2BChristi%2BBelcourt.jpg Blog - Native Plant Books by Indigenous Knowledge-Keepers - Make it stand out Medicines to Help Us: Traditional Métis Plant Use, by Christi Belcourt https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/community-help monthly 0.5 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629259195320-B9ITVOQ35J4V32H18UO5/Florinda+and+her+garden+across+the+street.jpg Blog - Community Help - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629259308623-GJ2XEAWC5729Z9RAHLER/morning+glories.jpg Blog - Community Help - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629259454439-HX9PM8802CGMVT66RWTX/pre.jpg Blog - Community Help - Make it stand out The boulevard in May, prior to creating the Sedges Instead beds. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/a-day-of-damage monthly 0.5 2021-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1632936456415-OND6LQ0D1JSCNZ9DT50Y/redbud.jpeg Blog - A Day of Damage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629748465312-R2DV4Q5EZ63AESUEFVHP/goldenrod.JPG Blog - A Day of Damage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629748515963-FWVAYEVWAS31RNFAA7J9/wrecked.JPG Blog - A Day of Damage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629749060337-9BU7DXZFDHDC1LFDTGWX/pre+wreckage.jpg Blog - A Day of Damage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/small-space-gardening monthly 0.5 2021-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629756425324-52H64CKFPW39SAT8LYCJ/pre.jpg Blog - Small Space Gardening - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629756450469-SMYUZWIES3172BWZVGSG/post.jpg Blog - Small Space Gardening - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/suggested-sedges monthly 0.5 2021-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629260370090-BF5X6P8YDT2RO0CMY65S/eburnea.JPG Blog - Suggested Sedges - Make it stand out Bristle-leaved sedge (Carex eburnea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629292577416-4FQACU6MKL6CMALT6OVB/plantain+leaved+sedge.JPG Blog - 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Hello Sedges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629258231655-LX0R9A1AE3S66AN20NGZ/small+3rd+bed+post-planting.jpg Blog - Hello Sedges - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/plant-source-matters monthly 0.5 2021-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1631717315874-FF6D626ZDHVEDY29QYLR/Screen+Shot+2021-09-15+at+10.45.19+AM.png Blog - Plant Source Matters! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629834824137-BJ7PTVPMTYVYD42B1ZJH/Screen+Shot+2021-08-24+at+3.28.50+PM.png Blog - Plant Source Matters! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/evolution-of-the-front-garden monthly 0.5 2021-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629265560593-CBVMAJQB1FE4ZRCYRYV0/use+for+blog.JPG Blog - 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The monarda and smooth ox-eye bloomed just a few weeks after planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1630376756585-B3FLU5YAKOR0DXZI1ODC/thumb_IMG_3785_1024.jpg Blog - Tending to Place and Community - Make it stand out Harvesting sweetgrass for braiding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1630376791483-2H99BUINLFF1F2SK6GGO/thumb_IMG_3783_1024.jpg Blog - Tending to Place and Community - Make it stand out Harvesting sage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1630376816130-PWV7JPD2SGBW2O1KZMK9/thumb_IMG_3781_1024.jpg Blog - Tending to Place and Community - Make it stand out Harvesting tobacco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1630376833412-YHSJSD5VJRQRUROR2FEV/thumb_IMG_3775_1024.jpg Blog - Tending to Place and Community - Make it stand out A small planting for pollinators in the parkette. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/paw-paws-and-the-urge-to-grow monthly 0.5 2021-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629290850040-BMIX9CUSDYCCADBWIZKS/paw+paw+seedlogs.JPG Blog - Paw Paws and the Urge to Grow - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/walkway-veggies monthly 0.5 2021-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629297649951-97TFBJYGK0L8B2LYHIF1/side+yard+food.jpg Blog - Walkway Veggies - Make it stand out Tomatoes, peppers and basil in the sunny walkway beside the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629297785774-RQ2NJSXV3184F4K806UF/side+yard+herbs.jpg Blog - Walkway Veggies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/three-sisters-and-a-sign monthly 0.5 2021-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629297131374-IKRT31DNYE08DR8CKZH7/3+sisters.jpg Blog - Three Sisters and a Sign - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/lovely-little-fumitory monthly 0.5 2021-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1630038305915-92URUOHNTSLWXX4IBTLK/IMG_2746.JPG Blog - Lovely Little Fumitory - Make it stand out Rock harlequin (Corydalis sempervirens) in our front garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1630038902032-LBKWPPKO7Q1A3OZ0VZ52/IMG_3589.JPG Blog - Lovely Little Fumitory - Make it stand out Rock harlequin (Corydalis sempervirens) at Point Grondine Park. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/pre-planting-joy monthly 0.5 2021-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629294720033-6GC4E9CY327K536VQ2JB/thumb_IMG_3820_1024.jpg Blog - Pre-Planting Joy - Make it stand out The long view https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629294750432-TAEZY3VIZLER6GA9QPUQ/thumb_IMG_3826_1024.jpg Blog - Pre-Planting Joy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629294769456-UR6Q3XMR3DS8Z863SMCW/thumb_IMG_3828_1024.jpg Blog - Pre-Planting Joy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629294791005-G1PDORPPOO79HUAR348Q/thumb_IMG_3830_1024.jpg Blog - Pre-Planting Joy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://lorrainejohnson.ca/blog/torontos-bad-bylaw-made-worse-or-better monthly 0.5 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629858504365-8FYHNMOKDXMOEEYRBH27/Screen+Shot+2021-08-24+at+10.28.06+PM.png Blog - Toronto's Bad Bylaw Made Worse or Better? - Make it stand out Toronto gardener Sandy Bell was given a $50 fine for this garden in the early 1990s. An inspector said it was “excessively too high.” She fought the fine in court, and the case forced the City of Toronto to change its grass and weeds bylaw to allow “natural gardens.” (Photo by Lorraine Johnson) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/606c9e7dc06e361edcf23d6e/1629858762190-HVANAZU0HCKG2QPJG9FK/Screen+Shot+2021-08-24+at+10.32.22+PM.png Blog - Toronto's Bad Bylaw Made Worse or Better? - Make it stand out In the early 2000s, Douglas Counter defended his native plant garden (in the boulevard) right up to the Ontario Superior Court. 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