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Pennsylvania, USA is trying to stop HOAs from banning native plant gardens. (infosec.pub)
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Bill was introduced in Sep/25, but I only got a whiff of it in the last couple of weeks

See House Bill HB1878: https://fastdemocracy.com/bill-search/pa/2025-2026/bills/PAB00038963/

Are there any other states/countries taking similar initiatives?

Summary:

Pennsylvania homeowners deserve the right to choose native plant species they desire for landscaping around their homes. However, work is needed to remove bottlenecks for homeowners to select native vegetation for their desired landscaping.

This legislation will prevent homeowners associations (HOAs) from unreasonably prohibiting the use of native plants for landscaping on private property. This ensures homeowners residing within an HOA the same ability to choose native landscaping as other homeowners.

Native plants provide many beneficial functions that many homeowners desire. These include being aesthetically pleasing and providing habitat for pollinators while being adapted to the site and typically requiring lower maintenance than non-native plants. [...]

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[–] wabasso@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I’m new to this sub and consider myself anti-lawn. Can you recommend non-grass vegetation that is still easy for kids to play on and people to walk through?

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 3 points 3 days ago

Red and white clover, provided you live in an area where they're native. They introduce nitrogen to the soil and pollinating insects love it, and it nice to lie on. You can grow clover mixed in with grass: because grass is more tolerant to being regularly walked on than clover, it creates nice natural-lookint pathways.

[–] livligkinkajou@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago

It really depends on your location and it could even include native grasses. I'd even recommend creating a post in the community asking for help so it gets more visibility

It is okay if you still need to have grass for children/high traffic areas, you don't need to remove it all, as even small patches with native plants can make a big difference