Local Ordinances Should Allow for Native Plantings and Pollinator Gardens

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 Planting native and pollinator-friendly plants in your yard is a great way to help the ecosystem and have a beautiful garden. Unfortunately, many local ordinances discourage or ban such plantings. This needs to change, I wrote in last week’s column, which got picked up by Yahoo! News.

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