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TheSunflowerSeeds t1_j0bq2gb wrote

Reply to comment by PoisonMind in They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost. (After their homeowner association ordered them to replace their wildlife-friendly plants with turf grass, a Maryland couple sued. They ended up changing state law.) by RevRagnarok

The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is a living annual plant in the family Asteraceae, with a large flower head (capitulum). The stem of the flower can grow up to 3 metres tall, with a flower head that can be 30 cm wide. Other types of sunflowers include the California Royal Sunflower, which has a burgundy (red + purple) flower head.

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PoisonMind t1_j0bq12a wrote

Reply to comment by lawrow in They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost. (After their homeowner association ordered them to replace their wildlife-friendly plants with turf grass, a Maryland couple sued. They ended up changing state law.) by RevRagnarok

Yeah, we're registered as a monarch waystation.. You need milkweed, a source of nectar, and water. We planted sunflowers and green and gold, and the birds planted partridge peas and bone set. The sunflowers in particular are fun to watch because they support so many animals, they're like their own little ecosystem: aphids, ants, grasshoppers, mantises, spiders, butterflies, bees, wasps, birds, and squirrels.

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llamallama18069 t1_j0bmsms wrote

Reply to comment by monstercoffeemug in They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost. (After their homeowner association ordered them to replace their wildlife-friendly plants with turf grass, a Maryland couple sued. They ended up changing state law.) by RevRagnarok

Columbia is definitely set up different. A lot of the houses are apart of the Columbia Association. Someone who lives there can correct me, but that's the big HOA.

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lawrow t1_j0a47fd wrote

Reply to comment by PoisonMind in They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost. (After their homeowner association ordered them to replace their wildlife-friendly plants with turf grass, a Maryland couple sued. They ended up changing state law.) by RevRagnarok

Sounds amazing!! You might already be doing this - but I suggest adding other native plants for nectar sources through out the year. Wildflower.org has a tool that lets you search by state, bloom time, height, color, sun requirements, etc. Its a really helpful tool for garden planning!

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PoisonMind t1_j09rtia wrote

Reply to They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost. (After their homeowner association ordered them to replace their wildlife-friendly plants with turf grass, a Maryland couple sued. They ended up changing state law.) by RevRagnarok

We also planted milkweed in our front yard this year, and got dozens of monarchs. We actually inspired a few of our neighbors to do the same, and we even got a very insect-phobic neighbor to hold a butterfly for a few seconds.

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bwelsh822 t1_j094qet wrote

Reply to PCP around Ellicott City/Columbia by Shichimi88

Not sure about the insurance but UM Faculty Physicians, Inc on Waterloo road is great. Dr. Esege is awesome and it’s linked with University of Maryland. They have immediate care on site and some speciality care as well.

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Substantial_End6804 t1_j08oqgd wrote

Reply to For those familiar and not just “hearsay-ers”… any condo/apt recommendations (good or bad) in Columbia? Deal breakers for me are poor management, extreme noise (subjective I know), and unkempt grounds. by teedotjay39

Harpers Forest Apartment is probably the most 3/5 apartment complex I’ve lived in.

Management isn’t too bothersome, but also doesn’t really do much. They will send you a notice to evict if your even a day late on rent though. Maintenance is subpar and will has not handled requests very well, but I haven’t had an actual emergency yet either.

My main complaint would definitely be lack of sound isolation. I can hear people outside with my windows closed and the footsteps of neighbors above me with zero issue.

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Rashaverik t1_j08oa7h wrote

Reply to They Fought the Lawn. And the Lawn Lost. (After their homeowner association ordered them to replace their wildlife-friendly plants with turf grass, a Maryland couple sued. They ended up changing state law.) by RevRagnarok

More of this needs to happen in Columbia. Many of the Covenants for the Villages are outdated and it's a handful of people that decide what changes are made to them. They have picturesque ideas of what yards need to look like based on ideas from when Columbia was originally established 50 years ago.

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Exciting-Rub-6006 t1_j07wgol wrote

Reply to PCP around Ellicott City/Columbia by Shichimi88

Half street alley in DC was my go to in high school

Don’t get out of the car, only buy from the women, guys just take your money

If it doesn’t stink from 5 feet away it’s just peed on flakes of weed

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