tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266956132713397509.post7446350136571322175..comments2022-03-31T22:45:18.333-04:00Comments on $$ The Budget Gardener $$: Horseradish tree is no moreThe Budget Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620870316917511992noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266956132713397509.post-75690362742516530372010-02-26T11:42:01.140-05:002010-02-26T11:42:01.140-05:00Its not a goverment agency, its the Home Owner'...Its not a goverment agency, its the Home Owner's Association.<br /><br />They have strict and rigid rules. Apparently you have to submit an architectural approval form for any modification outside your home, this includes landscaping, planting trees etc.<br /><br />One morning, I caught the guy doing his rounds inspecting each house and writing up every single thing he saw wrong, i.e. dirty drive way or roof, invalid window treatments etc... <br /><br />So I asked him about landscaping my front yard and he said, "go ahead, as long as its neat and fits in with the neighbourhood". So I landscaped it and later planted the horseradish tree. Apparently there is an easement rule, you may not plant or landscape within 10 feet from the curb. I planted it about 4 feet from the curb, so I had to remove it.The Budget Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620870316917511992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266956132713397509.post-40138880292589174522010-02-25T09:01:17.327-05:002010-02-25T09:01:17.327-05:00Well that was a surprise ending! Long live the ma...Well that was a surprise ending! Long live the mango tree.<br /><br />It's a surprising story for me though. I can't imagine why a government agency would ask you to take down a tree to the stump. Strange law.Chris and His Mangoeshttp://cianoy.blogspot.com/2010/02/spreading-my-seed.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266956132713397509.post-37577945377973139462010-02-18T20:23:10.909-05:002010-02-18T20:23:10.909-05:00If I had known HOA's are such a pain, trust me...If I had known HOA's are such a pain, trust me we probably would have bought elsewhere. Now, I have too much sweat invested here, plus we're so upside down on our mortgage we couldn't move even if we wanted.<br /><br />Nice, what kind of mango did you plant ? Hope you get tons of delicious mangos and won't have to loose any to raccoons. Last year they stole two of my four valencia pride mangos and scratched the lancetilla mangos while they were still rock hard green, so I had to pick them prematurely and although they were good, they weren't great.The Budget Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620870316917511992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6266956132713397509.post-16470633034252029302010-02-18T19:48:42.077-05:002010-02-18T19:48:42.077-05:00This is ridiculous!! This is exactly why we moved ...This is ridiculous!! This is exactly why we moved into a neighborhood without an HOA...unbelievable! I'm so sorry you had to chop down your tree. I'm sure you'll enjoy your mango. I planted one 2 years ago...it's looking very healthy this year and flowering!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123627573356760362noreply@blogger.com