Imagine spending $150 at your local garden center on colorful flowers, carefully planting them along your front walkway, and receiving a letter from your homeowners association demanding that you remove them. You own the house, you pay the mortgage, and the flowers are growing on your property. How can someone else possibly have the authority to tell you what belongs in your garden?
Surprisingly, HOA landscaping rules can give homeowners associations considerable control over what residents plant, including certain flowers, shrubs, and ornamental trees.
