A Missouri man will get his day in court after the Missouri Court of Appeals ordered a jury trial over a sunflower memorial he says he planted to honor a loved one, according to The Sun. Chris Bank has apparently been caught in a years-long legal fight with the city of St. Peters over the garden, which he says he first started in 2021. The dispute escalated in October 2025 when a judge ruled that the sunflowers technically counted as a crop, according to local CBS affiliate KMOV.
According to The Sun, under St. Peters city rules, crops are not allowed to cover more than 10 percent of a home’s yard. This classification has apparently been the central point of disagreement for Bank, who maintains the flowers are a personal tribute and not a farming effort.
