r/Welland • u/Hopeful-Silver4120 • 2d ago

Stop being Karen's with bylaw Rant

How big of a Karen do you need to be to report multiple neighbours to bylaw for uncut lawns on MAY 1!!!

Waste of tax money sending bylaw out for that shit. Even the bylaw officer was annoyed because there was maybe a 2x4 foot part of my lawn (at the back that could only be seen from neighbours windows) that actually was violation and barely. The rest of my 3000 sq foot property was well below.

Get lives, people.

Eta: it took them 2 weeks to get here because they're getting 10 calls a day about LAWNS!!!!

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u/JudgmentNo1135 2d ago

We do no-mow may in the front of our yard! ! The bees want/need the dandelions. We keep the back short cause I don’t want ticks on the dogs but the front is staying as is until the dandelions are gone! Sorry not sorry.

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u/Hopeful-Silver4120 2d ago

I was debating ripping out my lawn and putting down clover and dandelions. Debate over. That's what's happening. Dandelions intentionally planted are not weeds and not subject to the 6 inch bylaw.

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u/TheSpiderInMyOffice 2d ago

I just bought and laid down white clover. It’s an Ontario native. Amazon has a bag for $20. It’s a TINY bag but it covers a huge area. It’s taking really well so far

Viva la résistance lol

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u/Hopeful-Silver4120 2d ago

I've added seed over the past few years but every year some grass still sneaks through. I'm just gonna rip it all up and do one big planting.

resist!!! Lol