Jul 1, 2026 · 8 min · 8 segments
Today’s bonus episode dives into a surprising HOA vs. sunflowers showdown. We hear how one homeowner’s pollinator‐friendly blooms were slashed by the HOA president—despite no laws banning them— and…
Christy HymanHost
Quote, the mystery of who reached over my fence and cut my sunflowers was solved after receiving the first ever in 30 plus years of the neighborhood existing passive aggressive quarterly newsletter, along with a written warning.
I went to her door to advise I would not be removing them as they're not planted in the ground nor causing the issues mentioned in the warning.
In addition, the USDA does not list sunflowers as invasive and there is no state law prohibiting them.
She gets P-I-S-S-Y and states fines will be issued because HOA laws supersede any law with, and she said this with a smirk.
I told her we're not living in a dictatorship and I'm sick of people like herself finding ways to suck the joy out of everything because they're miserable.
I also reminded her that coming into someone's property is considered trespassing and cutting their flowers is theft, so no HOA covenant will spare them.
The newsletter also goes so far to say that children's bikes and scooters are not to be left in driveways.
I'm not going to make my kids put them up every time they run inside for a drink, snack, or whatever just to get back on them.
The world is on fire, and you want to start a war because of my sunflowers, which the cutest hummingbird just came to visit as I sit beside them typing this? Pfft.
Quote, the mystery of who reached over my fence and cut my sunflowers was solved after receiving the first ever in 30 plus years of the neighborhood existing passive aggressive quarterly newsletter, along with a written warning.
I went to her door to advise I would not be removing them as they're not planted in the ground nor causing the issues mentioned in the warning.
In addition, the USDA does not list sunflowers as invasive and there is no state law prohibiting them.
She gets P-I-S-S-Y and states fines will be issued because HOA laws supersede any law with, and she said this with a smirk.
I told her we're not living in a dictatorship and I'm sick of people like herself finding ways to suck the joy out of everything because they're miserable.
I also reminded her that coming into someone's property is considered trespassing and cutting their flowers is theft, so no HOA covenant will spare them.
The newsletter also goes so far to say that children's bikes and scooters are not to be left in driveways.
I'm not going to make my kids put them up every time they run inside for a drink, snack, or whatever just to get back on them.
The world is on fire, and you want to start a war because of my sunflowers, which the cutest hummingbird just came to visit as I sit beside them typing this? Pfft.
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