[OKC] Need an expert with credentials

[Nancy Cain]

Call the Master Gardener desk (I'm out of town, don't have the number with me, you can find it online look under Ok County Extension probably) and ask if someone will certify for you. 
I just got cited again and for    rodents (what an insult to my cats!) so I just call them back and explain  and they let it go. Someone hates me or several people. I also tell people that my yard is a weed demonstration area, but I keep most of it mowed so they leave the rest alone, after I call. I feel for you. Hope this helps. 

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> On May 25, 2015, at 2:44 PM, Bob Waldrop <bob at bobwaldrop.net> wrote:
> 
> so. . . I need someone with some horticultural credentials to certify that in their opinion, the following list of plants are NOT weeds.  OKC code enforcement is once again attacking the abundance of my yard.  See the pictures at http://www.bobwaldrop.net/?p=1803.
> 
> I have been cited for tall grass and weeds.  One of my defenses is that none of my plants are weeds.  To show that this is more than my personal opinion, I am looking for people with any kind of horticultural credentials (degrees, jobs, etc) who would sign a statement along the lines of --
> 
> These plants are not weeds.  They are plants that are ornamental, useful, edible, or provide important ecosystem services for bees and butterflies. Growing these plants in an urban area is an important public service.
> 
> Or words to that effect anyway.
> 
> The plants growing at my place are:
> 
> Alfalfa
> Apple Mint
> Blackberries
> Blueberries
> Butterfly bush
> Butterfly weed
> Cannas
> Clove currants
> Comfrey
> Crimson clover
> Daylilies
> Delphinium
> Eupatoria
> Hairy vetch
> Hardy hibiscus
> Hollyhocks
> Jerusalem artichokes
> Lambs ears
> Liatris
> Loofa vine
> Maximilien sunflowers
> Morning glories
> Nanking cherries
> Native sunflowers
> Oregano
> Pole beans
> Prairie roses
> Prickly pear
> Scarlett runner bean
> Spearmint
> Walking Onions
> White Dutch clover
> Yarrow
> 
> Anyone willing to help with this?
> 
> I am appealing the code violation and the hearing is set for June 2nd.  I have an attorney who is interested in helping, but he will be out of town on the hearing date.  I think if I lose at the hearing I appeal to the City Council, and if I lose there, I believe we will go to court.  The city is claiming that I can't have anything taller than 18 inches between the sidewalk and the street, and in all my years of gardening here and interactions with code enforcement, this is the first time that claim has been brought up.
> 
> Bob Waldrop
> 
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