Miami Couple Must Destroy 17-year-old Front Yard Garden After 3-Year Legal Battle
Hermine Ricketts and Tom Carroll had gardened in their front yard for 17 years (their back yard doesn’t receive enough sunlight) but then their community in Miami Shores decided to make front yard gardens off-limits. And just recently, after a three-year court battle over the vegetable garden in their front yard, a judge has ruled that the ordinance banning front yard gardens is constitutionally sound. Their final option is to petition the Village Council to change the ordinance. Hermine Ricketts told the Miami Herald, “I am disappointed by today’s ruling. My garden not only provided us with food, but...
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