A Saskatoon resident thought it was a good idea to replace her front lawn with a pollinator garden, which she calls a more environmentally friendly alternative, but the city wasn’t on board with her plans.
Pooja Bansal had to pull some plants from her front yard garden after city officials said they did not comply with city bylaws regarding their heights. Bansal is questioning the bylaws, saying the transformation has only changed her garden for the good.
“[Previously] it wasn’t giving back to the community, not creating biodiversity, and also used a lot of pesticides to kill native plants and species. So we wanted to give back