Making Sense Of Municipal Regulation Of Naturalized Lawns

Also authored by: Brienna French

With the combined and interrelated pressures of climate change, soil degradation, and the decline of pollinator species, individual property owners have increasingly been looking for solutions to tackle these problems. There has been growing interest in rewilding or naturalizing residential properties as a means of addressing these pressures on an individual level.¹ We were recently interviewed on CBC's London Morning to discuss the legalities of such efforts.²

Simply put, rewilding is the act of returning your yard back to a naturalized state by planting native grasses, flowers, and pollinator-friendly plants. This could include the planting of native perennial grasses or golden rod, which can grow upwards of 5 feet in height.