How a Maryland HOA Battle Turned Law in Favor of Pollinator Gardens

Janet and Jeff Crouch’s decade-long fight with their Maryland HOA over pollinator-friendly gardens ended with Maryland’s HB 332, protecting low-impact landscaping and pollinator habitats; the case helped spark similar laws in other states and illustrates how individual action can drive systemic change to support bees amid broader insect declines (a theme explored in Jennie Durant’s Bitter Honey).