JWRed wrote:
Are we going overboard by complaining about her growing plants on community property.
In my not so humble opinion, the answer is simple.
If your need for keeping your property values as high as possible is strong, i.e. you are going to sell your house in the near future -- and that need is stronger than your need to retain good neighbor relations with this neighbor, then go ahead and complain.
If you aren't moving any time soon, and it really doesn't affect you day to day, and you have a desire to keep friendly relations with this neighbor, then complaining is a lousy idea.
I have a friend who is the cause of the neighborhood eyesore, and a neighbor of hers has complained and has managed to get other neighbors to use the association rules against her. These neighbors will NEVER be friends.
I, on the other hand, lived next to an eyesore lot with the world's worst house on it (the structure was a complete conglomeration of different construction/housing styles, slammed together as an experiment by a daring contractor), and we needed to move. We never complained, even though it took a year to sell the house [although I did mow their front lawn once, as slyly as I could without them really noticing]. We didn't want to ruffle any feathers -- and the house was in Massachusetts, where people pretty much let their neighbors do what they want -- there will never be "associations" there in that small town.
So, basically, if you have to move, then complain. If you like this neighbor, and you can live with it, don't.