No Georgia statute or Forsyth County ordinance restricts native or drought-tolerant landscaping. You may replace lawn with native Piedmont plants and pollinator beds freely; only HOA covenants can require a conventional grass lawn.
Forsyth County places no limit on landscaping with native or drought-tolerant plants, and Georgia has no statewide rule against it, so homeowners may plant native Piedmont grasses, oak-hickory understory, coneflower, and pollinator gardens without approval. Native and low-water landscaping fits the region, eases the county's outdoor watering schedule, and cuts the constant fight with invasive privet, kudzu, and English ivy near Lake Lanier. The one real constraint is contractual: HOA covenants in Forsyth's planned subdivisions can require a turf lawn and restrict meadow-style plantings. A maintained native bed is not overgrowth, so it does not trigger the county's nuisance rules.
None from the county or state for native planting. A neglected planting that becomes nuisance overgrowth could draw a Code Compliance notice. HOA lawn standards are enforced privately by the association.
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