Bucks County encourages native plant landscaping through the Bucks County Conservation District. No state or county xeriscaping mandate exists. Invasive species (spotted lanternfly host plants, Japanese knotweed) may trigger removal guidance.
Pennsylvania has no statewide xeriscaping mandate and no HOA preemption for native plant landscaping. The Bucks County Conservation District promotes native plants through workshops and rebate programs for riparian buffer plantings along streams. The PA DCNR maintains a list of recommended native plants and a noxious weed list under the Controlled Plant and Noxious Weed Act (3 P.S. §255.1). Designated noxious weeds (giant hogweed, Japanese knotweed, Tree of Heaven) may trigger abatement orders. The spotted lanternfly quarantine covers Bucks County and all PA counties (statewide as of 2025), but removal of Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) is encouraged rather than mandated. Some HOAs restrict naturalized landscaping; tenants and owners should document compliance with municipal grass-height ordinances (typically 8 to 12 inches) if converting lawns to meadow.
Noxious weeds after abatement notice: PA Department of Agriculture may enter and treat with costs billed to owner. Unmaintained meadow exceeding municipal grass height: code enforcement citation $50 to $300. HOA native plant disputes resolved privately.
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Bucks County has no countywide leaf blower ordinance. Rules are set by each of Bucks' 54 municipalities (boroughs, townships, one city), typically restrictin...
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