I know the feeling. Even though we don't live in a restricted hoa (small type for uninterest. it looks weird that way! )type area, I think about trying to blend sort of to make things prettier for the neighborhood. If it weren't for that, all I would have would be pathways through the woods and a machete would pave the way as my gardening tool of choice. I need to live rural again. A dirt road half an acre in and my next door neighbor an acre through the woods on a pathway!
I am still considered a jungle compared to my neighbors now.........