@EA_Darkowrote:
@TempJmag Do not accuse others of cheating
If you suspect that someone is cheating then you can report them here: https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/faq/how-to-report-cheat-hack-scam-websites-to-ea/
It's impossible to know if someone is cheating unless there is information somewhere that indicates whether, for example, it's possibly to obtain a level 100 plant legitimately. This was my original question and so far I haven't had a definitive answer. There was no accusation in my original post.
If someone can point me to somewhere that tells us this then it would save quite a bit of time. If a level 100 plant is legit then it's fine, and we can move on. If it's not legit then I'll happily fill in the cheat form. But until someone comes back and says whether the configuration of plants I originally posted can be obtained legitimately and _without_ cheating then how am I (or others) supposed to make a judgement?