[Chat] flower thief

[echalmers at mindspring.com]

I'm sorry about the plants that were stolen--stealing from someone's garden is such a low-life thing to do. My plants are more likely to get trashed, and it always makes me feel bad when they do. I try to be careful about what I plant out front--I don't plant tall daffodils any longer, because people always pick those, and some weirdos will pinch the flowers off day lilies. But people leave the short daffs--tete-a-tetes and minnows--alone, and for some reason people don't pick the tulips and don't seem to be impressed by the hostas and vinca. So far I haven't lost any shrubs, but it could happen--I've heard that in some areas landscapers look for trees to steal for their customers!

The graphics business on St. Paul used to have a sign up stating that the flowers are for everyone to enjoy, not to pick.  Don't know if such signs would help, but they might be worth a try.

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Alexander <ugagrad93 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Jun 1, 2005 4:41 PM
To: The Charles Village Chat List <Chat at charlesvillage.info>
Subject: Re: [Chat] flower thief

Ditto here.  I've caught a neighborhood kid picking my flowers twice and over the weekend someone
removed a perennial from my gated front yard.

-Greg


--- crg <langwidge at erols.com> wrote:

> Be aware of flower thieves.   Yesterday, some time during daylight hours,
> someone stole about eight plants--roots and all--from the tree well in front
> of my house.
> 
> These were bedding plants, about five-inches tall.
> 
> The thief might have been the same person who took the food for the post
> office's food drive.  It was also taken in daylight hours. 
> 
> Christine Gray 
> 
> 
> 
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