"David (Normandy)" wrote
"JennyC" wrote
"David (Normandy)" wrote

Stole.
Mary


Yes, alright then :-( Though I doubt it qualifies as the crime of the
century.
I wonder how many gardeners nip off little bits of cuttings or seeds
when walking around parks?
David.

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I think taking a few seeds is OK if you leave enough for natural
reproduction.
But cuttings are a no no. Imagine if we all did that - parks and gardens
would become decimated!
Jenny (who had to remand her Mum several times about this!)

Jenny: I hope you meant "remind" not "remand" as in "custody" ;-)

Oooppps - I meant reprimand !!

Are you a police woman?

Actually yes !! Wells ort of - I have an IT job with the Dutch Police :~))

The cuttings thing isn't a habit (honest!), but I've been known to remove
the odd 6" piece from mature shrubs in car parks. I don't feel too guilty
about that because the maintenance people subsequently come along with
hedge cutters and trim them back hard. I can't help but think at the time
about the thousands of cuttings they are wasting :-(

Oh - car parks !! Thats OK, so are council verges and gardens of delelict
properties :~)

What does annoy me is seeing people picking or digging up wild flowers
such as bluebells and cowslips.
David.

Agreed.
Jenny