On Fri, 4 Apr 2003 07:24:50 +0100, Mike
wrote:

Has any ever done anything really stupid concerning plants?

I have. I once sterilised my brewing equipment in the bathroom
without removing the house plants first. Result? Instant acid rain
from the sulphur dioxide leading to everything dying within half an
hour.

Andy

Not short term like that, but long term when we had our first garden.
Joan bought a Flowering Cherry which 'looked nice'. Didn't think of the
finished height and size of the tree :-((

Oh dear; I've got one of those a previous owner has planted and it's
near the house. They also planted a birch next to the drains.
They're both going to have to go one day; a job which I'm not looking
forward to as there's no rear access to the garden and they look as if
they're going to require heavy earth moving equipment.

Andy