Andy 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

On the Beds/Herts border, where I live, there seems to be an enthusiasm
for planting Monkey Puzzle Trees in small front gardens.

One garden, 15ft by 8ft "contains" a 40ft tall mature specimen with a
trunk which is almost 2ft in diameter. The house is quite old and rather
dilapidated - I'm waiting for it to get even more dilapidated!

Two modern houses with similar sized front gardens have enthusiast young
specimens ~12ft high. I am looking forward to the time when the owners
realise what they have done:-))
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Larry Stoter