Posted by Genevieve on April 28, 2004, 12:51 pm
I bought 4 nice Gerber Daisies to plant around the ugly street sign in
my front yard - yellow, white, pink and orange.
A week later, the orange Gerber plant was gone and only the hole in
the ground was left. I can't imagine what happened to it. Would an
animal run off with a plant like that? I'm thinking someone wanted the
orange daisy and just absconded with it. :(
I should have put it in the back yard, but who thought I'd have a
problem like that?! Now I'm wondering about the Hydrangeas I'm
planning for my front beds. Will they be safe? I know - it probably
won't happen again and I'm being paranoid.
Any one else have a problem with plants that grow legs and walk away?
Genevieve
zone 9
Posted by Cereus-validus on April 28, 2004, 2:20 pm
Be paranoid.
Plant theft is becoming an all too frequent occurrence.
There are some out there who wouldn't give stealing plants a second thought.
There are even reports of commercial nurseries being robbed of plants. Some
nurseries that used to allow customers to roam freely among their stock
plants will no longer do so unless they are closely chaperoned by staff.
> I bought 4 nice Gerber Daisies to plant around the ugly street sign in
> my front yard - yellow, white, pink and orange.
> A week later, the orange Gerber plant was gone and only the hole in
> the ground was left. I can't imagine what happened to it. Would an
> animal run off with a plant like that? I'm thinking someone wanted the
> orange daisy and just absconded with it. :(
> I should have put it in the back yard, but who thought I'd have a
> problem like that?! Now I'm wondering about the Hydrangeas I'm
> planning for my front beds. Will they be safe? I know - it probably
> won't happen again and I'm being paranoid.
> Any one else have a problem with plants that grow legs and walk away?
> Genevieve
> zone 9
Posted by Lisa on April 28, 2004, 2:34 pm
One day my neighbours shoo'd away two little girls picking flowers from one
of my front flower beds. Little wenches.
Lisa
> Be paranoid.
> Plant theft is becoming an all too frequent occurrence.
> There are some out there who wouldn't give stealing plants a second
thought.
> There are even reports of commercial nurseries being robbed of plants.
Some
> nurseries that used to allow customers to roam freely among their stock
> plants will no longer do so unless they are closely chaperoned by staff.
> > I bought 4 nice Gerber Daisies to plant around the ugly street sign in
> > my front yard - yellow, white, pink and orange.
> >
> > A week later, the orange Gerber plant was gone and only the hole in
> > the ground was left. I can't imagine what happened to it. Would an
> > animal run off with a plant like that? I'm thinking someone wanted the
> > orange daisy and just absconded with it. :(
> >
> > I should have put it in the back yard, but who thought I'd have a
> > problem like that?! Now I'm wondering about the Hydrangeas I'm
> > planning for my front beds. Will they be safe? I know - it probably
> > won't happen again and I'm being paranoid.
> >
> > Any one else have a problem with plants that grow legs and walk away?
> >
> > Genevieve
> > zone 9
Posted by culprit on April 29, 2004, 4:54 am
> Be paranoid.
> Plant theft is becoming an all too frequent occurrence.
> There are some out there who wouldn't give stealing plants a second
thought.
> There are even reports of commercial nurseries being robbed of plants.
Some
> nurseries that used to allow customers to roam freely among their stock
> plants will no longer do so unless they are closely chaperoned by staff.
well, i'll do my part to remedy this by planting things in random places
that are not on my property. i accidentally bought a shade loving phlox
when i actually needed something for a sunny spot. maybe i'll put it across
the street near the mailboxes instead.
any suggestions for the median strip of the highway near work?
-kelly
Posted by Cheryl Isaak on April 29, 2004, 6:46 am
On 4/29/04 4:54 AM, in article c6qfso$f0unk$1@ID-58739.news.uni-berlin.de,
>
>> Be paranoid.
>>
>> Plant theft is becoming an all too frequent occurrence.
>> There are some out there who wouldn't give stealing plants a second
> thought.
>>
>> There are even reports of commercial nurseries being robbed of plants.
> Some
>> nurseries that used to allow customers to roam freely among their stock
>> plants will no longer do so unless they are closely chaperoned by staff.
>
> well, i'll do my part to remedy this by planting things in random places
> that are not on my property. i accidentally bought a shade loving phlox
> when i actually needed something for a sunny spot. maybe i'll put it across
> the street near the mailboxes instead.
I like you!
>
> any suggestions for the median strip of the highway near work?
>
Daylilies, older ones or species - can't kill them and they look great!
Cheryl
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> my front yard - yellow, white, pink and orange.
> A week later, the orange Gerber plant was gone and only the hole in
> the ground was left. I can't imagine what happened to it. Would an
> animal run off with a plant like that? I'm thinking someone wanted the
> orange daisy and just absconded with it. :(
> I should have put it in the back yard, but who thought I'd have a
> problem like that?! Now I'm wondering about the Hydrangeas I'm
> planning for my front beds. Will they be safe? I know - it probably
> won't happen again and I'm being paranoid.
> Any one else have a problem with plants that grow legs and walk away?
> Genevieve
> zone 9