RE: garden vandalism
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: garden vandalism
- From: S* S*
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 13:18:09 -0700
Chris -- I like the way you think!
Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter
I AM in shape. ROUND is a shape!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher P. Lindsey [lindsey@mallorn.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 11:43 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: garden vandalism
>
>
> > Of course we filed police reports, but with no witnesses,
> nothing will be
> > done.
>
> Susan, that's awful! I know how I feel when one plant gets
> damaged, so
> I can't imagine a whole bunch!
>
> > My point of this message was: Was the main consensus after
> all this was
> > discussed was that the only recourse is videotaping to
> catch the perps or
> > did I miss something else?
>
> To do anything legally, I think you're right. Alternatively, if you
> had a bunch of witnesses that would probably help too.
>
> I would go out to the woods, dig up about a dozen poison ivy plants,
> and plant them all along the fence and act as if they were my most
> prized possessions. Just let them tear those out or break off
> branches! :)
>
> Better yet, see if you can find Rhus verniciflua, or varnish tree.
> But they might get suspicious if they see you wearing full-body
> protective gear while planting... They had to cut down the specimens
> at the Morton Arboretum in 1982 because seedlings were coming up
> all over the place. Two of the workers were hospitalized
> because of their exposure -- and they were wearing full protective
> gear! The worst was one fellow who took off his mask afterwards
> and inhaled some dust, burning his lungs.
>
> (I know, they're not really feasible solutions or anything that I
> would wish on anyone. But they're interesting to come up with. :)
>
> On a more reasonable note, would a motion-sensing floodlight help?
>
> Chris
>
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