Re: Weeding somebody else's garden

Sometimes we gardeners can be a menace too.  I know a daffodil grower who had 
some gardeners tour his garden and they decided to "help" by deadheading on 
their own.  What they failed to realize was that he had already pollinated 
some of those blooms and wanted them to go to seed.  Also, deadheading is an 
excellent means of spreading plant diseases from one plant to another--They 
can be transmitted on tools AND fingers.  

I've also been amazed to see gardeners, who ought to know better, step off 
the paths and into the flower beds to take a closer look at a plant.

And I've heard arboretum, botanical garden, and conservatory managers 
complain of gardeners who take cuttings, seeds, and sometimes entire plants.

Mom and dad aren't the only bad guys in the garden.
Bill Lee

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