Comments on: Who said you could pick my flowers?

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:37:48 +0000

This just happened at our house today. Someone picked three of our tulips and three of our daffodils right out of the beds in front of the house. We’ve previously had sunflowers ripped off during the summer as well.
I just can’t believe the lack of consideration. We didn’t plant them to be picked by anyone (not even us). Do people think they grow wild like dandelions, I wonder?

By: Tricia

Tricia — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:05:01 +0000

You know what? When my husband went to work the next day there was a huge bouquet of yellow flowers with two sunflowers in the center in the Day Surgery area where he works.

So that means the lady that stole my flowers and likely some of my neighbors flowers along the way to the hospital was visiting someone who’d just had surgery in the day surgery area.

The nurses Chris works with said the patient she was visiting didn’t even want the flowers so that’s why they were sitting at the nursing station.

Ironic that she spent time stealing them along the way and the recipient didn’t even want them.

Oh and I didn’t ball her out because 1. she’d already destroyed on of the flower stalks by the time I discovered her and 2. I was speechless at her boldness. Believe me if I run into her again or if I discover someone else doing that they’ll get a piece of my mind.

By: Jendi

Jendi — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:37:06 +0000

Sorry about the 2 comments. Meant to leave the url for the garden site instead of my daily life blog.

By: Jendi

Jendi — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:25:17 +0000

I would feel the same way as you.
Ask first!

Used to be that kids would sometimes take flowers, but older people were usually respectful of other’s property.

By: Connie

Connie — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:32:04 +0000

I was at the grocery store yesterday and they had 4 sunflowers in a bundle for $7.99. I thought of you. You should open the door to the lady and say…”Will that be cash or paypal?” She will say “What?” You can say they cost $7.99, how do you want to pay?” Tell her to go buy them at the grocery store.

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:00:45 +0000

If they were along the road, she might have thought they were free for the taking, maybe some flowers that had just sprung up from seeds scattered by birds. Shoulda said something to her… the passive-aggressive approach doesn’t work eith everyone.

By: Connie

Connie — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:32:19 +0000

I would have been very upset myself. I would have said something to her. Right when you caught her you should have told her you didn’t want her cutting your flowers. I can’t believe she had the nerve to do that. I guess people don’t care, they will do what they want to do. Put up a sign that says You can look, but don’t take them.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:21:46 +0000

I would place a sign that states “Please do not pick flowers without prior permission from the owner”

By: Sheila Sultani

Sheila Sultani — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:41:57 +0000

I think there is really something wrong with society today,. People do what they want when they want to do it, no matter the inconvenience to others. I just returned from picking my kids up at school. There school is in the middle of a neighborhood and some of the parents amaze me with there rudeness. They will block driveways and even pull up and park in someones driveways while they are waiting for their kids. (I know this isn’t the same thing, but some people are just SOOOO rude!) I think that you should put a sign that says “because of theft this area is under electronic surveillance. My husband and I were thinking about doing this in our front yard because there are some other rude, selfish people who like to let their dogs poop in our yard and not clean it up!