{"id":1015,"date":"2008-08-14T18:38:51","date_gmt":"2008-08-14T22:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2008\/08\/14\/dahlia-thief\/"},"modified":"2010-10-30T18:48:13","modified_gmt":"2010-10-30T22:48:13","slug":"dahlia-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2008\/08\/14\/dahlia-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"Dahlia thief?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p>Can you believe this?  You know my lovely planted front boulevard?  Well the other day when I was outside with my Lab puppy I took a moment to survey the garden.  Much to my astonishment I saw that one of my Dahlias was lying flat on the ground.<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_300x250inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4054669721\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>I took the puppy back inside and went out to take a further look.  It looks like someone was either trying to snap off a flower and accidentally pulled the whole two foot tall plant from the ground, or more likely they were trying to steal the plant for some odd reason.<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>The dahlia had been in the ground since late April so it was well established and growing well. I basically had to replant it and stake it to stabilize it. if it survives I probably won&#8217;t see flowers from it for another month. Grrr<\/p>\n<p>It ticks me off when people do stupid things to other peoples gardens or property.  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