Think of digging up those native wildflowers (or transplanted wildflowers that have been in place for [View all]

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decades and decades (almost 100 years plus)).

I was reading an article: Homeowner comes up with clever yard signs to tell neighbors to mind their own business: 'Some people are just bitter'
Story by Veronica Booth • 1d • 2 min read

And they were talking about native flora and plants that people put into their yards, and the apparently wild nature of the transplants (it's kind of what's to be expected from wild plants transplanted into a suburban environment). They were talking about people sometimes trespassing and more, on basically private property, and they act like they're entitled to grab a plant or two, some cuttings, etc.

IMHO, you're not, unless you do have specific permission by the landowner to get cuttings, or a spare plant or two. Be spare and separate your diggings to allow the survival of the rest of the plants when you remove a transplant or two.

My gripe here is that we were running off people from digging up our Peonies, Irises, daisies, cherry trees, peach trees (most over 100 years old at least now), and I recall one of the persons I ran off when I had stopped by there one time telling me that yes, these Irises were very very old, and thus, rare or heritage. I ran them off, but after that, I then allowed the surrounding yard to encroach, and kind of hide the desired plants so people wouldn't steal them.

Can you believe that?

Another tip is that a lot of these heritage plants are also in cemeteries too, so no digging up in these places, these are oftentimes protected by local codes, etc. so graves etc. won't be disturbed.

I wouldn't think I would have to say something about this topic, but it happens unfortunately enough to disturb me. If you do see something, say something or try and at least get some evidence, a license plate, etc. for the local authorities to be aware of these illegal actions. Thanks from me, and my descendants and the rest of my living family and friends. We all have to deal w/ this crap, unfortunately.