Stop! Thief!
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Comments (20)Janna, That is terrible. In this case, have you considered putting up a fence or a border. Rhodos are expensive especially if these are a good size. Perhaps if you were to plant a shrub, you will need to secure it's base with heavy duty wires. If I were you, I'd also put up a notice around the neighborhood about the missing shrub and the cut plants. Someone's mom will see that sign and know the truth. And by the way, spy cameras linked to a computer are now more affordable. If you experience this amount of thefts, perhaps it's time to set up some security cameras, plus a sign.... Smile you are on camera. I have actually began to take steps to prevent future sticky fingers. I have some prickly plants, including a globe thistle in the front parts of the yard. I have some sacrificial plants further up front. You see, I like to share the garden with young children and so I'm not adverse to sharing the yard. It's when people start helping themselves to specific hard to grow plants that I consider stealing. Next year's garden will be crammed with plants to the hilt, making it difficult to access the pricier plants. I'll also choose annuals that wilt easily if plucked. The thing is, I'm the only one in the neighborhood it seems, who has a cottage garden. Many people do come over to inquire about what I've been doing. I'm happy to share concepts and even share plants. So, we'll see..... Right now, however, I'm tackling theft of a different sort. Squirrels trying to get at my tulip bulbs. I've so far managed to deter them by overplanting my tulips with daffodils and narcissus. Aftermidnight... I'm a hydrangea person. I have several of limelights in my backyard and have recently planted some annabelles in the front yard. I too prefer to keep the dried blooms on until the following spring. It just makes me wonder what type of person would dare to help themselves to prune your shrub. Probably a neighbor wanting to create a holiday wreath..........See MorePlant Thief???
Comments (17)Ezzirah, I would have liked to have seen the look on your face when you found the fragrant bird nest. : ) At least the birds got some use from your sage. I hope the thief doesn't know enough about gardening to know that we have a second chance with lots of veggies and herbs in the fall, and I hope that you have a great fall garden. Jo, I'm still astonished by how much they took, though not so much by the thievery itself. It is not at all surprising that they came back. Often, when people's homes are burglarized, the burglers wait a few weeks for them to replace stolen TVs, video game consoles, computers, etc. and then come back and steal the replacements. There are thieves everywhere. Either last summer or the summer before, a rancher friend up the road from us had a big metal gate made of pipe stolen from his pasture. This was a gate that was in use to keep the cows in the pasture, not a spare gate that was sitting around leaning against a barn wall or something. I think it must have been stolen during the night, because our road has fairly steady traffic during the daylight hours and I think that they wouldn't have dared steal that gate in broad daylight. Another friend of ours had some construction work done at his house. A few days later, thieves came during the night and stole a lot of his property, including a big welding rig on a trailer. A lot of people felt like someone who'd been at his property doing work was involved in that burglary because of the timing of it and because they came in a back way by cutting a fence in a way that indicated they were familiar with the property, but as far as I know, no arrests ever were made and I don't think any of that family's stolen property ever was recovered. We have seen a huge escalation in the number of thefts here since a pawn shop opened up near the casino. Our county didn't have a pawn shop before that, and it sure makes you wonder..... Someone attempted to burglarize our place once, but our now-deceased dog, Biscuit, ran him off, and that guy stupidly spread the word far and wide that you couldn't come steal anything from us because we had a mean dog. If everyone didn't already think he was a thief, after he told that story, they knew he was and so did we. If he ever shows up on our property again, I'll greet him with a gun. We have six dogs now, and at least 5 of them are not friendly to strangers. That may or may not be the reason we've not yet been burglarized since moving here. It probably doesn't hurt that my DH escorted two poachers off our property at gunpoint once. After that, we had a whole lot less trouble with poachers too. If I'd had burglars stealing my stuff, I imagine I'd put in security cameras and an electric fence that was not clearly marked. I'd be so mad, I'd want to catch them one way or another. My apartment was burglarized when I was 19, and my roommate and I were so unnerved by the thought of a stranger being in our apartment that as soon as the lease was up, we moved someplace else. It is a creepy feeling to know strangers are creeping around your property stealing your stuff. I don't think I've ever had produce or flowers stolen from the garden, although there's been a few times that I thought maybe some tomatoes were taken. Everyone who knows me knows I'd give them tomatoes if they asked. Because my garden sits in the pasture between the road and the house, which sits back 300' from the road, I do worry people might stop and help themselves, but the tall deer fence likely makes that less of a possibility now than it was before when we only had a short fence. My dogs usually bark if anything is out and about, prowling, including armadilloes, so if someone was out there, I'd probably hear the dogs going crazy barking. Dawn...See MoreHow to prevent theft in the community garden?
Comments (6)It hard to believe that a varmit would be so selective. Your really not going to be able to stop them with a sign. I would suggest though a basket with a sign from time to time with extra veggies in it along with a sign saying something like these are for you as we know you must be hungry and if you need more please help us it take a lot of work and time to grow this food. I can't think of why any one would do such a thing if they really didn't need it. You would see more damage and squashed produce if it was just kids being bad. I hope this helps with what could be two problems....See MoreScary story and pics!
Comments (10)STOP THIEF! THERE IS A THIEF IN THE HOUSE! OR MORE CORRECTLY IN SYBER SPACE. Luvs....I remember posting comments on your "BOO" and "POOF" it is gone....glad I noticed it at the top of the list. Again, I love your "BOO." blocks. You gossamer ghosts and the bats and spider and eyes everywhere are super! What a fun decorations to bring out each year to enjoy again and again! Belle PS Sorry about the wrong can of spray....but glad you could repair the damage....See Morekeesha2006
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