Thanks hogweed At least someone has the common-sense and appreciation of these beauties . They're not plants commonly seen for resale . Will nurture them , propagate and then disperse to similar like-minded individuals . The Sanguinaria flowers for about a week , leaves fade quickly and then disappears underground ; a typical N.American 'woodlander' !!
I do a lot of work on house renovations and construction projects. I've seen too many nice gardens ripped up and plants lost when new owners want a maintenance free garden to worry about a bit of plant preservation. Theft is a strong word and if you can leave the garden in a better state than when you started then I'm sure the previous owners wouldn't have grudged you it. I always ask when I can before removing a plant though and I get a lot of blank looks from the non-gardeners.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I'm afraid I'm with Hostafan ... I couldn't and I wouldn't take something without permission of the owners ... in this case the owners are whoever the chap left his property to.
No one has a moral right to take something simply because they think they appreciate them more than whoever it is they belong to ............. jewel thieves could use that argument.
Not long ago we were discussing the rights and wrongs of picking wild flowers ... most people/everyone said it was wrong to pick any plants on someone else's property ...
How do you know that the discovery of these lovely plants won't start the new owners of the garden on a lifetime of loving plants and gardening. Can you imagine the thrill I had when I found some auriculas in the neglected garden of a house we'd bought?
Right is right ... we can't just go around making excuses for ourselves and adapting laws to suit ourselves ... speeding laws don't apply to me when I'm in a hurry .... drink driving laws don't apply to me if I've had a couple of glasses of wine then someone wants me to meet them from the station ...........
Maybe the house has a nice patio that you have a feeling won't be appreciated by the new owners, or do you appreciate their nice gate more than someone else will?
What do you say to a child who snatches a sweet from another child's hand because 'I want it more than she does'?
It's a slippery slope.
Sorry.
How hard will it be to ask the estate agents?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I would have thought that any 'plant-lover' would be a trite concerned over the probable imminent destruction of plants like these ; apparently a young family with three children and a dog have been showing interest , according to the neighbour across the road . Moral lecture aside , to me the dispersal of plants like these amongst other appreciative and skilled gardeners can only help to ensure their survival in cultivation !
Too many gardens (as hernond says) are being 'improved'; (to me a euphemism for destruction) these days into low-maintenance areas . Concrete , decking and block-paving are no substitute for mossy lawns and valuable trees , perennials and shrubs .
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At least someone has the common-sense and appreciation of these beauties .
They're not plants commonly seen for resale .
Will nurture them , propagate and then disperse to similar like-minded individuals .
The Sanguinaria flowers for about a week , leaves fade quickly and then disappears underground ; a typical N.American 'woodlander' !!
Yet another sensible and practical answer !
No one has a moral right to take something simply because they think they appreciate them more than whoever it is they belong to ............. jewel thieves could use that argument.
Not long ago we were discussing the rights and wrongs of picking wild flowers ... most people/everyone said it was wrong to pick any plants on someone else's property ...
How do you know that the discovery of these lovely plants won't start the new owners of the garden on a lifetime of loving plants and gardening. Can you imagine the thrill I had when I found some auriculas in the neglected garden of a house we'd bought?
Right is right ... we can't just go around making excuses for ourselves and adapting laws to suit ourselves ... speeding laws don't apply to me when I'm in a hurry .... drink driving laws don't apply to me if I've had a couple of glasses of wine then someone wants me to meet them from the station ...........
Maybe the house has a nice patio that you have a feeling won't be appreciated by the new owners, or do you appreciate their nice gate more than someone else will?
What do you say to a child who snatches a sweet from another child's hand because 'I want it more than she does'?
It's a slippery slope.
Sorry.
How hard will it be to ask the estate agents?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Moral lecture aside , to me the dispersal of plants like these amongst other appreciative and skilled gardeners can only help to ensure their survival in cultivation !
Too many gardens (as hernond says) are being 'improved'; (to me a euphemism for destruction) these days into low-maintenance areas . Concrete , decking and block-paving are no substitute for mossy lawns and valuable trees , perennials and shrubs .
Simple really !!!
And all the plants you've mentioned are available online from various specialist suppliers ... it's not as if they're the last in existence.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Looking forward to 'thinning-out' the plants though .
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.