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Plants repeatedly stolen from front garden

Has anyone else experienced people stealing plants from front garden?

It has happened to us three times in 6 weeks - on Langham Road.

Such a sad crime - especially when they are only bedding plants. 

Tags for Forum Posts: garden theft, plant theft, stolen plants

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Permalink Reply by Emma on July 13, 2016 at 8:38
Hello yes, I put a post on here a few weeks ago! My neighbour had a rose plant stolen from the front garden. We are off Philip lane but a lot of people responded who are on the ladder. It seems to be a lucrative crime.
Sorry to hear it's happened to you too.
Permalink Reply by HoL Site Admin on July 13, 2016 at 10:02

Click the tags added under your post. Sadly, this is not a completely unheard of phenomenon.

Permalink Reply by Adam B on July 13, 2016 at 10:43

Thanks both - looks like i'll have to add some GPS tags to plants from now on - to see where they go....bury it within the roots!

Permalink Reply by Florence on July 13, 2016 at 11:04

 A friend I know had some plants stolen and wrote a note saying how upset she was and the plants were sentimental. Lo behold a few days later the plants reappeared! I guess it just depends on who has taken them.

Permalink Reply by Antoinette on July 13, 2016 at 16:34
I have to admit to putting broken glass in my flower beds outside my former home when my plants were repeatedly stolen. I was careful to put it close to the plant stem so that passing pussy cats didn't walk on it but it solved the problem.
Permalink Reply by John D on July 13, 2016 at 19:06

You're lucky that, with the current criminal -is-the-victim policy, you weren't sued

Permalink Reply by Antoinette on July 16, 2016 at 10:37
Well only if they were prepared to be done for trespass...it solved the problem...but clearly the Friends planters are actually on the public pavement so not advisable there
Permalink Reply by Marc Allen on July 16, 2016 at 8:02

Yes! And I couldn't believe it. The original potted plants installed by the Friends of Harringay Passage (great job by the way!) did not really catch - so I re-planted with some geraniums. They were all coming along splendidly. I went away for a few days and came back to find that someone had taken a couple of the plants away. (see Pic 1) So sad!

I have replaced and it looks better - but just not the same continuity. (2nd pic) 

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Permalink Reply by Alix on July 16, 2016 at 10:15
Ah, I wondered who had been brightening up the street- thank you!

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