Never let a stranger weed your garden!

[abell88]

So this woman came to the door and asked if she could have some apples from our tree. I told her to take as many as she wanted -- they aren't very good (flavourless) and we don't do anything with them, and I gave her a bag. She was quite grateful, mentioned that she liked to do landscaping, and loved to weed. After a while she asked me to come out and see -- she had picked a half bag or so of apples, and in gratitude tidied up the little bed around the apple tree...and pulled out my virginia creeper because it was "infested" with something...I'd had mixed feelings about the virginia creeper anyhow, so I didn't mind that too much. When I came out later after she'd gone I discovered that she'd filled two good-sized boxes and pulled out my hollyhocks (not blooming this year), columbine and something else from the rock garden, poppy plant, baby's breath, some iris (and cut back the others, way too early in my opinion)...etc. It was shocking. Serves me right for being too trusting or something, I suppose. I'm sure she meant well, but - I guess she's pretty ignorant about perennials, for one thing.  Anyhow, I just wanted to vent!

[Aziel]

Slap that girl next time you see her.

[Appenato]

 

i know how aggravating that must've been to discover. my dad has done the same thing....

[pianistimo]

people like that only come around once in a lifetime.  you'll never see her again, trust me.  (owns a huge flower garden from stolen plants in neighborhood)  just kidding! 

i mean, how did you trust her in the first place?  it's obvious that after you told her the apples were tasteless, she wanted them anyway.  but, don't feel bad.  this is one gullible talking to another.  my third batch of strawberries have been kinda tasteless,t oo.  i think fertilizer is the key.  need to get some.

[keys]

my third batch of strawberries have been kinda tasteless,t oo. i think fertilizer is the key. need to get some.

I'd recommend cream and sugar

[abell88]

i mean, how did you trust her in the first place?  it's obvious that after you told her the apples were tasteless, she wanted them anyway.

Actually, she did eat them, evidently with enjoyment. And she didn't steal any plants, she ripped them out and put them in boxes (mine).  My neighbour, on the other hand, has had lots of thefts from her garden. 

[Mozartian]

oommmggg thats terrible.
I'd have been SO mad.
My garden is full of "weeds" anyway, hahaha. Only I call them wildflowers.  Some people just don't get it...
My dad was killing weeds with weedkiller this spring and sprayed my winston churchhill aster. lol
So you have my sympathy.
lol we should have a garden pictures thread....

[stephane]

My grandmother used to tell a story about my grandfather. He had to weed the carrots which just started to come out of the ground.
He went to the garden and came back later on proud that he finished it. Later on that day my grandmother went back to the garden. My grandfather never had to weed again. He had removed all the grasslooking carrotplants and left all the bad herbs.
Now that's what I call a smart move from my grandfather 
(we'll never know if it was intended that way or not)

Best regards,

Stephane

[abell88]

Yeah, my father-in-law pulled all the daylilies out of my mother-in-law's garden one spring...the leaves do look like grass