Stolen Plants
Came home last night and three of the plants we just planted were dug up and stolen from our front yard. I know there are things you have to put up with living in bed stuy, but come on. It’s not that the plants were expensive $7 to $16 at home depot, but to actually…
Came home last night and three of the plants we just planted were dug up and stolen from our front yard. I know there are things you have to put up with living in bed stuy, but come on. It’s not that the plants were expensive $7 to $16 at home depot, but to actually come into the yard and dig them out…. and refill the holes!!! DAMN
The block (MacDonough) is so pretty and for the longest time my front yard was the ugliest on the block. We are slowly trying to improve things and this is so disheartening. Just Venting.
I had an opposite and extremely strange experience today. I came out of my house this morning and someone had planted a ton of begonias in my tree pit. I was in and out all day yesterday and they weren’t there. Kind of nice, but also a little creepy. And I really don’t like begonias AT ALL. I was planning to plant other stuff in the tree pit and now I don’t know what to do.
I had a topiary bay stolen that I’d worked on for 8 years – they took pot & all even though it had been chained to a railing. The only solution is to plant banal rubbish.
In addition to the less than ideal growing conditions they have to suffer, plants in urban front yard gardens are vulnerable to theft and vandalism. Ya gotta be a tough plant and gardener to make it in this city!
These recommendations for front yard plantings are from Linda Yang’s “The City Gardener’s Handbook”.
Bolt portable containers to the sidewalk or wall, securing root balls of shrubs and small trees prior to planting and anchoring these with weights hidden beneath the soil. Use plants with natural barbs, making their removal painful (thorny roses, thistles). You can also plant commonly found inexpensive plants making their loss and replacement less costly.
I’d also suggest keeping the front area well lit.
To prevent critters from rooting around in the garden use plants that are inedible (poisonous) such as Daffodils, Crocus, Foxglove, English ivy, Lily of the valley, Azalea, Datura. Keep in mind that these are also toxic to children if ingested.
Good Luck and thanks for helping to beautify Brooklyn.
My neighbors have mentioned it as well. Yes, people are stealing them to resell them. People are willing to pay a huge premium to own a plant stolen from Bed Stuy. It makes them think thjey’re no longer an Asshat. 🙂
Whoops, Denton forgot to log out and log back in with his alter ego.
Same thing happened in front of my house, in Greenpoint. No way it was critters, sadly.
The young ‘uns are reclaiming the ‘hood.
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My cousin in Staten Island had a weeping Japanese malple dug up from right in front of her house. I couldn’t believe it. When I lived in Hoboken I actualy tied might pots to railings so they wouldn’t get stolen.
We had some plants stolen from our stoop on thursday.
We also had someone dug some plants from a planter in our front yard.
We planted new ones.
It is very upsetting.