Comments on: Garden Vandalism http://turnerphotographics.com/blog/2007/08/01/garden-vandalism/ Gardens, Northwest native plants, and photography. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:31:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: ilona http://turnerphotographics.com/blog/2007/08/01/garden-vandalism/#comment-232 ilona Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:28:45 +0000 http://turnerphotographics.com/blog/2007/08/01/garden-vandalism/#comment-232 When I lived in the city I had this happen more than once in my little rock garden. I remember how heart sinking an experience it was... not so much the loss of the plants (new ones were uprooted and carted away!) but the loss of an optimistic view of my fellow humans...especially gardeners. I always perceived gardeners as especially sensitive and nurturing, but I guess we are all prone to the foibles of human desire for something we don't have. I sympathize with your disappointment. When I lived in the city I had this happen more than once in my little rock garden. I remember how heart sinking an experience it was… not so much the loss of the plants (new ones were uprooted and carted away!) but the loss of an optimistic view of my fellow humans…especially gardeners. I always perceived gardeners as especially sensitive and nurturing, but I guess we are all prone to the foibles of human desire for something we don’t have.

I sympathize with your disappointment.

]]> By: admin http://turnerphotographics.com/blog/2007/08/01/garden-vandalism/#comment-234 admin Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:13:27 +0000 http://turnerphotographics.com/blog/2007/08/01/garden-vandalism/#comment-234 Ilona, Dealing with passers-by is one of the hazards of gardening on a public corner. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I don't think our vandalism is from other gardeners but rather from uncaring people who think that whatever they see is theirs for the taking. Fortunately we haven't had any further incidents since I first wrote about it in early August. Gardeners are still some of the kindest, most sharing, optimistic people I meet. -- Mark Ilona,
Dealing with passers-by is one of the hazards of gardening on a public corner. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I don’t think our vandalism is from other gardeners but rather from uncaring people who think that whatever they see is theirs for the taking. Fortunately we haven’t had any further incidents since I first wrote about it in early August. Gardeners are still some of the kindest, most sharing, optimistic people I meet. — Mark

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