Stop picking daffodils from GG and Peckham Rye Park!!

[skumacher]

ok-maybe the link i made is somewhat tenuous, but i did say "some"-we are all materialistic even I- some irony here that your user name is ???? :-) Huggers I never said we should stop caring for our environment-I said this is an act of vandalism-as a result why not inform the police instead of a community warden who are sadly as useful as a chocolate radiator. Well done also to all the children around the world who were sponsored for Haiti-i didnt belittle their achievements or effoorts. Perhaps i was mistaken in thinking i would have got a better response on this forum-i wasnt expecting 100s of responses, but some discourse positive or negative would have been good. One can be concerned for Haiti one"s local area and daffodils-I just feel right now Haiti is more important.

[sillywoman]

Really really sorry if this has been answered already, am putting off serving up dinner to my starving family & getting a bit of grief so haven't read through whole thread. But have to ask whilst it's in my mind;

Is it considered OK to pick broken daffs? You know, the ones that have been knocked over by dogs or kids playing, or even a heavy rain shower? I sometimes do this on my early morning run, but always feel as if I'm doing something very bad. What's the form on this?

Thanks - need 'moral'guidance here!

[SimonM]

Nope..you get 30 lashes for that. The bulb still needs feeding from the green stem, unless it is completely broken off, obviously! >:D

[sillywoman]

Aaargh -mea culpa, mea culpa "runs off weeping & beating breast to try and repair the damage she's done with some sellotape".

[TonyQuinn]

Louisiana, that is brilliant forensics. Louisa you have been shamed I think.

[Smiler]

Gardening types - when might this year's daffodils start to appear?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

They are already showing 2-3 inch shoots. Snowdrops are out, some crocuses have emerged, hyacinth leaves about same progress as daffs. Three or four weeks should see a good display.

[Smiler]

There are some lovely purple crocuses at the Court Lane entrance to Dulwich Park.

[Ted Max]

Not any more.

[Horsebox]

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> There are some lovely purple crocuses at the Court

> Lane entrance to Dulwich Park.

They're great, aren't they?

And they come up so easily as well, roots 'n' all!

[EDfor]

Have to agree with this too - usually Dulwich Park figures highly in this sort of ill-considered selfishness.

How is it that a substantial class of people who act as though the local roads and parks are their personal domain seem to have colonised our area??