I've never got into any trouble by pinching a few cuttings or seeds from a public place - I would draw the line at taking them from a retail outlet or garden centre though - even though they might be going in the bin. Most managers would call the cops!
My granny use to take a pair of snips with her to Kew gardens - bless her! I would have wet tissue wrapped around bags stuffed with clippings and shoved down behind me in my pushchair. I ask you - what chance did I have?
Situational Ethics for Gardeners
You were RAISED to be a plant-kleptomaniac!! The rest of us worked at it!
That is just too funny!!!
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