BS: Garlands - a wise competition?

Subject: BS: Garlands - a wise competition?
From: DMcG
Date: 07 Oct 11 - 07:28 AM

Children encouraged to create garlands from native plants

Is it only me, of does anyone fear that this will put the rarer native plants under threat? Someone seems to have missed the laws and bylaws against picking many wild flowers ...

Subject: RE: BS: Garlands - a wise competition?
From: Bert
Date: 07 Oct 11 - 07:32 AM

Good point. In some areas it is illegal to pick ANY wild flowers.

Subject: RE: BS: Garlands - a wise competition?
From: DMcG
Date: 07 Oct 11 - 07:42 AM

Here's an extract from the rules about what needs to be submitted:
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c) a one-sentence conservation message related to one of the selected plants and;

d) a colour photograph of their wreath, worn on the head of, or held by, the student.

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Aaaagh!

Subject: RE: BS: Garlands - a wise competition?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 07 Oct 11 - 08:10 AM

It would be of more benefit to the environment if the kids would create garlands from non-native plants. Get rid of 'em while making something attractive.

Heck, we'd have the kudzu problem here in the southern US licked if enough children were to make garlands of it.

(Of course, there aren't that many children in the known universe, but it's the thought that counts.)