[PBS] Crinum versus the bulldozers........
Diane Whitehead (Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:37:16 PDT)

On 4-Sep-11, at 7:39 PM, steven hart wrote:

I was very impressed when I visited King's Park in Perth, Western
Australia. It is a botanic garden, but completely open as a city
park. No gatekeeper, no fee to get in.

The beds are planted geographically, for the most part, but there was
one area that had endangered plants. They were not in cages, not even
fenced, and were all labelled. I was astounded, remembering stories
of thefts of pansies and primroses from our city parks. I couldn't
imagine what would happen if we had endangered species in our parks,
with signs drawing attention to their rarity.

So I am sad to hear that it might be only Western Australians who can
be trusted with rare plants.

Diane Whitehead
Victoria British Columbia, Canada