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Thanks Howard,
It seems to me that the people wanted plants so badly that they stole them
and I suspect that some of this may be because people were too poor to buy
them - the date does suggest this was around the time of the great
Depression. I know in some of our more deprived estates, even now, new
plants go missing for a similar reason.
Now, I'm not saying that it's right, or that it doesn’t affect the wider
landscape, but it does not mean people dislike vegetation.
Also, if it was as bad as this chap makes out we wouldn't have any trees of
any stature alongside our roads.
An alternative view to the public doing the damage is described in this
letter to The Times in 1856!
"Sir, Allow me to add my lamentations to your other correspondents over the
felling of trees in Hyde Park.
On my return to town, I have seen with pain that the thick cluster of
beautiful chestnut and lime trees between the Victoria-gate and
Kensington-gardens have been nearly all cut down; a few scattered trees are
left just to make the place look miserable.
Verily, these vulgar officials ought to be stopped; they would not dare to
do such things while Parliament was sitting. I suppose they are pure
Cockneys, who have small notion of the beauty of a tree, and less of a group
of trees."
John
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From: Howard Booth [mailto:howard.booth@xxxxxxxx.com]
Sent: 04 September 2008 21:34
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: Roadside Planting
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I am looking at planting schemes so have blown the dust off a few books. A
great section is copied below from 'Roadside Planting' published in 1930, it
suggests planting new trees may not be that straight forward here in the UK!
"Much of the disappointment caused by failure of road planting schemes is
due to wilful damage, either by the local inhabitants wantonly destroying
the trees and shrubs, or by motorists and others breaking the flowering
branches when in bloom to take home, or digging up the smaller shrubs and
plants and carrying them away, presumably to plant in their own gardens.
"It must be confessed that the English population is lacking in the primary
instincts necessary for the creation and maintenance of agreeable
surroundings to a greater extent than any other nation in Western
civilisation. In France, Switzerland, Italy, and Germany all members of the
community combine to protect the trees along the roadside, but here the
senseless destruction of beautiful plants and shrubs seems to be the rule
rather than the exception, and is without question the most urgent and
difficult problem which those whose aim is to beautify their country have to
tackle. No opportunity should be lost of driving home the necessity of
caring for the beauties of nature in the schools, through the organisation
of Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, and other suitable bodies, by soliciting the
help of the Press, and by short talks on the wireless."
How times change - we can use now TV and the internet too :)
H.
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