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Camden New Journal - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Published: 14 August 2008
 
Plant life and death

• YEARS ago, when I lived in Denning Road, Hampstead, I planted sunflowers in the dirt patch round a street tree.
The plants grew high and bloomed beautifully. So Camden sent round a man in van with weed killer spray and sprayed them.
Luckily I saw it happen and ran out with a bucket of water to wash off the killer stuff.
“Get your hair cut” was all Camden’s paid vandal could think of to say when I asked why he wanted to kill sunflowers that made the street look nicer.
The plants lived.
So a week later Camden sent round a man in van to spray them again. And this time I didn’t see the official vandalism so couldn’t save them with a bucket of water.
So the plants died.
And from what you tell of the recent plant murder in Gladys Road (Destruction of mini-meadow clears the way for a dogs’ toilet, August 7) Camden is still sending out men in vans who cannot tell the difference between weeds and jolly flowers.
Nothing changes.
BARRY FOX
Holmefield Court, NW3

Send your letters to: The Letters Editor, Camden New Journal, 40 Camden Road, London, NW1 9DR or email to letters@thecnj.co.uk. The deadline for letters is midday Tuesday. The editor regrets that anonymous letters cannot be published, although names and addresses can be withheld. Please include a full name, postal address and telephone number. Letters may be edited for reasons of space.

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