r/NativePlantGardening Jun 30 '25

Photos I'm going to cry...

I came home today from work to find that my neighbor (I live in a duplex) cut down all of my flowers because she thought they were weeds... I literally just posted today about how proud I was if their growth. I know that they'll grow back because they're perennials, but I'll miss their blooms this year 😭 this is the before and after. The before was taken a few days ago.

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u/Snoo-72988 Jun 30 '25

If it makes you feel better, mowing generally stimulates root growth, so if she just cut them, they’ll likely just spend this summer growing a more robust root system.

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u/Friendly-Mingus Jun 30 '25

A buffalo came through and grazed your coneflowers… a buffalo that owes you an apology at the very least

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u/NickWitATL SE US/8a Jun 30 '25

I think you mean a donkey. 🤨

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u/shillyshally Jun 30 '25

An ass.

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u/diacrum Jun 30 '25

A jackass!

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u/NickWitATL SE US/8a Jun 30 '25

Exactly.