Arlyn,
I went on my first iris garden tour this spring, and would never have dreamed of picking/touching flowers. I can't imagine that someone would do that!!! However, as we walked through the garden (this was a group tour), I did see people walking through the beds to get photos even after we were asked not to do that because they were trying to hybridize some of the iris and wanted to make sure the didn't cross pollinate (or something like that). There were younger, healthier folks racing to the chairs that were placed throughout the garden, and there they sat 'till they were darn good and ready to get up (I was raised to always give my seat to an elder, not to mention pregnant ladies or those who had a little more trouble physically than me.) I'm finding that people seem to be getting more and more rude, inconsiderate and "deserving" - and that I want less and less to do with people as a whole. Good manners are going the way of the dinosaurs. Sorry to hear about your bad experience....I hope you confronted the flower picker and told them the flowers are $45 dollars each!!!
