Plant thief at work in Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Park

Visitors to Queen Elizabeth Park may have noticed something more than beautiful blooms in the Vancouver park’s rose garden over the weekend.
A frustrated gardener, prompted by recent shrub thefts, has planted handmade signs that read, “I was stolen by a plant thief,” near gaping holes in the garden. Among the missing plants are evergreen shrubs, such as skimmia, mock orange and mountain laurel. Some annuals went missing last fall.
“It’s kind of deplorable. These are