Plants stolen from public gardens in White Plains, N.Y.

From the Lohud Journal News:

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that "the earth laughs in flowers."

If that's so, members of the White Plains Beautification Foundation can't be blamed if they've shed a few tears in recent weeks, as they consider installing security cameras to protect some of the more than 60 public gardens they maintain from tree-takers and bloom burglars.

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In the past two months, at least six gardens have been hit in different parts of the city, with thousands of dollars worth of fresh plantings stolen.

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