Money Moral Dilemma: Should I take my garden plants to my new home?

DaftyDuck

Sooler wrote: »

Is this one 'hypothetical' ? :think:

Hydroponical, more like.

Now, I want to know if I can leave the corpse under the patio. It is a fixture....

Creepily, Sooler has answered my question before I posted. She did always believe in Ouija... I'll get me spade...

mr-tom_2

Do the house papers describe the garden? Do the photos show it?

Plain and simple - if you buy a product and it isn't as described, you have legal recourse.

Anatidaephobia

As a buyer, I don't mind at all if the seller takes their plants with them. I'd like to think that they'd still leave the garden in reasonable condition and that they'd be careful to make sure they didn't breach the terms and conditions of the sale. It's one thing to dig up some small plants out of a flower bed, it's another thing to take hedges and trees with you! I don't mind plants/flowers etc going.

When we viewed our house, the seller showed us some plants he had in his garden and he seemed very proud of them. Some of them died after we got the keys, others became overrun with weeds. We didn't intend not to look after them but we're not gardeners and we weren't living in the house when we first bought it so we didn't notice that some of the plants were dying until they had already died.

I probably would've preferred the seller took his plants with him because they clearly meant something to him and he would've looked after them. I'm sure he would've been appalled if he could've seen his flowerbed a few months after he moved out.

anniemyclassicfiesta

This is an easy one. If you have advertised your property for sale with an Agent then you must inform them that you are taking nominated plants with you. Simply put them into pots now so that they have a chance of regenerating their root systems and keep them well watered. You might have to reduce some in size to compensate for their loss of roots, but read a gardening book first. If you haven't put your house for sale yet, pot your plants immediately. The rule of thumb for selling and/or moving is that if it is portable you can take it and that includes anything outside not covered by the 'tick list' that you will be given when an offer is made. Hope this helps.

gloriouslyhappy

As others have said, if specific planted - ie non-potted - plants were listed on the fixtures and fittings list and clearly marked as being moved out when you move, then you can take them with you. Anything in a pot can go, anything else must stay.

The fixtures and fittings list is there to protect both buyer and seller and is a legal document so must be adhered to.

Having said that, I moved into a house where they'd even taken every single light bulb! while my brother moved into a house where they'd left him a welcome note and a bottle of wine.. Takes all sorts, I suppose, but in my opinion, it's not love that makes the world go round, it's courtesy, and a little can go a long way..

schd

Well, I'm sure if you offered to dig up all the weeds and take them with you, they would say "Yes please". So that's your answer! :rotfl:

anotheruser

People are saying "take those in pots"... so dig yours up and put them in pots!

Seriously though, when I move, I'll be taking the majority of mine with me - certainly not all; We'll probably leave cuttings behind. But it'll be stipulated somewhere that's what we'll be doing so it's clear.

BrassicWoman

I'm not sure this is a moral dilemma - it's a simple legal one!

girlcalledpanda

Yes but only if you've told them you're planning on taking the plants, otherwise they've bought a house with a beautiful garden that won't be when they move in. You could also take cuttings instead of digging up the garden.

Cookie1986

As long has you are honest with the buyer then I don’t see a problem.