calling all enablers: i need your vote
last year i thoroughly pruned the overgrown lilac bush at the corner of the house. so thoroughly did i prune it that this year we have
blooms on the entire bush.
i'm expecting a bumper crop next year, but this year i'm bereft. i used to be able to open the living room windows and get drunk off the fragrance. this year, the only aroma is...well, the hamster-cagey scent of the damp cedar mulch.
now, most of my neighbors have lilac bushes that are just groaning with blooms. a lot of the public buildings do, too. even the dilapidated rental house on the corner has more blossoms than they can possibly use.
i would like to know your opinion: how wrong would it be for me to sneak out like a thief under cover of darkness and trim a few branches for my own personal use?