Picking wild flowers

I was rather disturbed to watch a man showing vases full of wild flowers he had picked, (legally of course) on Breakfast TV this morning.
Pick the flowers and leave nothing for the early bees and consequently no seeds either. Not eco-friendly to me at all.
The lane on which we live has primroses virtually the full 2 mile length now. Why? I have carefully collected and sown seeds from the few clumps which survived the weed killer sprays of the past. Now any passing walker/cyclist/motorist is being encouraged to pick them.
Take nothing but photos and memories and leave nothing but foot prints.

 

This reminds me of the foraging and the damge it can cause. Eg stripping woods of mushrooms.

Another unfortunate case is in the Highlands where stunted ancient trees are chopped down and used as a survival canopy by weekenders who are playing at being Bear Grylls.