As I'm on my iPad I don't seem able to post a pic, so I'll have to describe things the best I can.

Dropped a gold pickaxe in the middle of a clump of flowers in the botanical garden; it seems that, no matter how I angle the view, I can't retrieve it. I've removed all the flowers around it so that it looks like it's in the clear and I can simply grab it - nope! Even though I'm tapping directly on it, the 'target' always 'attaches' to a plant and I'm then presented with the 'take/cancel' buttons.

Fortunately, I'd saved up enough scorpions to replace it, but if it happened to someone who was just getting started and they'd not got the wherewithal to buy another, it could lead to them deleting the game, which would be a great pity as it's the only F2P game I've found which doesn't hold you to ransom; I bought 20,000 coins (£4) plus the rabbit's foot and broker, and I've not had to spend a single penny since. There are plenty of tricks one can employ to make coins, and there's no premium in-game currency (gems) and, because the cleanup projects don't cause the game to come to a screeching halt, there's no temptation to speed them up (not that it's possible, obviously).

Yes, there have been some slight aggravations (like the Full Moon stone circle quest which I maintain is either buggy or was never actually implemented, either way that storyline now seems to have fizzled out, and the botanical garden), but nothing I'm sure LDW can't fix (how is the next update coming along, by the way…? Haven't had a recent progress report, but I expect you've all been busy beavering away on VF3, right…? ). Perhaps if you didn't create for other platforms, too, it'd be a different story,

Now I've said that, don't you DARE change!

Hold the shovel. If you're holding the shovel, you'll ignore the plants and pick up whatever else is there, unless there's some glitch keeping it there.
Don't tap too much, if the "Dig" thingy shows up on screen, unhighlight the shovel and then highlight it and try to pick it up.