My tomato plants... |
My family tends to get overwhelmed with my numerous plants in the house. I have a lot of plants that I try to keep in the house (especially those with names), because they just don't handle the heat well at all.
The tomato plants are really the only ones that I INSIST stay outside. I call them my 'illegitimate children': they voluntarily started growing in my daffodils, much to my disfavor. I do not like tomatoes. Never have, never will. I wanted pink daffodils NOT tomato plants!
Anyway. Moving on.
I got a new garden catalog in the mail today, much to my happiness. I was reading about some of the plants and cracked up when I read "...this is a hardy little plant that will grow anywhere". Believe me when I say "NOT IN OKLAHOMA!"
Seriously, all plants, sometimes even the weeds, need help to survive in the great state of OK. Plants that 'need direct sunlight' must have shade for a majority of the day because the sun will burn them to a crisp. Even certain types of cactus need shade part of the day.
A potted cactus - Water rarely! |
Ivy & most vine like-plants are really easy to grow. |
One plant that has become kind of a favorite of mine is the 'Lucky Bamboo' (which is actually in the lily family, not the bamboo family).
Some of you may remember my mentioning it in February this year (along with an orchid, which my mother killed while I was in ABQ, and my 'illegitimate children'). You can see the post HERE.
"Lucky" |
It needed a narrow vase so the bamboo would stand up straight, but after several days of searching, I had not found a vase that would be perfect for 'Lucky'.
Then, as I was going through and organizing my 'junk', I came across a vase full of pennies. I had received it as a gift when I was interning in Oklahoma City with Character First! Education. I had a lot of sentiments toward it. Every one of the pennies in the vase represented a child that I had tutored or taught.
What better vessel to put my lucky plant into?!
So, I dumped out the pennies and substituted them with bright colored pebbles, trinkets and buttons.
Not only did that help thin out some of the odds and ends of my 'junk', but it also made for a very crafty and sentimental piece for me. Is it vain of me to say that I am proud of myself??
Aren't I brilliant?! |
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