GrannieMarie,
I know there's an allure to being out in the dirt but now you have free labor! Luckily, we are blessed enough to have house plants available to us, to care for and tend to.
It doesn't sound silly at all, I get choked up over shrubs , so I'm right there with you 💗 I had to send a message to my s.o saying that my junipers arrived and we're almost delivered to the wrong house! I called them my hoooonipers though, because my plants sometimes have pet names and I'm a very silly gal
The researching is also part of the fun, the Internet has made the information so accessible, like on this beautiful site.
The joy of freshening up a plant and placing it lovingly into a new home is an exquisite feeling. Indoor plants do seem to take a lot of attention, I'm glad they have a plant momma who will care for them so dearly.🌱
Side story : A couple weeks ago my s.o and I were in the garden section of lowes and we were just browsing. ( just browsing is how it began and I walked out with more ninebarks lol) We came upon this lady (who must have had some sort of spidey gardening sense ) who was looking for an evergreen to go with another tree on her property. So all three of us started talking ( she reminded me of me a little bit. Kind of talking to herself but also to anyone around as well ) and she explained what she was looking for which was kind of specific. After showing her some junipers, my s.o found a little tree next to the junipers that both her and I had overlooked. He pointed I out and it seemed to fit the bill. She ended up walking off with that little tree ( it had a cute little droopy branch that I'll never forget ) and he turns to me and says " I think I just helped that lady pick out a tree " I told him that he sure did and that it was a wonderful thing. If I were her, every time I saw that tree I would remember how I came to find it. Depending on how it worked I'd either praise or curse that couple at the garden center lol I would remember that connection though and it would warm me, like it does coming from the opposite perspective.
Point being, that this all matters even if it's just to me. Your stories and your thoughts have meaning for me. If my junipers ( hooooonipers ) survive I'll alway remember how I they came to be. How I desperately found this one free gardening board and posted hoping someone would see it and be able to help me. I'll see a freesia and give a thought to Carols freesias and how much they meant to her. To throughly enjoy working outside because there might be a time when I'm unable. Thank you all to who have posted and who may in the future <3
