I'm really not much of a gardener but there are times I get lucky enough to grow some beautiful plants. This was one of my favourites this year. It was tucked away outside in the corner of our house in my favourite designer planter that I bought for a song. It looked healthy all summer and just kept filling that pot and growing down the sides until it almost touched the ground. Two days ago I decided to bring it inside and hopefully keep it alive and beautiful in my house but just in case I lose my green thumbs this winter I took a picture of it. I even bought a new pot (it IS used to the designer pot after all) and a stand so it can continue it's downward spurts throughout the winter months.
Last November after my sister passed away (why do we say it like that?! She has not "passed away"! She has just moved to a better spot and is waiting for us to join her! She is very much alive today!) a friend of mine gave me a Christmas Cactus which will bloom white flowers every year to remind me of my sister (not that I need a reminder!) who loved white flowers! Can you imagine the pressure I felt to keep this thing alive? I kill every plant that has ever been in my house. REALLY! The other day this friend was over and wanted to see the cactus. Thankfully half of it was still alive and even has buds on it. She took one look at it though and said "Oh, WHY did I give you a plant!" LOL. Now I REALLY have something to prove! Like, can't I at the very least grow cactus?!
hmmmm. I wonder if I could grow thistle? They always look so healthy and hardy in my flower gardens!
4 comments:
that plant is gorgeous! So glad it's doing so well, too bad about the cactus, though they creep me out anyway!
Creep you out? LOL!
That's what happens when I watch a video of a pulsating cactus which then bursts open and outpour hundreds of spiders! I will NEVER have a cactus in my house!
I'm with Jobina...there is something creepy about cactus. LOVE the plant in the picture though! Very pretty!!!
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