LilyCrazy's Blog

I had such fun over the weekend- walked around Walmart Friday night with my daughter, thru the garden section of course, picking up this houseplant and that houseplant and saying each time "God wants me to have this plant" and putting it in the cart- hubby just rolled his eyes when he saw all the treasures I bought- hahahahaha

Houseplants are to a gardener like methadone is to a heroine addict- ALMOST as good as the real thing, and just enough to make you feel better- hahahahahahaha I actually think sometimes that I enjoy playing with  houseplants maybe a little more than outdoor gardening. I feel like since I have no control over Mother Nature outside, I can BE Mother Nature INSIDE !!

I've been dragging out my collection of houseplant books and reading up on different methods of propagation and looking at some different plants- things more exciting than the same old pothos you find at every store. Without resorting to mail order, I'm not sure where a person goes to get more exotic or unusual houseplants !! I'm all about instant gratification, so mail order is a last resort for me- plus the plants are often itty bitty teeny weeny and I like a little more substance for my trouble. Seems like I always have a glass of water somewhere with something rooting in it- or flowerpots full of dirt waiting for whatever it is underneath to sprout. This mania has invaded the fridge too- I have a small plastic container of water iris chillin' !!

I have a small bunch of hens and chicks that I rescued from my sister's garden- and they were just kinda plunked down helter skelter in the garden just to get em in the ground- well, after seeing all the succulents at the store, I decided to pluck em back out, mix up a tub of soil/sand mix and plant em in pots !! So I did, repotted a ball cactus I've had a long time, got some spider plant babies started in water, a couple avocados, a mango, and a stack of seed packets waiting to be experimented with. I also bought a bay leaf tree !! I'm excited bout that guy !! Hope he does ok over the winter inside. He is sure a nice, full little guy right now.

Every yr I say to  myself, "this yr I'm just going to do a COUPLE pots on the deck- I'm NOT going to go crazy" but by mid June..... all sense is thrown to the wind and I'm filling the last of the pots from the garage with potting mix and plants or seeds of some kind (I'm leaning towards PARSLEY and CHIVES for the last two right now......)

On the homefront- waiting for a couple of the insurance dudes to get over to my house today- they're going to seal it off watertight finally and give us the final estimate. The boat is a total loss so that guy is coming over with the check for us and to take the boat away (sniff sniff....). If I've said it once I've said it a thousand times, Thank God for insurance. In spite of all my complaining, I feel very fortunate- I still have a standing home, I'm not enduring the flooding so many others are right now, and I wasn't a tornado victim. I'm very lucky. I'm just inconvenienced, that's all..... on the good side- just think of all the PLANTS I'll be able to buy as I'm replacing the landscaping that was damaged !!! Yay !!!!