Plant binge

Friday, 9:28 pm

By Kate

May

04

2007

I looked around the house the other day and it occurred to me that I don’t have very many plants. I used to have enough to start a greenhouse, but over the years they suffered from such neglect that they wound up on the compost heap. Somehow or another, other things seemed to be more important. So I guess it’s not such a surprise that plants have suddenly become more attractive, seeing as how my time is more my own that it used to be.

A friend called this afternoon and wondered if I’d like to go shop for plants tonight. Heck yeah! She was more interested in outdoor plants, but we managed to incorporate both interests in one trip. I actually did buy two hanging planters for the front porch, though.

But for my inside plants I started off gently. Just a pretty little golden pothos, a variegated ivy, a globe cactus, and a Spathiphyllum (Peace Lily).

But then I decided to be daring and bought my first ever orchid. It’s supposed to be an easy orchid to grow—a Phalaenopsis. We’ll just have to see how easy it is.

It surely is a pretty thing. I took a photo, but with the flash, the colors aren’t quite true. The colors are a darker lavender than it shows. I’ll try again tomorrow during daylight hours. But still, isn’t it gorgeous? I love my new orchid.

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