Friday, February 29, 2008

Homeless Plants



As promised, a word about our other plants.  I rescue homeless plants. The large spindly cactus was rescued from the trash heap across the street.  We've named it "Audrey" because every time Darrick goes near it, it tries to bite him. It has very small, sharp needles and is really no fun to try to move.  

The white planter on the books used to be a very delicate blooming plant of some sort, that did not survive last winter.  I've been trying to get it to grow again,  but so far, it has only managed one sad little sprout.  Its flowers are lovely little pink blossoms.  

The 'peace plants' were rescued from a wedding at Marsh Chapel...the bride apparently did not want them.  They bloom regularly.  They don't look great right now because it is winter...once the spring comes I will re-pot them and they will be happy again.  

Day Eleven


We're really growing now!  The larger of the two sprouts is now about the size of a large marble. 

Monday, February 25, 2008

Day Seven


We're having twins! This morning, we noticed a second tiny leaf poking up through the dirt. We're so excited. Just for scale, the leaves on the left are about the size of a pencil eraser each. The bud appearing just to the right is the size of the point of a dull #2 pencil.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Day Four


Not much change today, but it was overcast and snowing all day. I have moved the plant into the front window of the house where it will get sun all day.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Day Three



No, there was no Day Two. It was too late in the day to post when we got around to it yesterday.

Today, however, there are two pictures! Now that the plant has started to grow again, it has been moved to a warmer, sunnier location in our house.

Stay tuned for another post later today about the rescue mission Jim runs for abandoned plants.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Day One


We noticed this leaf this morning. The plant has been dormant since October.

Our Gloxinia


So, we've owned this little plant for a couple of years. It is spectacularly beautiful when it is in full bloom, and it dies off completely after it is done. It lies dormant for several months, and then a tiny little leaf appears, signaling that it is going to grow and bloom again.

We think this is cool.

We're going to post a picture every day or so.