May 03, 2005
Good day, sunshine
Because I know that most of you will think this is totally stupid but 2 of you will think this is awesome:
Lovelies and Gentlepants, I'm thrilled to present...PICTURES OF MY PLANTS!
This is all the crap Tiny and I planted last year for the windows at Ye Olde Summit Apartemente. I totally thought that all the outdoor plants were dead, but they've been making a tremendous comeback! Many of them are plants that weren't there before! Magic plants! Click 'more' for more.
Featured Below: The mystery plant. It's growing dark red and light violet flowers and is very bushy at the base. Do you know what it is?
The triumphant but secretive return of the purple alyssum.
I really, really thought that the mint was dead. I cleared out all the ropey roots, and low and behold, new invasive mint. One word. Mojito.
This is the fickle little indoor shade plant that -from the day we brought it home- Cake has inspected closely, taken out to the window or the porch for closer inspection and a cigarette, and brought back in shaking his head. "I don't think this guy is gonna make it, Sonie." For a long time I thought he was right, but I think we've finally found the perfect spot for him and he's sprouting new bits all over. He makes me think of Tiny.
My aloe is going to break into your house and steal your playstation.
Additionally, today there was a pigeon in the coffee shop who, despite my fervent insistence, wouldn't fucking leave.
Posted by Sonya at May 3, 2005 05:43 PMDid you try dropping Tom Petty into a set of pop-punk? That should clear him right out.
The pigeon, that is.
Posted by: flamingbanjo at May 3, 2005 07:23 PMThanks for the plants Sonya. I'm on the case of the second picture. This reminds me to finally plant a deck garden for this year.
Posted by: nathaniel at May 3, 2005 08:35 PMyea for plantspiration.
(i have a houserose just now that seems to finally not be dying i hope; i will show it pictures of yours and promise to buy it a car if it gets straight a's.)
Posted by: raej at May 4, 2005 12:13 AMThat aloe could totally kick my ass at Grand Theft Auto.
Posted by: mol at May 4, 2005 09:15 AMI hope I'm one of the two you knew would find it awesome. Cuz I do. And that second plant looks to me to be a lavendar. But the photo is just obscure enough and your description of flowers makes me think it might be that other thing with fuschia colored jagged edge flowers that I have in my garden whose name I don't know.
Posted by: appalachia at May 4, 2005 10:41 AMPlant #2 looks a lot like the ones that sprang up all over my yard a few weeks back, but I have no idea what they're called -- something that starts with a "C"?
All I know is they're very profuse, grow like crazy and have lots of little flowers on them; mine were mostly white and sort of lavender colored.
Posted by: KING COMTE I at May 5, 2005 01:55 PMThis only reminds me of how easily green things die in my presence, but I'm happy for you, dear. Lovely photos.
Posted by: yukino at May 6, 2005 09:36 AMI think the not-lavendar might be dianthus. But I haven't looked it up to confirm. It just came to me last night.
Posted by: appalachia at May 6, 2005 11:01 AMYayyy! Plants!!
Posted by: dayment at May 6, 2005 03:48 PMAloe scoots across town late at night with the windows down and the stereo up... and you know it ;-)
/i.
Posted by: ian at May 7, 2005 07:49 AM