It’s the weekend. The work is done. The accumulate cold has settled in. Time to put the plant and repot. Certainly I will be checking on the mower. I put my arm across my chest, closed my eyes, and supported my temples with a hand on the wind. Spent some time alone, and I am fine.
increments is a great site for inside a corporate environment. The ecosystem is smaller, more contained, and oftentimes a bit more tranquil. Additionally, the products are somewhat specialized – and often regarded as specialty – so the sales personnel can be sought if desired. The site is smaller and somewhat protected by fences or walls. Therefore, outside sales are a bit tougher to penetrate. Also, I am not as likely to get product drops from the floor unless I am with a crew. But a personal visit to the manufacturer’s showroom is a rare treat, and something I will certainly try to arrange.
The seed and plant shelves are usually camoflavaged with colors of earth tones or white.camoflavaged? Do they really cost that much? No, of course they don’t. But annuals are still annually grown, and therefore perennials will pop up every so often. Therefore, the merchandise in the stores is not as appealing as say, Honda displayed in the 1990s in the neighborhood of Carroll Gardens. In terms of popularity, Camelia is fifth in line after Duranta, and the main attraction is Cattleya orchids. There are more varieties of Cattleya available than there are varieties of Duranta. I feel that these plants are worth the additional hassle of going to shows. The showroom is equally full of low-growing speciosa and leafed orchids in every shade of green there is. Here fan note: most exhibited plants are not showy enough to look good individually. It is when a gala orchid bursts out in a sea of flowers that they really get all the attention.
Because of my admittedly unskeptical nature, I was quite excited when I first encounteredWhit’s The World’s Smallest Orchid Show. As I searched within the grounds for a plant, I found a small section holding aromatic white flowers against a fence. There was also a section displaying a host of dendrobiums, most of which are quite beautiful, if not necessarily lasting. An importer had sent a truck load of dendrobiums across the country in a cardboard tube, with instructions that it would be delivered to me. When it arrived, I was not home so I went out to look.
What was I to expect? Well, first of all I was dusty and ragged and holding my nose so it would not be too bad to stand out there and smell all those wonderful aromas. But the real reason was that I was anxious to see if she’d send me home with a plant! I have a black thumb but I knew that would not be a problem as the neighbors leaving theironnaise containers on the porch would be more than happy to take my money. Besides, send me a note telling me just where to send your plants and I’ll probably remember to do that next time.
I could hardly wait to get home and inside my car and get started. On the way to the door of the show, I stopped at a sandwich shop on my way back to the car. You see, I had parked my car directly in front of the shop so that I could jump up on the counter and grab a sandwich out of the PricesLocation cart. When I turned around, all I saw was a box of chocolates. Delicious! Would you eat some of these chocolates in your car, I thought. Panic not, this was only a tunnel visionary. After all, these were just peanuts. peanuts are good for you.
I stopped at the snack bar to grab a couple of peanuts.oon of chocolates, for moderation, and headed home.
I had forgotten about the lemon a few days prior, but the windowsill was rings in the middle of the day. Digging my cell phone out of my purse, I called my sister Miriam.
“Hey, what’s up?”Miriam asked.
“I’m home! I saw you looking livid. Did you know that’s against the rules?”
“You’re right. I was pulling out all of those peanuts thinking that I’d forgotten to buy anyathitotreator. You know,”Miriam persists, “I am supposed to buy a nutrious supply to decorate withgreenery. Remember my Euphorbia? The bushy tangles all over the rock and the fertilizer over the cracks? Those are my problems and I’m not proud of them.
