Appreciating Nature - Our Plants

These plants rode in the trunk of our car for over a week while moving in 2011

I am not really sure how long these plants have been in our family.  The Heart Leafed Philodendron was started from a plant my Mom had every since I could remember.  The other on the left came in an arrangement sent for one of many possibilities via floral arrangements so long ago that I can not recall when.  Many plants have come and gone, decided it was there time and I've loved them all.  These two old friends, however, rode in the trunk of our car for over a week (along with 2 others that are not doing well so they are in the "baby crib" being restarted currently.  A couple times a day we would open the trunk lid so they could breathe and get a little sun shine.  They give me hope, each time I water and mist (Sunday is the day for this loving task).  They remind me that along with the many reasons we left our former home, we also brought a lot of beauty.   They remind me every time I go in or out the door that we continue growing even if uprooted, shoved in a very dark place for a while and are neglected.  I so love the love returned from my plants.  

Further over on the front stoop you would see these two, the one on the left is a start from the above plant.  We started this one shortly after moving here to thin the recovering plant after getting it out of the trunk.  The Fern was one of the many adopted plants.  It came with another, a Boston Fern, but the Boston decided to transition.  There are more but I won't bore you with the variegated philodendron or the mother of millions (which due to its willingness to spread stays secluded in its own portion of the front porch).

Most of our plants have been given to us.  Neighbors just show up with them.  The Mother of Millions, silver leaf and ferns came from a lady who was moving and wanted her living greenery to continue.  The 3 varieties of Hosta from another sweet lady thinning her garden.  The strawberries and mint planted this year from other neighbors.  The most beautiful thing about our garden is that each time I water, prune, care for our plants the beautiful memories of how they came magically warms my heart with love.   

Think I want elephant ears for the yard and a spider plant for the house next.  Yes, I believe that would be very nice.