Green Beginnings

From the very first plant that was gifted to the OH & me by his advisor at the University, the OH has been the one caring and nurturing the plants in our home. Be it the very first peace lily of the very first palm, he would diligently water, fertilize and nurture them. Many a palm plants has he killed but that never stopped him from trying to keep the next one alive. He never gave up and I always admired his perseverance and trying to get at least one of them to survive. My role through this entire time has been that of someone who enjoys the foliage and adds my two cents to his selection of plants.

With the arrival of Z in our lives, plants took a backseat. Z, the puppy was hell bent on ripping up & uprooting every single house plant we had at that time. We would come home to the sight of mulch and soil scattered all over the living room and the remnants of a once thriving plant lying on the floor begging to be revived. At this point, the OH & I decided that we needed to give house plants a break and spare them the agony of being tortured by a four legged monster who had not grasped the concept of training and behaving.

Since moving into our current home, the dog is a bit older and a lot more mellow & both the OH & I have had the itch to bring back the indoor plants to add some natural decor into the house. We started buying a plant here and there in our attempt to not go overboard on the budget. It was right about this time that the company I work for was having this plant sale. They were selling some of the indoor plants that had served well along the cubicle walls to raise money for a local charity. Post missing a couple of meetings and beating the crowds, here is the loot I came home with. The home is back to being green again. The icing on the cake being the fact that I paid a fraction of the cost I would have paid for these plants at the local store, the money I paid went towards a good cause and the plants found a home they would be loved.

Call it aging coupled with the fact that the kids need less and less of us each day, I am at this stage in life where I just have a tad more time on my hands to pursue something that interest me. Some activities I have started back are ones I did a lot before the kids came into our lives and some activities are ones I seem to have developed a liking to thanks to the friends I have made in the world of blogging. Inspired by the MM and Itchingtowrite, I forayed into the world of indoor plants with items laying around the house. Thank you both of helping me discover the creative soul in me. Leaving you with a few pictures of my labor of love.

Terrarium inspired by the MM. The glass pot was a return gift at a wedding I attended and the ceramic snail is one that the OH made for Meg during one of his off site team building sessions at work!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The mug was a gift from a colleague at work. Something perfect for a keepsake since it is a tad too big for a cuppa tea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An aloe plant in a planter that Meg brought home as a mother’s day gift from school years ago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And now for the plants that I adopted from work that lend their beauty to our home…