7/28/09

remember this little guy?

{back when he was just a wee little sprout in a bitty-pot}

*sorry. obviously this plant was somehow gender-ized...due to the fact i am referring to it as a "he"



{and then he got bigger. and grew real-plant leaves!}

...aaaand then he went through what i would call the:
"difficult-officeplant-stage" :

(where he refused to bloom.)
  • he grew about two-freaking-feet.
  • required a repotting.
  • demanded to be put outside for "optimal-full-sunlight."
  • and then tried to scare me when he attempted plant-suicide during a particularly wicked rainstorm...



{but we've made it through three months of ups and downs...}
and he finally grew me a flower.




*carlyn has also had a bit of trouble with her zenia...but, her plant-baby has given her much less trouble that mine has.



{plant lineup}
*left: my very-troubled little guy.
*middle: carlyn's less-troubled little guy.
*right: brian's short, stumpy, and well-behaved flowering marigold.

oh, and all those giant sticks and rubberbands are there because our plants INSISTED on growing at least 2 feet before even thinking about flowering.
(great, guys. really nice of you.)



{and this would be carlyn...and her OTHER office-flowers}



{the occasion...?}



oooooh...maybe a recent engagement...or something like that.

2 comments:

Stephanie said...

i saw that on facebook... yay for carlyn!
and ps... zenias are all that tall! i should know. i have about 70 outside... :)

Carlyn said...

We are SO old. Engagements. Big flowers. Gardens. New couches. Short-sleeve sweater cardigans with buttons and mini-pockets.

P.S. PLEASE blog about couches (with several photos).
P.P.S. Thanks, Steph! Your big day is soooo soon!