Sentimental

[poliphilo]

We buy lots of plants.

Aliz likes cactii and I like things that aren't cactii.

Every surface in the house is groaning under the weight of our little green friends. 

Often we buy them because we feel sorry for them. There was a whole passel of sunflower plants in Lidl the other day. They hadn't been watered and they were looking forlorn. I had to have one.

Plants have personalities, don't you think?

So do rocks....

Comments

[dadi.livejournal.com]

Ah, fellow animist :)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

S'right.

We're all little bits of the same big Thing, I think.

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

I buy plants that I think are cute. For several years I had a baby Christmas tree bought at a WI market, and had fun finding tiny lights and weeny decorations for it. Eventually it grew too big for the kitchen windowsill and I put the pot outside, whereupon it died.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'll buy things even if they're not cute. Very few of our plants are much to look at (and a number of them have been chewed by rabbits).

[tispity.livejournal.com]

That sounds very familiar, we have way too many (rat-nibbled) house-plants for our little flat, and some of them have grown huge. Barry likes cactii and like non-cactii.

I agree about personalities too - I'm some plants seem to get bored with their surroundings, they can grow hapily there for years then suddenly, nothing's changed but they decide to stop and look sickly until I move them somewhere else.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I've been going round removing plants from window sills this morning (we've got the builders in) and I've had the opportunity to assess them. Gosh, but they're a sorry bunch!

[jackiejj.livejournal.com]

Where will you plant your sunflower?

When your house renovations are finished, I hope you will take lots of pictures!

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It lives in a pot in the back yard.

The builders are in today. It's like having an infestation of woodpeckers.

[bodhibird.livejournal.com]

I quite agree. Plants have personalities, and so do rocks; I love collecting rocks, such as different kinds of quartz and agate, and people (especially my mother-in-law) often give me plants, so we have four or five pots in our little apartment.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

My favourite kinds of rock are pebbles off the beach- all worn into smooth and wonderous shapes.

[seaslug-of-doom.livejournal.com]

The kami will be happy

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I hope so...

[four-thorns.livejournal.com]

there was an article in the new york times not too long ago about Pedro Martinez, the star pitcher for the Mets (and former star pitcher for Boston), and his flower gardens. he says you have to talk to the plants so they grow well. he is quoted as telling his tulips "aren't you going to grow up to be so pretty?"

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Prince Charles is said to do the same.

I beleive there's been scientific work done to demonstrate that plants respond to the human voice.