There is no doubt that I love my houseplants Some people have dogs, some have cats, I have houseplants.
Don't get me wrong. I love pets, but I live in a small third floor apartment and don't feel it is practical right now. I would love to have a small dog, but don't feel that I can afford one and well I am terribly allergic to cats.
So, I lavish my attention on my houseplants. I have found that no matter how much you neglect some houseplants they will continue to thrive, while for other houseplants, no matter how much love you give them they will wither and die.
I guess that is the way it is with most things in life. People are like that. Some love to be nurtured and some just want to be left alone.
Winter is a hard season for houseplants, and as I sit here today I can almost hear them whispering to each other that surely it is almost spring and that they are wishing for a new growing season to begin. I know how they feel, although I certainly don't need to grow.
I learn new things about houseplants and their needs all of the time, but I find that some things I forget almost as soon as I learn them, so I am going to get another notebook. I want to learn all of their names and what I have found out about their care. Maybe I will even try to draw pictures of them, although my drawing skills might not actually help me when I try to differentiate between them.
I think I will also use the notebook to keep track of my little garden this summer.
Finally hung my plant hanger this week. Ignore the messy bits in the photo.
Yes, there are apps to do all of this, but I'm a bit old-fashioned I guess, and like to leaf through a notebook.
One of my favorite things about my life with houseplants is that I can talk to them and they never talk back.
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