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Monday, February 17, 2020

Sometimes Monday ...

... is a day for little surprises in the form of little purple flowers. 


I have a collection of "purloined plants" on my kitchen windowsill in MD, small cuttings that I've come across and stuck in water in mason jars. Some of these are from my SiL, and the others come from overgrown plants in community planters along the streets in NJ and MD. At the end of the summer season, many of the plants have grown leggy, long enough to drag on the sidewalk, and I know that they'll die and be thrown away after the first frost. I rescue a few cuttings at this stage and bring them home to bring me joy while I do the dishes. Sometimes they bloom early and make me even happier!

I hope your week is off to a bloomin' good start!

17 comments:

  1. I think we need to give you a title now: Bonny the Plant Rescuer!

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  2. Or, "Bonny the Plant Purloiner!" What a lovely bloom - enjoy!!

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  3. I think Plant Savior is the best title for you, and everything you grow seems to flourish in your care!

    Well done!

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  4. That is so pretty! Good on you for rescuing those plants!

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  5. I LOVE that you purloin plants from overgrown community planters!!!! (I am SO going to do this next year.) I think I'll call you 'Bonny, the MAGICAL Plant Purloiner' . . . because not only do you rescue the plants -- but you get them to BLOOM! How joyous in the middle of February.

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  6. The ultimate in plant recycling, Bonny! I would not have thought about doing that, but now I might. I bet your kitchen windowsill is very cheerful, and that's always a good thing.

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  7. Love it! My grandmother always had clipping of some sort going. What a ray of sunshine that bloom must have been!

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  8. Oh, how lovely!!! What a nice surprise.

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  9. Beautiful blossom and you have the greenest thumb around!

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  10. At one time I was following someone from Australia (I think) who would plant medians and other 'waste' public spaces with hardy attractive native plants. Just on their own as a way to make their world a little nicer. They also maintained the areas by going by regularly and picking up trash and weeding/watering when needed. Eco-heroes. I think they would approve of your 'purloined' plant. :)

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    1. And footnote...the person grew all her plants from slips and seeds.

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    2. This is very cool! I am participating in a plant exchange later this spring with many of these cuttings and extra vegetable plants that I'm going to start from seed. I haven't yet beautified medians and public spaces, but it is a way of paying plants forward.

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  11. Beautiful little bloom. What a great idea to slip a few at the end of the year. I agree with Karen - you do have the greenest thumb.

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  12. What a beauty of a blossom. Thanks for sharing. Reminds me of how my mom grew little African violets . She got them to blossom really well.

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  13. maybe the only good thing about being so late to read your blog posts is that there is a rich comment trail before me. Magical Plant Purloiner Rescuer ... who invites and shares so much wisdom! xoxo.

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  14. The color of that pretty purloined plant is a gorgeous purple!

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  15. I love the idea of *saving* some of the street plantings.

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