i most definitely do not have a green thumb. i don’t know light differences, repotting techniques or even when to stop drowning a plant in water.
so it’s with a fairly large leap of faith that i purchased plants, pots & soil yesterday to make a patio garden with amelia after school. luckily for me, i got almost everything at the japanese dollar store [winning!] so there wasn’t a huge out of pocket expense.
you know, just in case we face the worst case scenario of everything dying next week.
i bought all of our supplies while amelia was at school and then unloaded everything out onto the dining room table. oh! the look on her face when she walked through the door yesterday afternoon & saw all the plants & flowers — absolutely priceless. this kid loves her some flowers.
so while dinner was baking away in the oven, we had a fun half hour of matching plants to pots, dirtying up our palms and taking pictures of her new garden.
amelia was so good! i’m constantly amazed at the huge change in her demeanor since starting school a couple of months ago. she was so gentle with the plants and very attentive while i packed in extra soil for each little pot.
i think what excited her most during the whole project was using her new plastic elephant watering can [again the dollar store.... seriously can't beat japanese cuteness for a buck!]. she was patient with me as i showed her how to pour slowly & not too much water at once for each plant and then she watered the last few by herself.
i’m so proud of amelia & how excited she is about the little things in life. like our dollar store garden. let’s just hope we can keep it all alive & growing!
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