Black-Eyed Susan is the beautiful golden colored flower on the left.Yesterday I had the sudden urge to plant something. Weird. So I went with the urge and drove to the Home Depot to grab some flowers for the big planter on our porch. Let me preface this by saying that the planter is cursed. Ashley has filled it with fresh vibrant flowers time and time again and they always die 2-3 weeks later. Always. It is the planter of death; all it grows is dirt. Ashley religiously sacrifices live flower plants to it. I am determined to break the curse.
At the Home Depot I was excited to find Black-Eyed Susan's and decided that they were the go-to flower. When I look at the Black-Eyed Susan's I wax nostalgic as I think of the California Sierra-Nevada's and Camp Richie. There they line the long dirt road and shine out against the tall green pine trees and majestic boulder mountains. I cannot think of a more beautiful place. I wish I were headed there tomorrow with my Dad and Birdo. But I digress.
Along with the BES's I picked up some pretty purple and white flowers that may or may not be their cousin. (I like to think that they are.) I figure if the BES's can survive the sun and heat and dry conditions of Northern California summers, surely they can survive the planter of death. I feel good about this choice. Wish them luck in breaking the curse.
At the Home Depot I was excited to find Black-Eyed Susan's and decided that they were the go-to flower. When I look at the Black-Eyed Susan's I wax nostalgic as I think of the California Sierra-Nevada's and Camp Richie. There they line the long dirt road and shine out against the tall green pine trees and majestic boulder mountains. I cannot think of a more beautiful place. I wish I were headed there tomorrow with my Dad and Birdo. But I digress.
Along with the BES's I picked up some pretty purple and white flowers that may or may not be their cousin. (I like to think that they are.) I figure if the BES's can survive the sun and heat and dry conditions of Northern California summers, surely they can survive the planter of death. I feel good about this choice. Wish them luck in breaking the curse.
2 comments:
black-eyed susans are the md state flower. but you're in va, right?
If the planter is a continual problem it may be the soil. Sometimes the soil has a bacteria that will rot the roots or it may just need some fertilizer if lots of things have been planted in it before. Good luck; hope they survive for you! I love Black-eyed susans and Echinacea too!
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