Dish Garden II

We've had another person in the office lose a parent. Lots of sadness lately because we also lost a coworker unexpectedly. Coworkers asked me to make another dish garden. Such a tough time of year for plants unless you want mums. Only found 1 decent orchid so I just went with other tropical. Cant tell from the photos but it has lots of red in it.

Feeling Overwhelmed

The title is a true description. So much to do lately. Mostly boring paperwork stuff for several organizations. But, I did do something interesting yesterday.

I was entrusted with taking donations at work and picking out a potted plant for a coworker who lost her mother last week. I just couldn't find what I envisioned (and to buy from a florist was well above our budget) so I ended up buying the parts and making a potted arrangement. For those of you who know about orchid culture, don't worry. They are actually in separate pots tucked in among the others.

Since we live in central Florida she can grow this on her porch pretty much year around. I love cut flowers but sometimes a living plant is a nice reminder of the person you lost.