Green Pinky

A couple of days ago, I went to visit my friend, Eve, in her new garden. Eve, and her partner, Abbe, have recently bought a house a few blocks away from us, and Eve has been tending to the garden.

She's really done a marvelous job with it. It's a sweet garden - complete with multiple tiers, koi pond, and lots of thriving trees and plants. It's one of those inspiring, magical gardens.

Eve was meeting with an Aborist while I was there. The arborist was there to check on the conditions of the trees, the soil, etc., I overheard her give Eve a few quick tips on how to prune a plant/tree.

This morning, as Dick and I were eating breakfast in the sun room, I looked out onto our balcony and noticed the sad state of affairs that the three plants that live on our balcony were in. I have a lemon tree, a jade plant, and a ficus tree. After eating, I grabbed a set of pruning shears, and set out - still wearing my (KN) pjs, and slippers. I pruned back our ficus tree, which was in desperate need of some TLC. I also weeded out the lemon tree, and gave each of the trees/plants a good watering.

This is the extent to which I have a green thumb.

It's very minimal.
Kind of like my ironing skills.

I think the three plants are happier now, and should have a better spring/summer for today's TLC.

My Dad would be so proud of me.