The View From Here – Working On My Green Thumb

I love plants but my thumb is nowhere near green.  I try.  Lord knows I try.  I’m learning and I’m hoping someday all my plants will live more than a season.  Some people are born with a green thumb.  Others just hope some of that rubs off on them.

That’s why I love going to the workshops offered at Sipkens Nurseries.  I signed up for their plant propagation workshop this past Saturday.  It was so much fun and just what this girl needed.

Sitting in the greenhouse is a dream for me.  I love it.  It’s warm, sunny, and there are plants and flowers EVERYWHERE.  Absolute heaven. It was great to see so many people come out and it was so nice to be in such a positive space.  Everyone there was happy to be there, smiling and chatting and eager to learn and take home new plant babies of their own.

After what feels like the longest winter ever, to see signs of life in the greenhouse was absolute joy.  Pansies.  Tulips.  Other spring bulbs.  House plants.  Green – everywhere.   And to be in a room with other people just happy to be there felt so good.

Thank you Sipkens for another fun and super informative workshop.   I think my biggest lesson to learn is practicing restraint when it comes to watering.  My biggest takeaway that is going to help me keep my new plant babies alive is that the soil is like a sponge.  No need to water it constantly.  That’s my goal.

I have four new plants Pilea Jobs Tears.  Peperomia Glabella.  Greenstar Gasteria.  Ficus Starlight.   From what I learned – these SHOULD be easy to care for plants.

Sounds like a challenge to me.

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This post was written by Carrie Buchanan