Last summer, a friend donated several shrubs and perennials to Lazy Gnome's garden. She and her husband were having their own home demolished in order to build a green-conscious dream home, and so loves her garden she couldn't bear the thought that these plants would be trod upon and smashed in the process. LG was quite touched by this donation, and a bit overwhelmed with the responsibility of caring for these newcomers.
To LG's surprise and delight, all of the donated plants have survived--even the potentilla. (LG is probably the only human alive who can, without intention to do so, kill potentilla: they grow in Wal-Mart parking lots for crying out loud, but LG has killed every single one she has planted, until the one that arrived in July 2009.)
This photo shows that even the dry-root rose bush made it through the winter, and even bloomed! This was taken June 26 and a few days later the petals were gone. It's hard to see any more buds forming, but the foliage shows it it still going strong. LG is grateful to J for the donation, and promises to look after it through the landscaping project -- the rose garden is out of scope for the landscape work.
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Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result. ~~ Oscar Wilde
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. ~~Mark Twain
Success is relative:
It is what we can make of the mess we have made of things. ~~ T. S. Eliot
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