My thumbs are brown, not green. Just as most plants that are left in my care. I'm excited that I can keep my kids alive each day, so keeping plants alive is a whole other challenge.
We've only been in our new house for about 7 months and my mother and aunt brought over three rose bushes as a housewarming gift; one representing each of our children. Very sweet and very thoughtful. However, my palms begin to sweat as I think of what it will take to maintain these guys. So instead of fighting it, I decided to embrace it and use this as a new challenge. My mom and aunt offered to help plant them and they wanted the twins to help. The kids LOVED being helpers! To get ready, my mom (whom they affectionately call "G-Ma") told them they needed to help clean the mulch beds by finding "mean greens" and getting them out. She made pulling weeds a game and I tell ya, my kids are competitive, just like me. They were racing around trying to find as many "mean greens" as they could.
After all the weeds were pulled, we had to rake the mulch and dig holes ("homes", as the kids called it) for the roses. Amaya surprised me! That girl really got into it! She wanted to dig, rake, and she didn't mind getting dirty at all.
I have to say, this project was so much fun. Not only was I spending the morning with my mom, my aunt, and the twins, we now have something special and sentimental for the house. The kids help me water them, and bring them in the house when I prune them. I still have a lot to learn, but it's an ongoing project that gets the whole family involved.... and it brought me closer to my mom and aunt Cynthia :)
We will probably plant a few more flowers and Jesse wants to plant some citrus trees. First I want to make sure I can keep these bad boys alive before we move to something bigger.
Spring has sprung, so get out in your yard and get planting! If the weather isn't ideal in your area or you don't have a yard, get a couple house plants and turn your brown thumbs green!
always,
astreia
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