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Who Would Take My Plants?

Reader Stories: Passalong Plants - Sharing Plants from Your Garden

From judygoody

What was the Plant(s)? 

I "HAD" a garden full of beautiful flowers in Tennessee but we moved back to Florida where I am blooming grandchildren. I brought some of my most precious plants with me, four or five from mom's funeral, several from NY many from mother in-law's yard, some from my sister in-love and brother even.

Who Gave it to You or to Whom Did You Pass it Along? 

Not by my choice, we learned we had Chinese dry wall and had to move out of our home in June, I have been going back and forth loving my plants and watering them as they were growing nicely in their beautiful new pots I had purchased. SOMEONE STOLE THEM. . . yes went on my back porch and took my plants, along with the lawn mower weed eater and blower, but my plants broke my heart. I grew them they were my babies I gave life too. I am so heart broken. If anyone would like to share a plant or two with me please do. Its just not the same when you have to go purchase plants. To me giving them and recieving them from

What Memories or Stories Surround This Plant? 

Receiving them from friends and loved ones is the way to garden. Can't replace my many plants but would so enjoy getting to KNOW YOU through a plant or two, email me for my address. I will even pay shipping. I think this the only way this can ease the pain of loosing so many from so many loved ones. Hey this could be a fun new phase also, maybe we can start a "NEW THING" I promise to share as I always have shared my plants.

Advice 

  • Give enough to get started a good root I knew my plants by name, how could I ever forget who gave them to me? I get too attached. Please email judygoody@verizon.net for my address. I live in Lakeland, Florida if you live close by we can get together.

, Gardening Unkown Type, says:

Please check on state restrictions, before exchanging live plants by mail.

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