The New “Member” In My Garden
What’s this look like to you? I definitely have a woody for gardening. Every house I’ve lived in for the past 30 years, I did something to beautify involving flowers and plants. For the past 20 years, I’ve dug up and hauled part of my gardens with me from home to home because the flowers were given to me by family and friends. I have Grandpop’s double day lillies… hibiscus from my dad…. daisies from my yoga friend, Cathy. Another plant I got from my dad’s house is the succulent. They spread like crazy. I started out with a small clump 5 years ago and now I have a ton. Check em’ out.
Part of the succulent’s growth process is a jutting stalk with multiple buds on the end. When it gets too heavy, it basically flops over and attempts to spread the new buds to the ground. Nature is amazing…. HOWEVER, in the meantime, my garden is looking extremely phallic in nature. I have several of these bad boys popping up around my gardens and it’s… awkward. Every time I walk out the front door, there it is… a full shaft of succulents waiting to spread their seed. I feel like I must be immature that every time I look at this, I immediately think of male anatomy, but I can’t possibly be the only one. What do I do? Let them grow and reach completion or cut my plant peckers down prematurely? It’s “hard” being a gardener, friend.