New plants

13038DavidB (my photo-geek neighbor) has been gone for a week finalizing a few things after his mother died. Larken said she died in a fire and they’re investigating it, but that’s all I know. I had been under the impression that she’d died of old age, DavidB being about as old as MY dad. Anyway, a few things survived the fire at the house, so he went to go get them. He and his wife (Larken’s mom) came back today. She comes and knocks on the door and is like “I got something for ya!” So I follow her around to her back porch and she’s got a rosebush in a pot and a camellia in a bucket, both about 3 feet tall. She says “I’m keeping the rose, but I thought you might like the camellia. Do you think the hummingbirds would like it?” Now, usually, I dislike camellias. They’re just not that pretty, in my opinon. Plus, they attract bees like crazy. But the bush she has is georgeous. The flowers are a baby pink streaked with a darker pink, and wonderfully scented. So I reply “The hummingbird won’t, but I will!” Larken and I carry it back to my flowerbed and I dig a nice hole and plant the thing. She said “Now, the only condition is that you have to dig it up and take it with you when you move. I miagine you’d be doing that with your rose tree anyway.” So, it’s a pretty pink flowerbush. For free! I helped her plant the rosebush in return. Wednesday, I’ll be planting the salvia I got a few days ago at the hummingbird plant sale and my vigorous morning glories. Stumpy keeps eating them, so they need to go out.