Call off the search party. I haven’t fallen into a well. I have, however, gone on vacation with my family, and it’s pretty rad. Despite the oil, we’re visiting the Alabama Gulf Coast. We’re not spending too much time on the beach for obvious reasons, but our hotel has a lazy river and several pools and a sauna, so we’re still spending plenty of time in the water (maybe even too much–my shoulders are pretty pink right now).
I love these sweet little mini roses.
I noticed a beautiful mini rose plant while visiting a neighbor recently. Her name is Grace, but my sister and I (and my mom when she was growing up) have always called her Granny, and she has the greenest thumb of anyone I’ve ever met. Eventually I plan on taking pictures of her yard because the sheer volume and variety of plants there is really unbelievable. Anyway, after visiting Granny I noticed these mini rose plants on sale for $1 each at Lowes, and I couldn’t have lived with myself if I’d left them to languish on the half-off racks.
Of course it's my luck that these will probably be blooming while I'm out of town.
I think these would look so great in some big metal coffee cans with the labels peeled off, but since I’m staying with my parents and they buy their coffee in bags that idea will have to wait a bit. For the time being, I stuck these in a rectangular plastic planter I’ve spraypainted black. I have a few nicer containers I could use, but I really want to steer clear of anything too ornamental or showy since they are, well, roses and I think the plants themselves should be the main attraction.
Holy glare. Sometimes I don't know how to use my camera.