Thursday, July 17, 2008
Our love fern
A couple of years ago our good friends Chris and Deborah, from San Jose, came up to visit us in our new home. We were so excited for their visit and I was even more excited when I found out that they brought us a plant for our new house! I have no idea what kind of tree it is but Deborah told me that it was our "love fern" (for those of you that have seen How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days). It's not a fern, I know that much, but I have always referred to it as such and it always makes me laugh and think of Chris and Deb. Over the past couple of years our "love fern" has flourished and has survived cats chewing on it, shady corners, and a crappy pot. All this to say that the other day I noticed that it wasn't looking too good. I had just watered it so I knew it didn't need water but I noticed that a bunch of it's leaves (or leaf type things) had fallen off. Over the next couple of days I kept and eye on it but it kept getting worse. Finally I moved it to a more sunny place in our house but our poor "love fern" kept looking worse and worse. At this point I don't think it's going to make it... what does that say about our love? Hmmm... how sad.
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Leave it to Chris and Deborah to give you such a fun and creative gift! They are just adorable.
ReplyDeleteanna-you should try re-potting it into a bigger pot..sometimes that's all plants need... a little room to stretch ... :) Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI am so terrible with plants - I just killed our basil - I mean how hard is it to keep basil alive? But I found a way to kill it somehow. Well, I know how. I never watered it :)
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your love fern - I think Amy's idea sounds like a winner!
Maybe your love just needs a bigger "love fern"! The poor plant is probably just revolting against all the smoke in the air - I know I am!
ReplyDeletepoor love fern. i hope it lives and flourishes :) it was great seeing you Sunday to set up the lovely chairs... good times. let's do a lunch date soon. i'm TOTALLY free, so whenever works for you. talk to ya soon!
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