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Home Gardening Plant Stories, They All
Have One One of my favorite activities to do when somebody visits my garden is to tell them the story of an individual plant. This particular plant story is about my White Profusion butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii ‘White Profusion’) and family connection. In the fall of 1989 I was taking the plant propagation class at Clemson University. We had gone to lab and collected cuttings from various plants in the South Carolina Botanical Garden, including White Profusion butterfly bush. I gave one of the rooted cuttings to my mom and dad who live in Fairfield Glade, TN.
Another plant story is related to moving. When we relocated from Tennessee to Illinois we had to declutter our garden. Everyone does not appreciate a horticulturist’s yard. Instead of digging plants and composting, I invited the neighbors over and told them they could dig up whatever they wanted as long as they planted it in their own yard. Immediately, this created a connection with our soon to be former neighbors. Now whenever they look at these plants in their own yard they can reminisce of the fun we had that weekend and friendship. I am reminded of this plant story every spring and fall when gardeners are either adding plants to their garden or dividing plants as they become overgrown. You don’t have to go to the extreme of moving to share plants. Get in the habit of sharing with your family, friends, and neighbors as you do your normal garden maintenance. That daylily that needs to be divided or the Sago Palm that has a “litter” of pups is a perfect sharing opportunity. You will then be able to recount your own plant stories. |
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