I Covet Garden Things

I covet garden things. There I made this simple confession. I can think of nothing else that I covet. I'm not an envious person. I love to see friends and family get the things that they desire. I'm never envious of some one's new home, car, clothing etc. but..........once in a while I see something in some one's garden that takes my eye and I would do anything to get it. Well, almost anything. My sin rose it's ugly head just a couple of days ago, when an old blogging friend Lynne Usary posted a picture of a plant in her yard. There it was...not a flamboyant flower, but a soft pink, hop like flower trailing down a terra cotta pot with soft light green leaves. She had told me about this earlier this year, but I hadn't seen it for my own eyes. 

 I saw it on her page early in the day. I came back numerous times to see it again. I researched it and checked out some places where I could order it. I went back and took another look. I found someone who had them and wanted to order...bringing it right to my door. I placed the order and then a short while later....regretted doing this. The cost of shipping was almost more than the plants. I went back to FB and looked again. I decided that I had to have it and went to bed. I thought about it during the night and said to myself...that I would cancel the order in the morning. Morning came and I sent the email cancelling these plants that I wanted more than anything. 

Joe had a couple of errands to run in Rockford, so I had some time to kill. I called a nursery a little bit of a drive from me and asked about it. The clerk said she'd have to check and would call me back. A short time later, she called...they had it. Hooray! I was in the car as fast as a Jack rabbit. After a drive...I was inside the nursery. Now, it was close to 90 yesterday and a greenhouse is the last place you want to be on that kind of a day. They had fans on the flowers for heaven's sake. I felt like I was going to melt as I pushed the heavy cart through miles (it seemed) of greenhouse. Only one other soul was there shopping. She had a cart full of drooping perennials. She looked as pitiful as me. After following directions....down that row, two rows over, turn left, five tables down....I found them. There they were, Kent's Beauty Ornamental Oregano... all perky in the heat and just waiting to come home with me. 

Here I am today with two plants. I put one in the big container next to the drive and the other is just waiting for me. I want to try to keep one in the house. No one says that it can be a houseplant, but I just want to try it. So, this morning I will find a suitable pot and plant this thing that I coveted. Now that I have it....I don't know what it is about it that made me go through all of this trouble. The leaves are ordinary, the flowers are nothing spectacular...just interesting. I hope I didn't want it because Lynn had it. I guess that I'll never know, but now that I have it...I will enjoy it. Now you know a little more about me. I do covet things. As I look at your posts with beautiful plants...I may see one that takes my eye....and will start the hunt all over again :)

Balisha

This post is done with a  little tongue in cheek...