I am not, as many of you know, a nature-lover: I'm scared of insects, am underwhelmed by the countryside and plants give up and keel over when they see me coming. Whilst I sometimes envy my Sicilian friends who have second homes in the country, especially in summer when a change of air must be pleasant, I could not, as they do, abandon the town for three to five months. I can admire the beauty of their rural surroundings for a few hours but then withdrawal symptoms set in and I yearn for the comforting sound of traffic, the illusory world of a perfumery and an internet connection. Like that heroine of mine, Germaine de Staël, I am "totally urban".
Be that as it may, I could not resist, on Friday, this pretty bougainvillea. So now it is on my bedroom balcony and I rather think it needs a little help. Please wish it good luck!
The hedgehog came from Britain and she's called Henriette Hérisson.
But Simi is Nature and she is gorgeous...
ReplyDeletePerhaps this is a baby step towards a buvolic life Welschakes! It is abeautiful plant
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful :-) Just keep water it from time to time to keep the soil moist.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy the Bougainvillea. Unlike you we live in rural surroundings which we love all year round but we are near civilization as well or we would never speak any Italian at all.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your plant. I can grow them outside but not inside unless they are herbs and then if I put them (herbs) outside they die. I have a peculiar green thumb.
ReplyDeleteI just have to keep away from plants in pots. I think I must breathe out bad air or something!
ReplyDeleteAh, but Simi is different, Gleds! You never know, jams.... Thanks for the tip, Cherie. Hi, LindyLouMac. It sounds like you have the best of both worlds. Thanks, Lucia. A very peculiar pollice verde! You and me both, Liz. Herbs I can do, but other plants don't like me!
ReplyDeleteI love bougainvillea! It looks as if it's two-toned?
ReplyDeleteHi, WW. Yes, it is.
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