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It started out in the usual way, I suppose. Just the occasional philodendron, you know? Just for kicks. And then a friend offered me an asparagus fern. How could I say no? It just seemed so cool back then. That was before the hard stuff. The jasmines. The plumerias. The orchids. I had to have them all. I craved their waxy flowers, their beguiling scents, the delicate shading of a leaf. I started you know sniffing. Day and night. I had to have every color, every scent. Couldn t just be happy with a plain old hoya carnosa, either oh, no. It had to be macgillivrayii. I d go to any lengths to get it, too. Before I knew it, I was scoring plants everywhere even the grocery store. I knew all the best places, knew the dealers by name. And they were always glad to see me because they knew only too well about my habit. It still isn t over. Oh, sure, I got a handle on the trees, and I ve even cut down on the shrubs, but the rest . Where will it all end? I don t know. I just don t know.
I live in: United States
My zone is: 5bSt.Louis
First registered on October 26,2001.