I mentioned this petunia last July. My mother bought some petunias in the summer of 1996 and put them in this planter on her deck. She died the following March. The planter stayed in precisely the same place on that deck until my dad died in 2005. The planter then came to my house and has been sitting in the same spot since then. The soil has never been turned. Once a year or so I add a bit of new good soil to the top layer. It blooms every year. It's my mom saying hi.
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Wow - are petunias normally hardy there? They sure aren't here. What a nice way to remember your mom.
I bet the deer senses that she is safe and secure with you. Be sure to post an update, ok?
Petunias are decidedly NOT hardy around here. That's what makes these flowers so ... hmmmm....so special. So mysterious. You know how some people see the virgin Mary in potato chips? I see my mom in these plants that simply aren't supposed to survive 12 winters.
Mama deer was back taking a nap today. A long nap. She was poking her nose into her belly, cleaning a lot. Maybe she'll have the babies right in my back yard!! (I think I'm imagining all of this btw...it's probably not the doe but a sleepy young buck....)
What a nice post, Pam, and how lovely that you think of your Mom when her petunias are in bloom.
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