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30 Hilarious Memes That Might Hit Too Close To Home For People Who Can’t Just Go Past A Plant
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There’s nothing better than having fresh basil to top your pizza with or dazzling daffodils from your own garden to surprise your friends with. But having access to these gorgeous plants requires more than just a green thumb. Apparently, gardeners also have a great sense of humor!
Below, you'll find some of the funniest pics from the “Gardening Humour” Facebook group, so all of you plant-loving pandas can bond with your fellow gardeners. Keep reading to also find conversations with the group's creator, David Griffiths, and horticulturist Jessica Walliser, and enjoy viewing these hilarious photos that might make you particularly proud of your own plant babies!
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Jon Mock 2 years ago
While I applaud her wish to help a fellow living being, I do find it troubling that no one bothered to tell her that she is going to kill the poor thing. We never seem to teach how to help effectively, just throw a bunch of misguided efforts to make us feel like we did all we could. I'm sorry, not trying to bring you down, but this just reminds me of thoughts and prayers. Well meaning, but utterly useless.
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HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
I used to find bees on purpose and put them in my tiny greenhouse with flowers (window open, of course)
Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
I carry a Bee Revival vial on my keychain now! I’ve planted beds of native wildflowers in my front garden now, and it gets more pollinator visits than it has since I was a kid in the 80s. If I ever see a bee struggling/stuck somewhere she shouldn’t be, she gets a sip from the vial and a relocation to the front garden XD
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Danish Susanne 2 years ago
I heard that they are vicious little bastards who fight back if they are attacked (hope the ironi is visible)
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iMOGENE CARGO 2 years ago
I found a carpenter bee wrapped up in a moving blanket & it couldn't fly. It was trying but it just couldn't get coordinated. So I brought it inside & put together a little rehab box for it with some of my smaller live plants & a little feeding tray with a little recipe I found online for them to eat & some raw honey & water. It took 2 days but she finally started to zip around her box like a normal bee. I let her go & for the last week everytime I come outside a carpenter bee will follow me around. Not aggressively or anything. Like, it's not guarding a nest or whatever. But I wonder if it's her!? I like to think it is. But it's probably just a coincidence. I know some people don't like carpenter bees because they do damage to your home but... they were here first & their existence is much more important than mine or yours or your houses. Lol. They're also the cutest little fluff balls ever.
Danish Susanne 2 years ago
It is known that bees can recognize people, so it is probably staying around because it knows you will not harm it.
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RabidChild 2 years ago
A big old honeybee got into my house last week. When I found him he was lethargic and weak (when I caught him he fell on his back and I had to help him get on his feet). I took him outside and set him in a planter. He eventually made it onto one of the plants and I bent a bloom down to where he could reach it and it looked like he started eating. So I brought him different plants and he went bloom to bloom. After a couple hours I went to check on him and he was gone, hopefully he got enough nourishment and was able to go home...
Vicki Perizzolo 2 years ago
I look for them too - have rescued more than a few over the years... a very happy spring when the bees arrive
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Mila Preradović 2 years ago
Just...make sure it is a glass of water and not, say, gin & tonic...
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*le gasp* 2 years ago
I know someone who fills up a bucket with the shower water while it's warming up and dumps it on the plants outside.
Dilly Millandry 2 years ago
Shower water can also be another way to flush the loo. Also, use it to water the garden as long as you've not used/got products in the water that can cause problems.
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Karri Berkowitz 2 years ago
Well if it goes down the drain it gets put with sewage water. This way it is still usable (that's my thinking at least ).
Allen H 2 years ago
Pictured is David Brandt; he started No-till farming in 1971, a pioneer and mentor for sustainable farmers. Recently in a car accident, and did not survive. All Hail.
Bittersweetie 2 years ago (edited)
An elderly neighbor of mine who I loved dearly, was frugal and routinely used her dish rinse water from her sink for plants, shrubs, etc. When she passed, her family found uncashed checks everywhere, in drawers, used as bookmarks, etc. She was actually quite wealthy. So honest work pays! 😁
TheElderNom 2 years ago
I once did that with old sprite, livingroom table, it molded and the flower died :x
The Gardening Humour Facebook group has been around since October 2019, and it has a simple mission: it’s “a group for all things humorous, that are gardening or plant related.” And clearly, it’s been quite successful, as the community has amassed over 130k plant lovers over the past few years, who are happy to share hilarious memes and relatable pics with their fellow gardeners. To learn more about how this entertaining group came about, we reached out to the community’s creator, David Griffiths, and lucky for us, he was happy to have a chat with Bored Panda.
First, we wanted to know what inspired David to start this gardening-loving group. “It was simply a marriage between two of the most popular types of groups on Facebook: gardening and humor,” he explained, adding that his main gardening group has just under one million members.
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Partycat 2 years ago
I am not the plant person, but I had a bamboo called Eugene and his "child", Valerie. At some point they weren't watered for few weeks during exceptionally hot summer (asked my sister to look after them and cats while I was on a vacation). That didn't end well for bamboo family ;c
Robert T 2 years ago
I had a dragon tree called Fred. Fred didn't get enough sunlight and his leaves fell off leaving just a stalk. RIP Fred.
Load More Replies... Emmydearest 2 years ago
Excuse me plants are female. And that plant is clearly a Betty. Not Elizabeth, Betty.
Debra McGeorge 2 years ago
Not all plants are female. Holly bushes w/o berries are male.
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Kitten Dog Mom 2 years ago
I'll bring a chair and read in there with you.
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Old Roadie 2 years ago
"Save a boyfriend for a rainy day - and another, in case it doesn't rain." ~ Mae West
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KimB 2 years ago
Yup I can only have the outside or hanging from the ceiling up high because my cat is definitely an as*hole when it comes to plants.
Load More Replies... Old Roadie 2 years ago
Goals! Currently have ~25 in my living room. Two named Pinky and the Brain: they're plotting to take over my house and then the world.
Gabby M 2 years ago
I replied to another plant based post (LOL) I had 78 at one point IN my house, Only 2 were doubles.
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Tracy Wallick 2 years ago
It's also been studied and found to be good for the mental health too
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Mickysixxx 2 years ago
What about 6hrs trying to train behaviour students in Horticulture, I don't look that peppy at the end of the day in can assure you
Dilly Millandry 2 years ago
Heh, heh... I spent the afternoon in my garden and can barely stand! Good for the mind but it can be hell on the body.
We also asked David what it has been like seeing this community grow so large, and he noted that he never sets any expectations for how successful his groups will become. “I guess if they are good enough, then people will think they are worth joining,” he told Bored Panda. Clearly, many people have found this one to be more than adequate!
Part of the success of the group might come from the fact that David certainly knows what he’s talking about when it comes to gardening. “I have been a keen gardener for over 40 years, about half of those as a professional gardener,” he shared. And when it comes to what he loves about it, he told us, “I think I enjoy the creative side of gardening the most.”
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Lemme get the lemons 2 years ago
She actually is canonically 26 funnily enough
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A B C the Third 2 years ago
Mythbusters proved it, they could have both stayed afloat on that door. It's all a lie!
Rosa Carone-Prendergast 2 years ago
It's so funny to me because I worked at a garden center for 28 years and I know all about houseplants, shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals, insecticides, fungicides and so on but I despise houseplants and gardening!
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Bender Bending Rodríguez 2 years ago (edited)
Entirely depends on individual cat because it's been said you don't pick a cat, the cat picks you.
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KimB 2 years ago
Likely a spayed/neutered feral. A lot of places do that then release them back.
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A B C the Third 2 years ago
It's just the same with plants as it is with humans: you shouldn't lick them all.
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Jorie 2 years ago
I've got a a "Lowe's Rescue", a ponytail palm that I've had for about ten years. It was sitting on a shelf with the bottom of the plant in a plastic bag because the pot was broken and there was barely any dirt. Gave it a new home and lots of TLC and it is now over three feet tall!
Highball 2 years ago
I bought one of those for my wife the other day at Lowes, inflation has been dramatic. She planted it outside; it's not an outside plant and we live in Northern Illinois?
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 years ago
Just repot and bring it in in the fall.
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Kobe (she) 2 years ago
Basically, all plants are outdoors from origine. In the Netherlands, we keep these successfully indoors, where they don't get that big. Well, they may over decades, but not over the course of a few months or even years.
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AreYouGoingToEatThatPickle? 2 years ago
Sago's are apparently genetically very old and difficult to kill. I had a love-hate relationship with mine. It caused contact dermatitis with the smallest touch of the leaves so I didn't go out of my way to nurture it and as it dried out I left it by my building's dumpster to be adopted by someone with a greener thumb than I. Hopefully it found a good home!
Despite the fact that the group has been around for a few years, it’s still incredibly active. “The group seems to be highly engaged,” David says. Just this week, it has gained over 3,000 new members, and there have been 745 new posts in the past month. And David loves being able to engage with his community. “It’s good to be able to put a smile on peoples' faces,” he told Bored Panda.
We asked the creator if he favors any particular kinds of posts in the group, and he simply shared that any post that makes him laugh is a success. And if you’re interested in getting started growing your own garden, David encourages you to embark on that journey. “Gardening can be challenging, especially when you are new to it, but the physical and mental benefits of gardening are well documented,” he says.
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Vicki Perizzolo 2 years ago
goes without saying but be careful when putting cacti there.. you'd think they'd be more appreciative than they are...
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 years ago
I've been known to use the plant holder for drinks on occasion too. This is an old hack that's been around a while 😏
Sea Squirrel 2 years ago
I always bring basilicum from the South of France on my way back to the Netherlands. Our children love to have these good smelling herbs in their cupholders. They eat leaves from them and water them. The basilicum even provides some shade. We got four children and each gets a plant. So if you see a greenhouse on wheels, it's me :)
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Pandasizing World Peace 2 years ago
It's my drama queens who let me know it's probably time to water my other plants too.
Anna Drever 2 years ago
Prayer plants and nerve plants are overly dramatic but I don’t mind because they’re pretty. 💕
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Lakota Wolf 2 years ago
I’ve had a loquat tree in my backyard for 10 years. It was 15-20 feet tall and gave tons of fruit every year. My sister’s friend apparently told the gardeners to cut off all the branches. ALL of them. She said it was “too tall” and it’ll “grow wider” with the branches cut. I’m still heartbroken every time I look out in the backyard and see my poor chopped loquat. I spent over a decade growing that simple tree… only to have my sister’s friend destroy it in one day ;_;
Gardener of Weeden 2 years ago
what is really sad... having gardeners so uneducated that they would do that on the advice of a moron
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Tee Rat 2 years ago
I could weed my yard and the next morning the dandelion army would have amassed troops across my western front. (Sorry, rewatching Band Of Brothers)
Old Roadie 2 years ago
The only appropriate response to such an invasion is annihilation! Harvest them. The plants are packed with antioxidants and help break down fats and carbs. Plus: Dandelion Tea is great. Here's a recipe for Apple Spice Dandelion Tea: 1 teaspoon Apple Spice Tea, 1 teaspoon dandelion root, 12 ounces of water, 1 cinnamon stick.
Load More Replies... Lolly Gagger 2 years ago
I have a “herb garden” I have tried and tried and tried with. Currently the only thing growing nearly dead parsley and a thriving, blossoming purslane weed that I DID NOT put there
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
I recently discovered you can eat purslane. Quite nice in stir fry!
Load More Replies...To gain even more insight into what it’s like to be a gardener, we reached out to horticulturist and award-winning author of seven gardening books, Jessica Walliser. Jessica, one of the experts behind Savvy Gardening, was kind enough to share with Bored Panda how she first got into gardening.
“I started working in a greenhouse and flower shop when I was 15 years old. My mother and my nana both had big vegetable gardens, so I’ve always been around plants,” she noted. “When I heard you could make a career out of a love for plants, I knew what my life’s path would be!”
Jessica went on to share that some of her favorite aspects of gardening are being out in nature, absorbing vitamin D and putting her hands in the dirt. “It’s a quiet activity in an otherwise loud and rowdy world. I’m a high-energy extrovert, so I use time in my garden to settle my soul and slow down. It’s therapeutic in a million different ways.”
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David Wambold 2 years ago
Action breeds inspiration more than inspiration breeds action. Willem Dafoe
Vikylein 2 years ago
Nothing to do with the meaning of the post but, doesn't the cigarette look photoshoped?
Vicki Perizzolo 2 years ago
mine were a cactus (go figure) and a milkweed plant.. can't have too many of those!!
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Bonniebluebutler 2 years ago
This is my mother...a notorious plant-snip stealer. Actually got busted at the Biltmore mansion in Asheville, NC. She's out there, clippers in her purse. You've been warned.
Kitten Dog Mom 2 years ago
My mother would pick up the wilted/dead leaves from the plants and take them home, put them in dirt and the darn things would grow. My dad use to say she grew dead things...
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AreYouGoingToEatThatPickle? 2 years ago
This is somewhat harmless. Especially at large retailers and hardy plants in public spaces. Most people will allow you take clippings from their gardens if you just ask. Plant people tend to be kind.
iMOGENE CARGO 2 years ago
Bahahahaha. I keep little snippers in all of my bags, my car, my truck... I'm also taking little snippets of plants. Of course I don't hurt the plant or take from plants that aren't super mature.. but it's become an addiction. I also don't do this to private gardens or anything. Usually the plants that are all over a shopping mall or in pots lining the street or sometimes at Walmart. Idc. Arrest me.
LittleWombat 2 years ago
One of my favorite plant stories is from 30 yrs back, in college, when my then-bf's mom didn't like me. But he'd sneak me into his house anyway. She had a daylily I loved but I knew she wouldn't give me a starter. So he and I "raided" his parents' home at night and split and replanted that daylily! Hahaha! I just sent him a photo last summer of it still blooming, 30 years later!!
LeeAnne B 2 years ago
I wish I had the balls to do this. I know someone who snips from the plant nursery.
iMOGENE CARGO 2 years ago
See. I don't do that. If it's a family owned place or a small business. I will not do that. But Walmart? Lowe's? Random planters at the mall for decoration? F**k yeah i do! I will never ruin or hurt a plant. I will never take more than the bare minimum I need to propagate it. I will never take from plants that aren't mature enough. If you can tell it was snipped, I won't touch it.
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A B C the Third 2 years ago
Women 👏 are 👏 a 👏 heterogenic 👏 group 👏 and 👏 not 👏 all 👏 want 👏 the 👏same 👏 so 👏 shut 👏 the 👏 **** 👏 up 👏
Arctic Remi 2 years ago
Are flowers also expensive in your country? I mean they are beautiful and all but I just don't see a point of buying for this amount of money and then just watch them die. Live plants in pots are better for sure in my eyes
Jessica also shared that it’s important for gardeners to have a community to be a part of. “Generations of gardeners did this by joining a local garden club or volunteering at a nearby public garden or park, but modern gardeners don’t necessarily have time for a monthly meeting with fellow garden clubbers or countless volunteer hours,” she explained. “Instead, today’s gardeners seek out a community of fellow plant lovers online, where information is free flowing and kindred spirits are easily found.”
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Shyla Bouche 2 years ago
My mom is talking about selling their house. She doesn't really want to, though, because she's got asparagus.
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Benita Valdez 2 years ago
I accidentally grew corn. My birdseed had corn kernels and some that were dropped were able to grow. It wasn't much but I super excited about the surprise
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PenguinQueen 2 years ago
Yeah I'm both, always looking to buy the reduced ones no one else chose because I know its equally as special 😊
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“Plus, it’s easy to find ‘your people’ [online],” Jessica added. “If you approach gardening from a scientific angle, find a science-based online gardening community. If you are more about finding the humor in gardening, then seek out a lighthearted community. If you want to know the latest research, there are groups that focus on that. You can also find communities based on your subject of interest: veggie gardening, cut flower growing, houseplants, ‘nerding out’, plant propagation, etc."
But Jessica also reminds readers that they can't always trust what they read online to be accurate. "Find a community to join, but also continue to rely on expert sources for factual gardening info, especially when you are investing a lot of time and money into a garden project or plant," she says.
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iMOGENE CARGO 2 years ago
Why would you want help though? Lol. I want all the fun to myself! My husband loves helping but he's terrible at it. Bless his little hulk heart .. I swear the man doesn't know how to be gentle.
Kile mare maria 2 years ago
He's bored of getting dirty that he bout her a personal assistant to help pot her plants. 😂
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Old Roadie 2 years ago
Make it coffee and I'll bring the oversize cushions.
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Gypsy Lee 2 years ago
For Insta he needs to be topless, in a thong, & in a chapel or something.
KimB 2 years ago
Please no there isn't enough eye bleach for that visual! : D
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When it comes to the benefits gardening brings, Jessica says, “The garden teaches many lessons. Compassion for other living creatures, patience with nature and with yourself, gratitude for what the Earth provides, forgiveness of your own mistakes, empowerment in growing some of your own food, humility when things go wrong, respect for the natural world and the connectedness of things, and empathy for all. More tangible benefits, of course, are gorgeous bouquets of homegrown flowers, baskets of fresh vegetables, and the joys of creating a beautiful space.”
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🦕 AroAce Dinosaur 🦕 2 years ago
Please tell me in not the only one that immediately opened Temu to look for plant ear rings
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Tee Rat 2 years ago
They still rerun Keeping Up Appearances and As Time Goes By on PBS stations in the US. Actually there are quite a few British shows that run here on weekends.
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Old Roadie 2 years ago
That's what I thought, until I got Pinky and the Brain. Brain is currently trailing across one wall and headed over the doorway to next wall where Pinky is waiting. Pinky is a cutting from Brain and I think they're trying to rejoin. Either way, they're plotting to take over the world.
Load More Replies... LittleWombat 2 years ago
This quite literally could be a picture of me. So much so that I wonder if it is!!!! Wow!
Old Roadie 2 years ago (edited)
That's both curious and unsettling. It could also be subject for an entirely new Panda category... "ever see your photo used in social media."
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Pandasizing World Peace 2 years ago
I'm this way about plants and pictures. I don't care how many plants I have, how full my walls are, if I see a plant or picture I want, I WILL find a place for it!
Jackie Lulu 2 years ago
And then they hang around for weeks while I try to figure out where to plant them.
Jessica was also kind enough to share some tips for beginner gardeners. “Start without a fear of failure,” she told Bored Panda. “Things will go wrong, and just be okay with that from the very start. Forgive yourself if you forget to water or you plant something that doesn’t match your growing conditions. Don’t let it stop you from growing again. No one is an expert at anything the first time they try it. Or even the 10th time they try it. Start with a single raised bed or a few containers on a patio or deck to get your feet wet. Grow what you buy most at the grocery store or grow flowers that are your favorite color. If you don’t know what to grow first, visit a nearby neighbor or friend and look at the plants they’re growing successfully. If they can grow them, chances are, you can too!”
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AwfullyWaffley 2 years ago
I always give back these plant containers back to the place I get them. The greenhouses love it. And it gives me an excuse to go back to the plant shop.
Pittsburgh rare 2 years ago
And get more plants and start the cycle again....l get you.
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Omima mimi miki 2 years ago
when i go plant hunting now I bring my own supplies for transport and ask the garden centre to keep what they have and reuse. I don't want anymore of that plastic c**p at home
“The other piece of important advice is to nurture your soil,” the expert continued. “If you’re growing in pots, buy the good potting soil, not the cheap stuff in the bags at the gas station down the street. Befriend the people at a local garden center. They can help you pick the best potting soil. If you’re growing in the ground, add compost. You can buy it in bags or in bulk from a landscape supply center. When things go wrong in the garden, 99% of the time the answer is ‘needs more compost’!”
If you’d like to learn more about gardening from Jessica, be sure to visit Savvy Gardening right here or purchase one of her books right here!
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Kile mare maria 2 years ago
The parents: hon again you need too stop. Me: Buuut they all have feelings and a family. The parents: mental hospital now
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Whether you’ve got a garden full of fresh fruits and veggies yourself or you can’t even manage to keep a cactus alive, we hope you’re enjoying these hilarious gardening memes, pandas. Keep upvoting the pics you find most relatable, and be sure to let us know in the comments what you love most about growing your own plant babies. Then, if you’re interested in checking out another Bored Panda article featuring pics gardeners will love, we recommend checking out this one next!
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panther 2 years ago
House plants are indoor plants, those are outdoor plants, totally different plants.
Wendy O'Shea 2 years ago
Where I live they are house plants most of the year. They only get to be outside for a few months of the year.
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Old Roadie 2 years ago
Trivia: Mariusz Pudzianowski! One of the lightest among real heavyweights and he absolutely rocked that boat pull event.
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BieneMaya 2 years ago
Way too long it has been only about these cats ands those dogs... Time for adorable plant memes! <3
fair_weather_rose (she/they) 2 years ago
Here I am, thinking I'm a plant person because of the tiny row of succulents on my windowsill
Bored Retsuko 2 years ago
Aww, succulent collections are always so cute:-D
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Got Myself 4 Pandas 2 years ago
I do my best but plants just refuse to stay alive in my presence- I follow the instructions, I do my best but they never last long. But the weeds in my garden, those are thriving
Helena 2 years ago
ok, I need advice. I love having plants, but I have no sunlight, but my ceiling lights are one for the majority of time, and I have a cat and dog who will eat/chew on anything they can get their teeth on. Including any leaf that drops to the floor. I miss having plants, any suggestions for plants I can have?
Caro Caro 2 years ago
https://balconygardenweb.com/low-light-indoor-plants-safe-for-cats-and-dogs/
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Pittsburgh rare 2 years ago
I'm reading this with a 7ft dracaena fragans peeping over my phone and I think she approves (it's a she, l just know)
StrangePenguin 2 years ago
This was too relatable! but i didn’t see any succulents which is most of my plants!
BieneMaya 2 years ago
Way too long it has been only about these cats ands those dogs... Time for adorable plant memes! <3
fair_weather_rose (she/they) 2 years ago
Here I am, thinking I'm a plant person because of the tiny row of succulents on my windowsill
Bored Retsuko 2 years ago
Aww, succulent collections are always so cute:-D
Load More Replies... Got Myself 4 Pandas 2 years ago
I do my best but plants just refuse to stay alive in my presence- I follow the instructions, I do my best but they never last long. But the weeds in my garden, those are thriving
Helena 2 years ago
ok, I need advice. I love having plants, but I have no sunlight, but my ceiling lights are one for the majority of time, and I have a cat and dog who will eat/chew on anything they can get their teeth on. Including any leaf that drops to the floor. I miss having plants, any suggestions for plants I can have?
Caro Caro 2 years ago
https://balconygardenweb.com/low-light-indoor-plants-safe-for-cats-and-dogs/
Load More Replies... Pittsburgh rare 2 years ago
I'm reading this with a 7ft dracaena fragans peeping over my phone and I think she approves (it's a she, l just know)
StrangePenguin 2 years ago
This was too relatable! but i didn’t see any succulents which is most of my plants!
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