Upon looking out the window this morning onto the frontyard, I was captivated by the beauty of the yellow hybiscus. When first purchased, it was such a tiny little plant and has struggled since day one to survive. At one point, I just knew it was not going to make it but I continued to nourish it daily giving it ‘soothing talks’ on my morning rounds. Okay! Stop laughing!
In a 1986 interview, England’s Prince Charles discussed his gardening habits, commenting “I just come and talk to the plants, really. Very important to talk to them; they respond.”
The theory that plants benefit from human conversation dates to 1848, when German professor Gustav Fechner published the book Nanna (Soul-life of Plants). The idea is a popular one, and has spawned several more books and even an album—recorded in 1970 by an enterprising dentist—titled “Music to Grow Plants By.” But will crooning compliments to your ficus really have any effect on its growth? Read MORE. . .
Dew on Hybiscus
(In my frontyard)
Of course, along with sharing catnip’s morning observation must come some attempt at adding a touch of poetic finesse. . .
loveliness in flowers
gilds the lawn
sparkling is the dew
morning does spawn
each droplet a shard
evoking broken glass
transparent, not cutting
together en masse
with a close sniff
comes a tickle of the nose
to be ne’er as redolent
as that of the red, red rose
©2012
catnipoflife
Do you croon compliments to your ficus or flowering plants? What are your favorite ‘tunes’?
Penny for your thoughts?
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