My lovely mum died last month. My children are too young to go the funeral so we are having a Memorial Day for her today and one of the things I’d like to do is buy a plant for her that we can all talk to and love. The requirements are:
- we are likely to move house in the next couple of years so needs to be in a pot until then
- I’m good at looking after plants but something that doesn’t require specialist knowledge or treatment would be good
- Her birthday was in April and she died in November. I imagine it would be hard to find a plant that flowered in those two months! Maybe April would be better as it will be nicer to remember her birthday rather than when she died
- She loved bright colours
I’d also like to give one of those plants to my dad, he loves pottering about in the garden. He really loves roses but I’m not a big fan. Happy to be persuaded otherwise though, I just don’t really know anything about them or how to look after them. I’ve just realised that I have never once heard my mum talk about flowers or gardening - it was totally me and my dad’s hobby! I think it would really make her laugh knowing I was planning this. She did love being outside in the sun though, just sitting in the garden (definitely not gardening!) or having long walks in the park.
There is so much knowledge on this board and I would really appreciate your suggestions. Thank you in advance.