Bouquet Bomb Bonus

My mister bouquet bombed me with orchids yesterday (see previous post).  One of the coolest things about them is that they are shipped directly from a real orchid farm in Hawaii and they come wrapped in genuine Hawaiian newspaper.  No local section this time- bummer!  Amazing true fact:  Orchids are incredibly tough.  Some years ago, my mister ordered some for Valentine's Day.  They were delayed for a full week because of a blizzard.  I was sure the contents would look like rotten salad by the time they arrived but they were gorgeous and lasted a very long time!

Bouquet of the Day

Aloha

Mission Accomplished!

Appliances are ugly so I have decided to start a new decorating trend. I will be putting floral swags on all of them and I think you should too.  Okay, not really.  Remember how I said I had a bunch of flowers left over in my buckets?  Well, BNG said I should bouquet bomb a nursing home- brilliant!  

I called Cottage Gardener and told her I needed an accomplice, so she donned her ninja suit and came right over.  We put together around seven individual bouquets plus one giant one for a common area.  Now lest you begin to think that The Angry Gardener is in reality a big mush, lemme just tell you.  

I don't dig nursing homes or old people.  I am not about visiting strangers either so we just took the flowers into the reception area and dropped them off.  The receptionist wanted our names and addresses so we could be sent thank you notes.  I thought about it for .003 seconds and then said, "No.  This is Anonymous."  (I don't think she understood the double entendre.  Hell, I barely do.)  And then we were outta there.

PS:  I bouquet bombed CG during the course of this mission.  She got a really kick ass bouquet with hydrangea and lavender.

Bucket of the Day

Vermeer lilies, teasel, daylilies, bee balm, crown vetch, black-eyed susans, cattails, gooseneck loosestrife, wild parsley, wild grasses, yarrow, campanula, rose mallow, feverfew, unidentified weed with cool seedheads

My pickin' fingers got itchy yesterday.  Woke up to a house that looks like a flower truck crashed into it last night.  Hmmm... maybe I can bouquet bomb someone today.

Bouquet of the Day

Vermeer lilies, daylilies, campanula, feverfew, coreopsis, bee balm, coral bells

This one's not in a vase for a reason.  See, every week when I go to market, I park in the same lot.  The female attendent there is always very pleasant and warm (probably from having to wear a ridiculous uniform in this ungodly heat).  A couple of weeks ago, I came back to my car with a bouquet from my Italian lady.  Parking Lot Lady was enthralled and wanted them!  She wanted them so badly that I felt a little guilty about keeping them so I made her a promise:  "Next time I come, I'll bring you a bouquet from MY garden."

Today, I picked these for her.  When I pulled into the parking lot, she jokingly said, "Are those for me?"  I think she had forgotten.   She about died when I said yes.  She took them, looked at me, and said, "YOU are the shit!"  Then she fussed over them some more, thanked me, and LEANED INTO THE CAR AND KISSED ME!*  And exclaimed, "I love you!"  They always say you get more than you give.  This totally made my day and I'm guessin' hers too.

*Full on the mouth and passionately.  There.  I said it before you could even ask.  Sike.  She kissed me on the cheek.