Mmm. I has a garden.

I had a client cancel an appointment at the last minute this morning, so on the way back to the office I swung by the local nursery, because the cute little plant that came with my office (it was almost dead and is now going CRAZY) needs repotting. So I got a new pot.

And some dirt. Er... potting mix.

And another pot.

With a bromeliad.

Just like this one, but smaller. Guzmania minor, it's called. I mean, how could I resist a plant with "mania" in its name?

Hehe... it's gorgeous. I also had to buy special orchid potting mix, which is just bits of chips n mulch really, because brommies are epiphytes, meaning they just drink the water from the rain, and hang out on other plants for support, like those big staghorn thingies that everyone seemed to have one of when I was a kid, but no one really owns any more. I wonder what happened to all those staghorn thingies?

Anyway, I got me an epiphyte. And I'm sooo happy about it - strangely happy. I'm actually quite a good gardener when I'm consistent. Problem is, I'm not very consistent with my garden at home, so it looks like a grass forest, with weeds for added texture. But with the office plants, they're just... there... and I have to fertilise them every 2 weeks, so no problemo, it's a regular job that I do on the same day that I submit my hours sheet now, you know, fill out the form, give to my co-ordinator, feed the plants their weird liquidy shit. Move on to the paperwork n stuff. Easy peasy. I split up the other plant too, and it looks great. Life is so much easier when you're surrounded by beautiful things. *happy squeak*