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Diane Mancino 03-06-2003 04:08 AM

Looking forward to plastic flowers blooming
 
Being plant people, I bet you feel the same as I do.

I have a retirement home on one of my mail routes. Sweet people, always
happy to see me. I was taken back by what the Retirement Home's management
decided to do this year...Hang artificial flower baskets instead of real
ones. I was ticked. we had such a long winter here that when we finally saw
the spring flowers, It was a good feeling. New blooms always do that for me.
Something to get excited about. Those fake plants have no life- and these
folks still do.

We wouldn't plant flowers if we didn't look forward to tomorrow. No matter
what our age


--
Diane



Jerry Hoffmeister 04-06-2003 06:56 AM

Looking forward to plastic flowers blooming
 
I HATE plastic flowers. My SIL has silk "orchids" all over her house.
Yuck.

"Diane Mancino" wrote in message
t...
Being plant people, I bet you feel the same as I do.

I have a retirement home on one of my mail routes. Sweet people, always
happy to see me. I was taken back by what the Retirement Home's management
decided to do this year...Hang artificial flower baskets instead of real
ones. I was ticked. we had such a long winter here that when we finally

saw
the spring flowers, It was a good feeling. New blooms always do that for

me.
Something to get excited about. Those fake plants have no life- and these
folks still do.

We wouldn't plant flowers if we didn't look forward to tomorrow. No matter
what our age


--
Diane





Gene Schurg 04-06-2003 03:08 PM

Looking forward to plastic flowers blooming
 
Silk orchids that probably have the flowers turned all different ways so
they look very unnatural? I hate that.

I hate when I go into a store and they have a pot of fake silk orchids and
no one has taken the time to orient the flowers so they are in the correct
position.

UGH!

Gene




"Jerry Hoffmeister" wrote in message
news:4SfDa.14614$d51.64625@sccrnsc01...
I HATE plastic flowers. My SIL has silk "orchids" all over her house.
Yuck.

"Diane Mancino" wrote in message
t...
Being plant people, I bet you feel the same as I do.

I have a retirement home on one of my mail routes. Sweet people, always
happy to see me. I was taken back by what the Retirement Home's

management
decided to do this year...Hang artificial flower baskets instead of real
ones. I was ticked. we had such a long winter here that when we finally

saw
the spring flowers, It was a good feeling. New blooms always do that for

me.
Something to get excited about. Those fake plants have no life- and

these
folks still do.

We wouldn't plant flowers if we didn't look forward to tomorrow. No

matter
what our age


--
Diane








Jerry Hoffmeister 04-06-2003 04:44 PM

Looking forward to plastic flowers blooming
 
I suppose that does make it worse :) And no, the weren't.

"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
thlink.net...
Silk orchids that probably have the flowers turned all different ways so
they look very unnatural? I hate that.

I hate when I go into a store and they have a pot of fake silk orchids and
no one has taken the time to orient the flowers so they are in the correct
position.

UGH!

Gene




"Jerry Hoffmeister" wrote in message
news:4SfDa.14614$d51.64625@sccrnsc01...
I HATE plastic flowers. My SIL has silk "orchids" all over her house.
Yuck.

"Diane Mancino" wrote in message
t...
Being plant people, I bet you feel the same as I do.

I have a retirement home on one of my mail routes. Sweet people,

always
happy to see me. I was taken back by what the Retirement Home's

management
decided to do this year...Hang artificial flower baskets instead of

real
ones. I was ticked. we had such a long winter here that when we

finally
saw
the spring flowers, It was a good feeling. New blooms always do that

for
me.
Something to get excited about. Those fake plants have no life- and

these
folks still do.

We wouldn't plant flowers if we didn't look forward to tomorrow. No

matter
what our age


--
Diane










Diana Kulaga 04-06-2003 10:08 PM

Looking forward to plastic flowers blooming
 
Fake flowers..........aaarrrgh! My mother used to have them. And I know
people here in S. FL who have those plastic philodendrums. Makes my skin
crawl.



Ted Byers 04-06-2003 10:44 PM

Looking forward to plastic flowers blooming
 

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
thlink.net...
Fake flowers..........aaarrrgh! My mother used to have them. And I know
people here in S. FL who have those plastic philodendrums. Makes my skin
crawl.

:-( Have a heart. :-( They are the ONLY flowers my mother and sisters don't
habitually kill! ;-)

In the hands of my sisters, the average life expectancy of a plant is about
a month. And suggestions on how to improve their results go in one ear and
out the other.

Cheers,

Ted


Ray @ First Rays Orchids 04-06-2003 11:08 PM

Looking forward to plastic flowers blooming
 
I saw one the other day: a phal with dendrobium blossoms!

--

Ray Barkalow First Rays Orchids
http://www.firstrays.com
Secure Online Ordering & Lots of Free Info!


"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
thlink.net...
Silk orchids that probably have the flowers turned all different ways so
they look very unnatural? I hate that.

I hate when I go into a store and they have a pot of fake silk orchids and
no one has taken the time to orient the flowers so they are in the correct
position.

UGH!

Gene




"Jerry Hoffmeister" wrote in message
news:4SfDa.14614$d51.64625@sccrnsc01...
I HATE plastic flowers. My SIL has silk "orchids" all over her house.
Yuck.

"Diane Mancino" wrote in message
t...
Being plant people, I bet you feel the same as I do.

I have a retirement home on one of my mail routes. Sweet people,

always
happy to see me. I was taken back by what the Retirement Home's

management
decided to do this year...Hang artificial flower baskets instead of

real
ones. I was ticked. we had such a long winter here that when we

finally
saw
the spring flowers, It was a good feeling. New blooms always do that

for
me.
Something to get excited about. Those fake plants have no life- and

these
folks still do.

We wouldn't plant flowers if we didn't look forward to tomorrow. No

matter
what our age


--
Diane










Diana Kulaga 06-06-2003 01:56 AM

Looking forward to plastic flowers blooming
 
Okay, Ted, I stand corrected. OTOH, my mother could make an omelet look
like a dead chicken, so what's the big deal about a plastic plant??? LOL

Diana

"Ted Byers" wrote in message
.. .

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
thlink.net...
Fake flowers..........aaarrrgh! My mother used to have them. And I know
people here in S. FL who have those plastic philodendrums. Makes my

skin
crawl.

:-( Have a heart. :-( They are the ONLY flowers my mother and sisters

don't
habitually kill! ;-)

In the hands of my sisters, the average life expectancy of a plant is

about
a month. And suggestions on how to improve their results go in one ear

and
out the other.

Cheers,

Ted





Diane Mancino 07-06-2003 04:22 AM

Looking forward to plastic flowers blooming
 
I must say that was the only place that had the flowers in bad taste. Maybe
I was the only one to notice them, but that is one of the good parts of my
job, being able to see all the gardens. I can tolerate an indoor silk
arrangement but outside, its uncalled for

What is worse than plastic flowers is when they fade and aren't discarded.
Only place good for them is up where the watering is too hard to do or where
water would harm a table ( the beauty of old tables)


"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
thlink.net...
Okay, Ted, I stand corrected. OTOH, my mother could make an omelet look
like a dead chicken, so what's the big deal about a plastic plant??? LOL

Diana

"Ted Byers" wrote in message
.. .

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
thlink.net...
Fake flowers..........aaarrrgh! My mother used to have them. And I

know
people here in S. FL who have those plastic philodendrums. Makes my

skin
crawl.

:-( Have a heart. :-( They are the ONLY flowers my mother and sisters

don't
habitually kill! ;-)

In the hands of my sisters, the average life expectancy of a plant is

about
a month. And suggestions on how to improve their results go in one ear

and
out the other.

Cheers,

Ted








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