Plants!
Specifically succulents! I brought a new batch home with me the other day:
This pot used to have a few more (not counting the new ones), but when we took over water the plants of the house they were forgotten for a bit (it was a really busy time and they're the least-obvious plants in the house), so by the time we realized some were dying and regular watering resumed, it was too late and we were down to the skinny one in the corner. It's been on it's own for some time, alive but lonely.
Fast forward a bit and we had a reason to get a new birdbath bowl (we thought it had cracked and had some exterior damage. Turned out the whole inner and outer layer of the ceramic bowl separated and when we picked it up the exterior of the bottom was off!) and went to this really good garden store which also had a room full of succulents which I beelined for and spent ten minutes picking out the best ones- or at least the selection I thought was best ^^ More than the pot originally had, but I think they look good, right?
Oh yea, and when my sister visited she pointed out this big fern that we got from our old neighbors (who moved about a year ago) was pretty sickly and pointed out it had some white stuff on it. I had kinda noticed those things but didn't really think to check, looked it up- they're a sign of bugs! So also got some plant spray for those to help the fern out.
So yay, plant doctored, and lone survivor has company!
This pot used to have a few more (not counting the new ones), but when we took over water the plants of the house they were forgotten for a bit (it was a really busy time and they're the least-obvious plants in the house), so by the time we realized some were dying and regular watering resumed, it was too late and we were down to the skinny one in the corner. It's been on it's own for some time, alive but lonely.
Fast forward a bit and we had a reason to get a new birdbath bowl (we thought it had cracked and had some exterior damage. Turned out the whole inner and outer layer of the ceramic bowl separated and when we picked it up the exterior of the bottom was off!) and went to this really good garden store which also had a room full of succulents which I beelined for and spent ten minutes picking out the best ones- or at least the selection I thought was best ^^ More than the pot originally had, but I think they look good, right?
Oh yea, and when my sister visited she pointed out this big fern that we got from our old neighbors (who moved about a year ago) was pretty sickly and pointed out it had some white stuff on it. I had kinda noticed those things but didn't really think to check, looked it up- they're a sign of bugs! So also got some plant spray for those to help the fern out.
So yay, plant doctored, and lone survivor has company!