Exciting news!
For the first time in my life, a houseplant under my care has borne FLOWERS.
Exhibit A:
And now for the close-up…
My book, ‘Orchid and the Art of Neglect’, will be out in the autumn. An excerpt:
If you are too hot on the coldest night of the year, open your bedroom window. Who knows, your orchid might also enjoy a cooling breeze? [....] It is important to stay hydrated, so keep a glass of water by your bed. Should you find it collecting dust, decant onto orchid. This is called watering.
The danger now is that I will start looking after it.
Does your houseplant wear jewellery?
Only on special occasions. Doesn’t yours?
this is quite funny actually…although i absolutely deplore the sniping comments about east london in the following post…it is not “shabby” – it is a lovely place!
You might be interested to know, the orchid is doing well, despite being showered with love and attention. I should take it on a road trip to lovely East London at some point.