Certain topics lend themselves to measuring a student by the amount of improvement in a specific time rather than by the absolute mastery of a skill. Think of the arts and young children.
Sometimes I think my garden plants want to be held to similar standards.
Consider this azalea. The entire bush produced a total of two blossoms this spring. However, that is an improvement of two blossoms over last year. I’m beginning to think the St. Louis climate is turning unfriendly toward this plant.
According to experts, this is not a difficult plant to grow — provided you plant it in the right location. I don’t think that’s the problem. In the several years prior to last spring, the plant bloomed in a nice show of color every April. I see a dose of fertilizer in the near future — perhaps it needs a pick-me-up.
In the sweet romance, Comfort Zone, the HVAC tech heroine, Janet, proclaims her mother the best gardener in the family. I wonder if she has bright azaleas at the front of her home.
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