A Survivor

On my first-day-of-Spring walkabout I missed this little survivor poking up in the perennial bed. It's a lupin, which I rescued from the bedding plants at the grocery store last spring. It was looking sad and very limp and I didn't hold out much hope for it, but I though my garden would be a better final resting place for it than the dumpster behind Thrifty Foods. I planted it and immediately (I'm talking within hours) the snails ate it right down to the soil line. I guess lupine is exceptionally tasty to snails. Who knew that it was lurking there under the earth, enduring our cold winter, just waiting for a few sunny days in spring to pop out and give it another try. Hopefully the snails will only take their share and not get greedy this year.   

Comments

[Zee]

Made me think about HOPE. What a great surprise!!

[Lisa]

Zee, I think you may be on to something. I think maybe I love to garden because there are so many reminders for me out there that there is always hope.