And why not? There’s plenty of ugliness in the world without me adding to it. And it’s an excuse to show you examples of my planting.
A couple of years ago I shared a stall with a friend at an outdoor market and I sold mostly quirky containers planted up to make the most of them. I think it’s such a shame when you see stunning plants stuck in a boring brown plastic pot. They deserve something better. And, while none of the above arrangements is particularly quirky, they do give an idea of what I tried to do.
The only trouble was, although generally admired, my planters sold less well than I’d hoped (in spite of being cheap – average £10/£15). Why? Because people thought they were for special occasions. ‘Oh, I’d love to buy that for my Mum’s birthday, but it’s not until next month.’ Mothers’ Day was always good, of course. But it was sad to find that women didn’t feel justified in spending money on treating themselves. It was then I coined the phrase, ‘If women bought flowers for men, I’d be rich!’ Men, of course, only buy flowers for women when they have to (out of duty or guilt).
So, my planting didn’t make me my fortune. Perhaps I’ll do better with my books; they are most definitely not just for special occasions.
Hi Anne, I was just thinking of you on Saturday, when moving my pots around. I still have a chimney pot and an engraved silver urn, which I bought from your stall years ago. I re~plant them every year and I’ve had so much pleasure from looking at them, even in winter ~ well worth the very reasonable asking price!
Creativity is so undervalued, it’s demoralising!
As you can guess from my comment, the published blog looks fine from this angle ~ I have similar anomalies with my WordPress sites. 🙂