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# Thursday, January 03, 2008
Crystal Clear

by Sara Begg, Executive Editor

In three days, the new year has melted almost all of our big snow drifts (I'd hoped they were going to keep everything cozy and heave-free 'til spring) and then frozen the dickens out of the ground. But I do love the this cold, clear weather. It makes the lingering oak leaves rattle and the moon seem just fingerlengths away.

And I love the new year, it sweeps us toward spring (in my mind) and brings about my resolution. For someone who is not a master of self-reflection, I like how the new year forces that upon me. My resolution (and I like to make them as broad as I can, so that I can feel good about them) is a bit cliche.... "Use it or lose it". Subsequently, I've been clearing out closets, the fridge, the pantry. And this weekend, I'm going to turn it to my houseplants. I've got a clivia called 'Sarah' (given to me as a gift) that I've had for at least four years, maybe five. It has never put up more than a meagre cluster of leaves. It is uuuuuugly. And has never even indicated that it has had any interest in putting out the orangey-apricot color blooms I envision. It is entirely my fault (while bad at self-reflection, I'm not afraid of placing/accepting blame). But it is time for it to move on. Not to the garbage, to whoever else wants a try. And there are alot of you out there who grow clivias like it is the piece of cake it is supposed to be. Leave a comment if you are interested and I'll send it to you.
 
I'm also going to get rid of the ponytail palm that my dad gave me when my son was born in June. It is buggy and makes my cat barf. And I don't really like it (but don't me wrong, I still love my dad and my son!). I'm going to move my lovely little gold and green oxalis up to my bathroom where I can enjoy it more. Same goes for a lovely little begonia that my daughter "gave" me on my first mother's day.

And to reward myself for following through on my resolution (at least so far), I'm going place an order at Logees for more houseplants!

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Thursday, January 03, 2008 1:08:50 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [3] 
Thursday, January 10, 2008 4:14:53 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Sara, I'm not commenting to get you to send me your Clivia but to suggest you keep trying with yours. Keep it on the dry side this winter, and maybe in the spring you'll get a bloom, finally. Sometimes they are just stubborn or are waiting to get pot bound before they bloom. I just divided my Clivia this past summer and now I have five containers of Clivia, I don't need more!

Carol
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:53:34 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
I'll give the Clivia a try if you are still looking for a good home for it! I've never tried Clivia (mostly due to the price), but I'd love to try my hand at it.

Sharon Burgos
Zone 7A-B
North Carolina
Sharon Burgos
Sunday, May 18, 2008 5:06:41 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)
Hello-

If you still have your clivia, I will give it a good home. I have a couple right now, and would love to have Sarah here. I have been looking for that variety for awhile.
Anthony Peruzzi
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