many things grow in the garden that were never sown there

aloe. It seems to be outgrowing its pot. I hope it'll hold off on needing a new home until spring.

Ziggy Marley (Bob's first son). He's grown new tiny limbs since winter began - you can see a couple of them at the bottom of this photo.

I've had this climber since college. Its health waxes and wanes. At the moment (knock on wood) it's humming along nicely.

God. Only. Knows. It looked like a little palm when I bought it, toward the end of summer. It seems to like the  circumstances here - it seems to be going a little bonkers. The fronds are light but almost razor-sharp at the edge; the plant itself has divided into 3 bulb-like protrusions at the base.

It looks like pea pods, but each "limb" weighs too much to stand on its own anymore. No clue what it might be.

I've never had good luck with ivy. In fact, there's another upstairs that's on death's door. This one, though, seems to be going like gangbusters, including growing into the contents of the duck mug.

The jade (left) is flourishing from being ignored. The sharp-edged aloe (right) is becoming overly large and wobbly but seems healthy enough for now. I sense repotting in my future here, too.

The Christmas cactus is at the end of the blooming season. They were some gorgeous blossoms.  It desperately needs a larger home.

We have SPROUT! The first avocado (Avo), the only one with a root, has finally launched a sprout. (If it's not visible at this size, click the photo for detail.) The sprout needs to reach something like 6" before I can pot it in soil. So much waiting! 

The Plant That I Forget To Water.

There is now a plant at the top of the stairs. I'm thinking of adding a few more. This one seems to be doing all right.

[detail of previous]

[title quotation by Thomas Fuller, from Gnomologia]