#thingsilearnfromplants

So the week of May 25th I was making juice. And the lemon came from Fred’s lemon tree. And as I was cutting the lemon I realized a couple of seeds had sprouted. So of course I got excited because HELLO why not have a lemon tree from Fred’s tree?! (If you don’t know who Fred is just know he’s one of the greatest people to have ever existed and find my #adventureswithfred posts). Anywho. I planted the seed. Along with a few others that seemed to be in good shape. And now I basically have a tiny baby lemon tree forest. I hadn’t shared much here mostly it’s on my @underthe.lemontree acct because that’s where my doodles go and he inspired so many of them so the tree felt appropriate there. But. Anywho. It’s one of my favorite plants. It’s such a little thing but I’m convinced he’d be proud. I was always showing him some new weird plant I’d bought. A regret I have is I never made him go with me to a nursery 🤣🤭💜. I’m so excited to see how this turns out. It would have been a fun thing to show him on his 100th birthday last week. 🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋🍋 That I’ll have another lemon tree sprout in that spot by tomorrow morning. I’m noticing “bumps” in the soil right before a sprout. It’s ok if your dirt is bumpy. It’s making room for growth. I have plenty of bumps in the soil of my life right now. It’s upsetting. And painful. But God is still good. 💜 there’s your deep thought for today goodnight. • • • • • • #underthelemontree #adventureswithfred #thingsilearnfromplants https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce0HWHWrSO-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“Your mercies are new today.” • • • • • What a lovely thing to come home to today 💜🪴 • • • #adeniumobesum #desertrose #thingsilearnfromplants #rooted #plantsarecheaperthantherapy https://www.instagram.com/p/COcKeEeMJD-/?igshid=vqsrj8q0bz03

Sometimes we don’t know dead things are dead because they still look pretty or feel comfortable. These flowers that never bloomed - they’re still dead. I pulled them off and it made room for new things to grow on the original plant. The little stems are less heavy so the remaining flowers can look up to the sun now. And the energy needlessly being snapped by trying to revive the dead flowers can now be used to make the good flowers even healthier. Let the dead things go. That’s your lesson for today. 🌱🌱🌱🌱 • • Also. I went plant shopping this weekend. And I will probably go again next weekend. So expect to be flooded with wonderful plant happiness 🌱🌱🌱🥰🌱🥰🌱 • • • • • • #growth #plants #rooted #thingsilearnfromplants #letitgo #plantsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CFXrJA5nu9S/?igshid=mpiyec36j5hv

She prayed for me: “help her not to be afraid told hold that which You’ve given her.”💜🌵💜🌵💜🌵💜🌵 • • • • • • #cactus #myleastfavoriteplant #butitsagoodone #thingsilearnfromplants #plantsarecheaperthantherapy https://www.instagram.com/p/CBb2JqDpugl/?igshid=1kxma7q1lwbnq

Ah my little #fiddleleaffigtree I feel your story. All of it. Dropping dead leaves, 🍂🍂getting decapitated 🗡and, finally, some new growth. 🌱🌱🌱 Thank goodness the Creator decided to not let seemingly dead things go to waste. • • • • #fiddleleaffig #thingsilearnfromplants #plantsarecheaperthantherapy #elsathefiddle #plantsofinstagram #fiddleleaffigpropagation https://www.instagram.com/p/CABu01LHtYo/?igshid=116bs6geieo15

My sister and I were chatting about Elsa, my decapitated Fiddle Leaf Fig tree. (Yes it has a name. Names for the leaves she let go❄️😉). Anyway — Elsa has been growing something new 🌱❄️😉 My tree has sprouted 4(!!) new nubs (or is it nibs?) of some kind (leaves? Branches? Too soon to tell) and the nameless decapitated part has begun to sprout roots (🥳) and as we were chatting @shegrowshere said something that was about the tree but it was kinda profound to me. The leaves that the tree had were using the energy. But since that part got broken off, the energy that would have gone to the leaves was put to a different use - something new. The potential for growth was there, but wasn’t realized until that section was broken off. Please don’t come around and break my plants — it’s not something I’m fond of. But. It definitely gives a different perspective on things in life we’d otherwise see as “broken”. Ok. That’s all I got. For this planty post. 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 • • • • • • #plantsarecheaperthantherapy #soaresisters #fiddleleaffig #thingsilearnfromplants #letitgo #growyourselfintosomethingnew #seewhatididthere https://www.instagram.com/p/B_y-7U3JncB/?igshid=s195uv55mwoq

The broken tree piece has little beginnings of roots. Hallelujah. No idea what’s going to happen with the twiggy stump but this is good. I was afraid it was mold or some weird crap that didn’t belong there. Broken, but still good. 💜🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 • • • • • #fiddleleaffig #fiddleleaffigtree #rooted #babyplant #thingsilearnfromplants #plantsarecheaperthantherapy https://www.instagram.com/p/B_g_f78nbEm/?igshid=jdd9mgafvzcl

Just hanging out. Hoping for the best. Hoping to root again. 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 • • • • • • #fiddleleaffig #fiddleleaffigtree #rooted #thingsilearnfromplants https://www.instagram.com/p/B_VF8CpphlP/?igshid=1odq3bpr0cwv9