Short, strange, underemployed, gentle soul..

“2003 was bad.
Bad for business. Bad for love.
I made the decision to change my love criteria. This time I was on the look out for :
-short
-strange,
-underemployed
but gentle souls who were nifty in the garden.
When he moved house, I helped, of course.
When he couldn’t fit the ficus in the new flat, I helped by taking it to my house.
“A WEED!” someone exclaimed.
“A PEST!” someone else.
I moved house a year later. Nowhere for the ficus. I left it behind.
Not long after, I noticed the short, strange, underemployed, gentle soul was still around.
I left him behind.
I moved house again. I changed partner again.
I left them behind.
One day the ficus came back. It had burst its pot in an attempt to escape.
I repotted it and thought of the short, strange, underemployed, gentle soul. At least he was consistent.
The ficus was consistent. It didn’t get impatient. It didn’t crave change.
It now sits behind the glass, here, between Tracks 3 and 8. It is sheltered from the wind (which it never really liked very much).
Rootbound, but still going.
We have a lot in common, the ficus and me.”

Steve, Redfern

Still kickin’ on…

“Still Kickin’ was given to me when I was pregnant with my oldest—- sorry, only baby, who is now 6 months old. I left it at a friend’s place & it has suffered a lot – but there’s one beautiful pink & green leaf, very new & shiny, still going!”

Emma, Redfern

chiara’s tale

This plant was left on the desk one early morning.
We loved the presence of a little jumping spider!
Grazie Chiara!

FRA ‘N CESCA

“Fra ‘n Cesca are my two little succulents! They have been living with us since the day I went out to Glebe’s market to find a present for my sister’s birthday – I got her a pendant and two plants for me on that day.

My sister’s name is Francesca (Fra n Cesca) and she loves succulents! Back home, in Milan, Italy she has at least 20 different types of these plants and it was a tradition for me to bring her a little succulent on my way back from every travel. Now I am in Australia. I have been living in Sydney for 15 months and I miss her really heaps, but unfortunately I haven’t go back yet. That’s why I have Cesca ‘n Fra in my house…I’ve shown their pics to the “real” Francesca, and she loves them (Cesca is her favourite). They are lovely little succulent, that remind me of my younger sister! I love them!”

Chiara, Redfern