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My patio tomato plant that I have high hopes for. 

I love plants…I think they make a home look more fresh, and alive.  I have a few treasured ones that I’ve had for years.  My 3 african violets are still constant bloomers.  I have a baby spider plant that my sister-in-law gave me and it’s sprouting new baby fronds all over. 

The christmas cactus that I *think* I got from my mother-in-law actually wasn’t doing well at our old house.  So, I took some of the healthier looking pieces and I’ve rooted them in 2 pots.  Hoping they survive (so far so good).  I had two other large plants, don’t know the name, but they’re extremely easy to root from clippings, so I currently have one growing crazy roots in water on my kitchen counter. 

I remember doing a whole post on this clover plant.  We had wild clover growing behind our last, last house (we were there from ’01-’04) and I pulled up some to pot.  It’s always done well, and seems to LOVE it here.  It’s busting out all over the place!  And, see the aloe plant?  I used to have a huge aloe plant in a pot, and it got so big that it was actually dying.  One day, I noticed a little new sprig growing in the side of the container.  So, I pitched the big one and potted the sprig.  :)

There are some lovely plants in the yard of our rental house.  I was surprised and delighted to realize that there were 2 gardenia bushes at the front door.  They smell SO amazing. 

Don’t know what this is, but the leaves looked so pretty right after a rain shower. 

Caught this blooming in the backyard.  No idea what it is, but it’s pretty. 

There are lots more flowers at our rental house, I’ll have to take a few more pictures. 

While we’re back in Jax visiting, my plan is to bring back some of my other plants that didn’t fit in the truck the first time.  My lemon tree, small palm tree, and my geraniums.  Having my plants, especially the ones I’ve had forever, makes me feel more at home.