When spring is stalled and the nights are still too cold to put out the tropical potted plants, I find solace in the local greenhouse – in this case Faddegon’s – where the plants are warm and toasty and in full bloom. The colors are wildly vibrant, especially after such a drawn-out and dull winter, and they bring to mind hints of summer and sunny days.
Is there a happier sight than a hibiscus in gloriously full bloom? With their throats of scarlet or cream and frilled petals of salmon and sunshine, they make for happy faces indeed.
Deeper in the greenhouse was this hanging specimen, with little purple and white bunches of flowers – another tropical treat that is perfectly at home indoors when the winds wail and the night temperature drops.
And so we wait for the outside to catch up with the inside, and for spring to offer something slightly more pleasant before summer storms in without any sort of temperate moderation whatsoever.
