So I put out these gigantor mums by my mailbox earlier this week…
I was so excited about them. They are orange and yellow and ready to burst out in color.
I stacked these pretty blue and white pumpkins up in front. All the neighbors rejoiced that I finally put some color in the barren landscape that I call flower beds.
And two days later as I drove Garrett to school I saw that my gigantor chrysanthemums were wilted and all the little buds were starting to shrivel up and die.
Sunuva!
Needless to say, without a hosepipe in sight, my mailbox will not be adorned with fall flowers. Last night I hauled all the mums up to my patio and gave them a tall drink of water. They will survive, but I nearly killed them.
Maybe next I’ll try a scarecrow or hay bale or something more subtle… like this.
But for now? Fall mums by my mailbox = FAILBOX. At least they were pretty while I snapped these pics!
Inspire Me Heather says
Same thing happened with me!! I dunno, sometimes Mums do awesome and other times they don’t. Oh well, your mailbox looked great!
Aubrey {All Things Bright and Beautiful} says
I hate it when I do stuff like that!!! I swear, I really don’t *try* to kill everything, I’m just so darn good at it! I’m like the plant assassin. (c: However, I really am enjoying the thought of your “subtle” approach…(c:
Rachel @ Grasping for Objectivity says
You just saved me from spending $30 on beautiful Mums. I knew it was stupid, which is why I put it off. After all, I kill all plant-like substances. But if you can’t even keep them alive, then I know I certainly can’t. I shall NOT buy the Mums.
Cat Martin says
Had the same thing happen to me last year, once I moved them and remember they needed water, they survived! But they did look gorgeous up by your mail box! Great job!
All That Glitters says
Very pretty!
Christine says
My mums already fried…with water. Maybe it’s a bad batch this year 🙁 boooooooo!
smellslikeinsanity says
Ha! I’m famous for killing plants at my house…so much so that my husband dug out my garden and paved it for a front porch. Glad you were able to save them!
~Amy