Tuesday, 21 July 2015

20 July : Begonia


I have a begonia problem. I won it in the raffle at the Village BBQ and it is my own fault because I bought too many tickets in the hope of winning a stuffed monkey for The Little Boy Next Door. Now I have this awful begonia looking hectic in my otherwise serene outdoor space. Please don't tell me that begonias are the new dahlias and that the Sainted Sarah Raven has pronounced that they are de rigeur because I am not ready. I gave it to my mother who 'forgot' to take it home so what on earth am I to do with this orange nightmare? I know it will grow until my eyeballs fall out when I look at it. The only solution that I can think of is to nurture it until it is a thing of wonder and then donate it as a prize for the raffle at the Village Produce Show.
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11 comments:

  1. Lynn21 July 2015 at 18:45

    I could use a hectic begonia right about now. One woman's orange nightmare is another woman's jolt of energy and interruptor of grey.

    Love, Scotland in July >;-)

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    1. alice c22 July 2015 at 17:09

      I have it on very good authority that The Heather is about to start flowering. There will be colour in your life!

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  2. Anonymous21 July 2015 at 21:26

    Can't you find someone to give it to? Lynn perhaps?! :-) I would probably compost it as I'm not a fan either...

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  3. driftwood21 July 2015 at 21:28

    oh dear. I know I shouldn't laugh but.........

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    1. alice c22 July 2015 at 17:11

      Tsk. You are supposed to be going internet cold turkey. Away with you!

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  4. Diana Studer21 July 2015 at 21:58

    we put ours outside the door with Free to a Good Home, and they walked away. Slowly and with difficulty as it was a potted Norfolk pine.

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    1. alice c22 July 2015 at 17:13

      Brilliant! What an image that conjurs up.

      I am reminded of the time that MasterM and his mates did Christmas in July in Stellenbosch although they needed a pickup truck for their 'Christmas Tree'.

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  5. silverpebble22 July 2015 at 10:39

    I see a random act of kindness in your future. Drive around your neighbourhood until you find a garden filled with orange. Then simply place the begonia on the step and leave, knowing it will bring that person a small burst of orange joy xxxx

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    1. alice c22 July 2015 at 17:14

      I wondered about smuggling it into a garden centre and then abandoning it. Your idea is so much nicer because you are a nicer person than me.

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  6. Anonymous27 July 2015 at 22:50

    I would have composted it. I really dislike them.

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