helping A Local Business
By webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
United States
June 12, 2008 11:26am CST
I love all my plants, flowers, shrubbery etc a lot. I love sharing it with myLot friends and members as well. I also enjoy seeing others as they walk by enjoying the beauty and color of all my hard landscaping work. My son mangaes a car wash as his job and he asked the other day if I had some plants etc to donate to the car wash. Well he came by today (Thursday) early for breakfast etc. I dug up a lot and filled his car with them as this photo shows. I gave, Irises, Hostas, Astllibe, Lilies, and ferns and some ornamental grass. I explained things as far as how to transplant and what should be placed where as far as how they spread and how tall etc etc. Now we shall see if he also has the green thumb gene I have. My wife told him she wants a photo of it online tonight as well. I will enjoy driving by the car wash in the future seeing my plants growing there. Have you ever donated or helped landscape a local busines at all?
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
12 Jun 08
I dont think any place wouldnt want me to try my hand at their landscaping lol. I mean I can kill ferns hehehehe. I did plant them but havent gotten anything to come up yet but its still early.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Jun 08
Yeah you're right on the button there girl. Hahaha! I hope Nate has a green thumb like me though as I gave him a LOT of my plants. He did start to ask about using my garden tools but he smiled then stopped himself short saying, "Yeah right. Never mind dad." I laughed so hard smiling as well. The ferns more than likely won't do anything this year. Ours didn't the first year either so wait ans dee next year. I run mine over with the lawnmower and they sprout back up in a weeks time. HAHAHA!
[b]HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~[b]
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Jun 08
I have a lot of red rasberries in my yard. A WHOLE LOT!
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@blackbriar (9075)
• United States
13 Jun 08
Yeah and you said that about the raspberry plants I planted last year and didn't do anything. They aren't doing anything now either. Why is it every time I buy red raspberries from the garden center, they never grow for me? I need to find someone with these plants and see if I can snag a couple of them. Least then I know they are indeed alive when I get them.
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@Fishmomma (11658)
• United States
12 Jun 08
I have donated plants. One of the churches wanted help and other businesses turned them down. The economy is bad, so many places are struggling to pay their bills. I felt that helping them would really make me feel good and it sure did make me happy.
I didn't think about getting a picture and wish that I had one. They are to far away to just drive there with the high price of gas. I'm hoping gas goes down in the future, so I can go get a picture.
I'm looking forward to seeing a picture. I know it will look good, as I'm sure your son will want to tell everyone Dad provided all these beautiful plants.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Jun 08
Well that was great of you to help the church out. I would also love to do something like that for my city. the car wash is about 10 miles from me or maybe more. But I take my car there so I will see it if he doesn't post a photo on his mySpace page. Knowing my son he will state only thet he planted them. he is that type. Unless asked he won't offer info as to where he got the plants. Hell he may even charge the woner knowing my son. I would be so ticked off if he does that. Anyhow..... HAHAHAHA!
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@lucy02 (5015)
• United States
12 Jun 08
No business would want anything I tried to grow. I have a "black thumb" as my husband says. I can kill almost anything. I remember when I worked at the eye doctor my boss was really mad one day cause "us girls" had let his rubber plant die. I had to admit I had not watered it once in the years I worked there. I thought it was artificial since they kept referring to it as "rubber plant".
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Jun 08
You seem to be just like my daughter. She kills things as well. But some things are doing okay for her this time around. Too funny about the "rubber" tree. Thanks for a laugh today.
[b]HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~[b]
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@mummymo (23706)
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13 Jun 08
Could you have fitted any more plants in the car AGB! lol Good for you and I expect that everyone at the car wash will be over the moon! I would love to say I had done something like this but don't you remember whereas you have the green thumb I have the brown variety - you know the one that kills off any plants! xxx
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Jun 08
There was plenty room left as well as more plants. But I want to see what he does first. In a sense I don't really expect him to plant them. Sad but thats how he is. We'll see.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM AGB !!~
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@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
12 Jun 08
Can't say that I have ever donated or helped landscape a local business and I think it is great what you have done for your son and is business. I think it is wonderful that you son thought to do this and will be a great thing for his customers to see and I don't care how good a business looks plants always make them feel and look better.
Can't wait to see the picture of his work and hope he also has a green thumb like you do or you will be going to the car wash often to take care of them.
That was a great thing you did Grandpa. 
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Jun 08
I thought about planting them and tending to them. But as it is not my place i would ask for compensation and I doubt the owner would pay me. besides I'd probably ask too much anyhow. But I will see them soon. I will be taking my car there for a good washing and detailing by my son. For free of course. Other than a tip that is.
[b]HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~[b]
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@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
14 Jun 08
Good job! I'm sure all of you will get some satisfaction from seeing the plants at the car wash.
I've never donated any plants to a business, but I did offer some daylilies on freecycle when I lived in MN, and one woman was happy to come by and we had a nice chat while we dug them up.
I also offered up manure from our six horses, and a man that lived up the road was only too happy to come get some on a regular basis for his newly established worm farm/business.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
14 Jun 08
I will enjoy seeing them grow and multiply at the car wash. he says he has pictures on his camera. that was Thursday evening. he has yet to post them to his myspace page though.
I could use some manure for my compost and yard etc.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@lingli_78 (12821)
• Australia
12 Jun 08
wowww... that is really a fantastic picture grandpa bob... i don't have a green hand like you... may be you can teach me a little bit about gardening as i really have to start doing something to my backyard... :-) so obviously i never donated or helped to landscape a local business as i don't have a nice plant in my garden... take care and have a nice day...
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Jun 08
It's all a matter of hit and miss till you get it right I think. I have always been lucky with plants. Garden centers tell me to have my soil tested before planting things but they thrive so well I don't think I need a test done.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@RebeccaLynn (2256)
• United States
13 Jun 08
No I haven't but I admire what you have done.
My friend has an awesome green thumb and she rents plants to local businesses.
They choose what they want and she sets up the plants and cares for them twice a week and then changes them with the seasons. She gets paid quite well for it.
Maybe it's something you could look in to. Sounds like you'd be a natural.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Jun 08
Thank you very much. That does sound
interesting to me. Hmmm?
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
13 Jun 08
That was a very nice thing for you to do for your son. I hope he plants them right and they continue to live too. I know you must feel really proud to be so good at your gardening. I know your wife must be proud of you also for making such a beautiful yard for her to enjoy. I love flowers, evergreens and things like that too. We have been working on our yard for about ten years now and it is finally coming together also. WE are trying to make our back yard a paradise over the years. We enjoy spending time at home and enjoying the hard work we have done too.
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@bfarrier1 (2082)
• United States
14 Jun 08
No I haven't but if your son has a green thumb anything like you the car wash will be beautiful.Have a awesome day.
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@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
14 Jun 08
I'm afraid I haven't done that before but I'll be the car wash is a real improvement and asset to the street now! That was very good of you to do, and for your son to plant them. 
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@gemini_rose (16264)
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14 Jun 08
No, I have not but then I have never been asked too. Plus I do not have anything I do that might be helpful to a business.
But I just wanted to say that what you did is so nice and I think it was a lovely thing to do. It will be lovely for you to go past and know that they are your plants!
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
12 Jun 08
I used to grow fuschias and grew some from seed, and
then donated those seedlings to our local Fuschia
Society but have never donated to a local business.
Reading your discussion made me remember when I had
complained about my husband never bringing me fresh
flowers. He left and came back with a wheelbarrow
full of white daisies . they were so pretty and in
huge clumps so I had just the right places to put
them in my own garden. these had come from my mom's
garden. we used to trade plants like that all the time
and we both had really colorful gardens from the results.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Jun 08
How sweet of him. I am thinking of buying one of those cheap plastic wheelbarrows just to use as planter in my front lawn. I think that would add a lot to my yard.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
13 Jun 08
Too funny. Thanks for a laugh tonight.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@lovespecialangel (3632)
• United States
2 Jul 08
It's great that you were able to help your son out by donating. I hope he carries your green thumb. I'm they will look great and make the car wash look great too. I can't say that I have ever done anything like that. But then I haven't been growing anything other than the veggie garden. But we'll see what next year brings.
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
15 Jun 08
Hon, I certainly know how much you love your garden, I wish I had a green thumb.
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
26 Jul 08
I have never donated or helped landscape a local business. I am waiting for someone to landscape our yard when we finish our basement. However if any business wants to come and get some of our rose business that is almost blocking our front door, they are glad to do so. The last time I donated any plants was when I gave our neighbors some raspberry plants and those we got from another neighbor.
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
26 Jul 08
a business firm specially car wash are nice to look at if they have plants thaty surround the whole area specially flowers with different kind. don't have experience yet on donating plant to some business firm. i only love to look business with different plants on their backgrounds.
