A free gift arrived at the homestead today. 8 lupins. 8 lupin Minarette Dwarf Mixed to be precise from J Parkers - free as Julie buys a lot of plants from them. They arrived battered and bruised in a blister pack, also severely etiolated having presumably been in the dark for a long time. They weren't well at all. They didn't look good, but being a plantsman these are living breathing things. Even though it was dark when I got home after a bite of supper I popped outside and planted them up. They may do well, they may succumb to disease and slug munching, but unless I try my best to give them a chance to bloom, I'll never know. A metaphor for life there I think. Roll on the summer.
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