I can’t remember when I got the Bougainvillea but it was a while ago – either right before or right after Bob and I got married. In the years since I got this plant I have pretty much neglected it, especially in the last few years. It has sat on the back patio and pretty much been ignored and it just hung on barely alive. Before Irma came through we moved it to the corner between the house and the fence – it is a REALLY heavy pot and we figured that it would be safe there. I never moved it back to its spot after Irma, so it sat in that corner, unattended for the last few months. This week, I finally got around to moving it into the sun again, watering it and cutting the dead branches off. I’m hoping that if I actually pay some attention to it, I might be rewarded with pretty peach flowers.

I also moved the mini garden to a spot where it would get a little more sun, and planted some cat grass and catnip for the kitties. I don’t know if they will play in them or not, but they are kind of pretty.

I’m hoping to get the actual garden back in the fall, but for now, I think the pots will work. The pets seem to enjoy the back yard and it is a nice place for Bob and I to have a glass of wine in the evening (weather and bugs permitting).