I’m Glad You’re Here!

I’m glad you’re here!

Now, what should this post be about?

It could be a post about puns involving plant names, like glads, which is what we call Gladiolus flowers because, lettuce admit it, “gladiolus” doesn’t roll off the tongue as quickly as “glad” does.

Or this could be a post about how one should never give up on a plant. I bought the corm for this glad about four, maybe five years ago and planted it out in the garden. For all that time it did nothing but grow a few leaves each year. Then this spring, when it came up I decided it was sort of a mis-fit where it was, so I dug it up and planted it another garden spot. And there it bloomed. Never give up on a plant.

Or this could be a post about how glads are one of those flowers that people often associate with funerals because glads are often used to make those big, showy floral arrangements that people seem to enjoy at funerals (as much as you can enjoy something at a funeral). I think that’s because they are an easy flower to grow and ship year-round. But really, they are a fine flower for the garden and come in an astounding range of colors. If you don’t believe me, just one visit to the North American Gladiolus Council website will convince you there’s more to glads than funerals!

Maybe this is a post about memories? I remember how my dad always planted a row of glads along the edge of his vegetable garden. In the fall he used to dig up the corms and store them in the garage to replant in the spring. I don’t do that myself. I have just two glads… this one and a white one that blooms in mid-late-summer. I leave both in the ground year-round and they seem to keep coming back.

Or maybe this really is a post to say again, “I’m glad you’re here.”

And I am glad. Now, here are a couple of reminders so you don’t miss out this week on some stuff coming up…

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Now, here’s our latest episode, which is glad-free, but still lots of fun!