Rain and Convertibles

For this story to make sense, you need to know that my employer sells adult diapers. So it’s not surprising that I have a few packs of these in my house. I almost always have a pack or two in my car too, because the company donates supplies to local medical clinics and homeless shelters and it is my job to do the deliveries. Now here’s my story:

Daffodils in Your Diapers

Is there anything more frustrating than trying to figure out why a plant will not grow or bloom after lavishing hours and hours across many weeks? Borrowing from the real estate rule book, the three most important considerations for planning a gardening: location, location, location. Plants simply will not prosper if they are located in an area that is not in harmony with their nature, no matter how much the gardener does to conterract the effects of a bad spot. Gardeners become respectable only when they accept this natural law. After years I have achieved this modest status, even though I still try to round the corners on the rules. Lately though, something new has caught my attention: Container gardening and the miracle of adult diapers.