This Week In The Garden, I Am…Saying Farewell To ‘Pink Passion’

At our front door, I have two large grey urns on the verandah and when we first moved back into our renovated home I planted them out with a very pretty pink Cordyline called ‘Pink Passion‘. They looked great in those grey urns and provided a pop of colour against the grey render of our home which has white trim. Trouble is, they grew and unevenly too so this week, my OCD about having symmetry at the front door was kicking in very badly. I bit the bullet and removed two perfect healthy plants, hopefully for a better outcome. My husband was not 100% for this decision, I have to say.

Mine never looked this good but they looked nearly as good as this when they first went in

So, a hard decision that literally took months of thought…I know, I know first world problems and all that but it’s important to make the right decision, Hey, those Cordylines have been there for 7 years! Don’t you think it’s insane the way we hang onto some plants and we’re not quite sure why? I mean those Cordylines only cost me $14.99 each and I hung onto them despite not bringing me joy for a very long time! We don’t think twice about chucking out a bunch of flowers that we pay $20 for at the supermarket that barely lasts a week!

Since I pulled them out a few days ago it has been super hot and they have lost their pink and gone an icky shade of purple-destined for the green waste bin
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