tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784798779972837102.post1737857619517628784..comments2024-03-28T13:09:38.543-06:00Comments on Larch Haven: Sweet PeasAaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784798779972837102.post-75089577435401695072015-04-13T06:07:32.904-06:002015-04-13T06:07:32.904-06:00These are the flowers that remind me of my mother....These are the flowers that remind me of my mother. She had a vase sold by tupperware -- plastic. Across the top was a grate that would hold the flowers standing tall. One of my jobs was to go out and cut the flowers and keep that vase full when the sweet peas were in bloom. That is where I learned to follow the stem down to where it joins the vine, and then cut the sweet pea low so that I would have tall stems.<br /><br />As well I picked the nasturtiums. I don't know what I am not driven to plant those every year, as I am the sweet peas. I love their orange colour and the way that the stem curls down to its base. And I like that squishy feel of the liquid when I pinch the stem off. Still, I didn't buy nasturtium seeds. I guess I will find out what date they need to be planted and try some, as an experiment.Arta Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07329194629476229822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784798779972837102.post-74661676989005287502015-04-12T21:21:14.206-06:002015-04-12T21:21:14.206-06:00I love the fragrant smelling those flowers. It was...I love the fragrant smelling those flowers. It was fun to pick them and put then in a vase each day when I lived back home in my mid-20s. Thank you for planting them.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070996448836952163noreply@blogger.com