Lucky Bamboo Rocks

Since we no longer have biweekly flower bouquets for our wall vase, my husband suggested bamboo. Then, when we start getting flowers again, they can be added in. We have a small bamboo plant in the bathroom. It survived living in our Capitol Hill condo bathroom over many years. So we ordered in nine pieces through Amazon. In order to keep the stems upright, we like to add stones/pebbles to the container. But the stones weren’t considered a necessity and they took awhile to arrive. In the meantime I split the bunch up in to three vases - the wall vase, the console table plant vase, and the bedroom “regular” vase. When the pebbles arrived they all went in to the wall vase because the top of the vase is too wide to contain the stems. I do miss the fresh flowers and have tried to order the $4.99 bunch via Instacart from Wegman’s or Fresh Market, but they are never available. So for now the bamboo meets the need and looks rather nice. Staying indoors doesn’t bother us too much. Having living plants to care for is a bonus. 

Lucky Bamboo

We had a big change of scenery yesterday. Since we haven’t been outdoors since March 13, items we need the most - particularly groceries - have been delivered to the lobby of our building. We get a call to pick them up. We put on masks and take every precaution when we leave our unit. It’s also the time we pick up mail - otherwise we go at midnight to avoid contact. Whenever possible I try to schedule deliveries in late afternoon or evening to minimize running in to anyone. Otherwise, any non perishable package is left by the door after seven pm. Most of those have been necessities - like toilet paper. It’s an art to snag this item as of late. We used to buy cut flowers every other week or so to put in our wall vase and on the plant console in the dining room. For quite some time, the vases have been empty. My husband was commenting the other day about bamboo plants for the vases. We have a small one in the bathroom that has lasted forever - without a window, but indirect light. Of course, everyone is looking to keep busy indoors - and caring for houseplants has become a big deal. So I found a place in California that ships bamboo plants. They arrived yesterday. The box was sprayed with alcohol, and after being “quarantined” for 24 hours, we opened the box today and unpacked the plants. I still need to figure out exactly where they should go - perhaps a few in the bedroom? Until then, a few stalks were placed in the vase on the plant console, and a few in the wall vase. We may add some small river rocks or maybe we won’t. Such decisions! There’s something sweet about having and taking care of plants. It’s a great diversion that helps us both.