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C R E AT I V I T Y A N D S E N S I T I V I T Y L E A D T O G R O W T H . A N D T H AT G O E S A S M U C H F O R T H E H E A LT H A N D W E L L B E I N G O F POT TED PL ANTS AS IT DOES FOR HUMAN D E V E L O P M E N T. M A R R Y T H E R I G H T P O T WITH THE BEST PLANT AND THE MOST I D E A L P O S I T I O N A N D T H E R E S U LT S W I L L BE BLOOMING GORGEOUS
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HEN PLANTS in pots come to mind there is often a vision of a single plant in a single red plastic pot with a red plastic saucer, unadorned and plain. There is nothing wrong in that, but it does at times seem to be a kind of punishment for the plant. Following that, I could ask myself what penance lies behind rows of red plastic pots each with a single different unloved occupant? They stand motionless and helpless, short or tall, leafy or bare, in a row of plastic pots, each unable even to move or communicate with their neighbour. Amazingly, despite their restrictions, if they are given water, some light and some attention they continue to struggle. All plants want to live. However, I often wonder if they are even noticed and appreciated by their owner or
