Goodbye Old Friend

I said goodbye to an old friend this week.  We had been friends and sometimes not so friendly but I always loved my friend.

My old friend was a Salvia greggi (red), yes a plant.  We had been together here at this house over 25 years.  But as time passed my friend started to age and look old.  She, yes she, was gone on the inside but still had leaves and blossoms on the outside.

So we thought let us prune her down and see if she sprouts new growth and can be saved, but the more we pruned the more we found she could not be saved, so we just did a light tug and out she came.

Now I have a large empty space where my old friend was, soon to a new friend for that spot.

Spot where 'she' lived. (photo by Betty Victor)

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