By DEVYN LANSDEN, Editorial Editor
I have always loved flowers.
My mom and I would plant flowers every spring for as long as I can remember. We would plant them for fun and for my other sibling’s graduation parties and mine. Once I came to college, I kind of forgot about flowers, but I always have an appreciation for them.
I love when people love plants. I love smelling flowers. I love the way they look, and any flower with bright colors is my favorite.
Dr. Armstrong has started my collection this year. She gave me some babies from a Mother of Thousands plant. The Walmart in Alva has a lot of succulents and flowers. I have never had a succulent before, so I am excited to get a few. They had an Aloe Vera plant, a Venus Fly Trap plant and a lot more.
I know this summer I am going to be obsessed with my flowers and succulents. I think it is good to have something new and fun going on. When I got the plant to start my collection, I was already thinking of where I am going to put all my flowers.
I will probably keep smaller ones inside, but I want to actually plant some in the ground.
I have always thought it would be unique to plant vegetables or cilantro and basil. However, I do not cook with cilantro or basil. I am basic when it comes to seasonings. Maybe I will plant some stuff like that, too, and keep it in front of my sink in my house to add some decoration.
That is another great thing about plants. They are nature’s decor. I have seen posts that joke about people with plants and their whole house is filled with them. I feel like that is going to be me.
My favorite flowers have to be tulips and hydrangeas. I also really like to pair a bright red flower with a vine plant that grows over the pot.
At my house in Beaver, we used to have a huge vine that covered the south side of our house and went around the windows. It could not hold up with the Oklahoma wind and eventually fell, but it was so beautiful. Green is such a pretty color and goes with any plant.
I have always liked the way the vine looks and how it grows. Having the excuse to go outside and water plants is so nice. Spring and summer are such happy months because the grass is so green, and there are flowers.
It is especially beautiful in the mall area on campus.
That is my favorite. Because the flowers are so bright and the green grass and green vines accent the purple bush so well.
It is my favorite place on campus during the summer time. Especially when the sky is clear blue.