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[tamborine]

for mothers day. Not enough vases & too heavy for mine. How can I suggest plants without seeming ungrateful ?

[mrs_overall]

Why not try dropping hints about something you really want? I did this and surprise, surprise I got the new hairdrier I wanted

[tamborine]

I want a tray of strawberry plants I said ..... they're all deaf !

[albaqwerty]

at least you got something.

Suggest you buy them cotton buds for their birthdays as a major hint to them? :-)

[tamborine]

good idea Alba - I'll do just that x

[vakayu]

What a lovely problem to have though!!!

[albaqwerty]

Thanks for besty Tambo x

You're right Vakayu,one gift last year was a giant mug, 'To The Bestest Mum in The World'
Who am I to disagree?
Only the other bestest mums in the world :-)

[DTCwordfan]

and there I had invested a small fortune in strawberry chocolates...........tut

[lady-janine]

i was absolutely delighted to get a card and a phone call.

[tamborine]

does seem ungrateful but I've got 7 bouquets (g'kids included). The bouquets will fade in a week & I cant change them.

[tamborine]

awww triggs, I'd love that

[lady-janine]

lol at triggs.

i would have been delighted to have got one bunch of flowers for either my birthday or mothering sunday, but it was just not to be. but i did get a card for mothering sunday. goodie.

[albaqwerty]

I don't 'do' bouquets, I lucky that my lot know I don't.
I like pot plants.

I know I might regret that when I hit submit...

[tamborine]

1st at my house, gets the lot :(

[DTCwordfan]

I thought that you were in the deepest Arctic for your birthday, Lady J.

It's not a lemon meringue though

[lady-janine]

alba - we should be nearer. i hate and loathe pot plants. just will not have them in the house. bunch of flowers - lovely as long as they are not what i call old peoples flowers.

[lady-janine]

i was DTC but it would have been nice to have come home to some cards. all i had were bills (and i wish he would keep them to himself).

[albaqwerty]

LJ, my MIL loved pot plants, but they didn't like her. She killed them with kindness.
Gave her a mother-in-laws tongue one year, she kept it alive for 5 years which was quite a record in the family.
I am fussy about my pot plants though.

[DTCwordfan]

Maybe this ought to be in Gardening or Jokes - heard on BBC Gardener's Question Time:

Q. What's the right planting depth for 'Mother-in-law's Tongue'?
A. 6 feet.