I have been an avid collector of rare and exotic plants ever since I first spied a Violent Marguerite: Anthemis iolensisvay growing beside a little used footpath on a mountain in Kansas. I was immediately hooked. I have carefully tended that plant and have been rewarded with many a playful smack while watering it. My next acquisition was a seed that an itinerant peddler traded for my second son. He was of little use (the son) and the seed was promised to grow into the most wondrous of trees. It was true. I now have a specimen of that rarest of all, a labernum x ackOlanternjay. It is a sight to see on Halloween, with the grinning faces all lit up. I am the envy of every little boy and girl in my village. A small sacrifice that I originally made has rewarded me many fold. Under its branches I have planted a number of Tricyrtis oadianiatay. They are death to slugs and other garden pests as the unwary critters come within range of the plant's long and sticky tongues.
Another tree that is the envy of all my neighbors is a Fractal reetay. This handsome tree is covered with a profusion of bytes every summer, much sought after by Cyber birds.
I have spent these winter months cultivating my seedlings of intact Rhexia irginicavay. Come spring I will plant them outdoors in a well guarded location, far from the Aconitum.
Another of my acquisitions has been that long sought after Helianthus tandardsay. This noble specimen was discovered growing in the garden of a shaman in Costa Rica. I offered him my wife in exchange which he viewed somewhat reluctantly until I sweetened the tender with the inclusion of our nubile guide as well. I am now the proud owner of this plant, yet occasionally ponder the fate of my absent spouse.
A Tulip Tree, Liriodendron ulipiferatay is another of my favorites, flowering beautifully in the spring along with the Daffodils.
I know most of you readers would give an eyetooth or two to have any of my wondrous collection. Being a kindhearted fellow, I promise to take cuttings of my exotic plants and propagate them for all deserving gardeners. Contact me next year at this same time.
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