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MissAdventure Tue 27-Sep-22 19:08:35

Would you throw away an ugly plant?

I am getting more and more cluttered in here, and I have a very "plain" plant.

Should it go?

ixion Tue 27-Sep-22 21:51:46

Freecycle?

MissAdventure Tue 27-Sep-22 21:54:44

I'm a big fan of Olio.
The onus is on the person who wants something to come and pick an item up.

MissAdventure Tue 27-Sep-22 21:55:49

Give a plant a home!

crazyH Tue 27-Sep-22 22:00:21

Never heard of Olio - yes Miss A, it has to go ?

Esspee Tue 27-Sep-22 22:04:38

I offered my orchids free to a good home on Gumtree when I was leaving to go to New Zealand to live. I had loads of people asking to look after them.
They flower about twice a year with blooms lasting up to three months so almost half the year each one had flowers. When resting I put the plants in a bedroom out of the way.

Mapleleaf Tue 27-Sep-22 23:09:46

My orchid looks like yours, MissAdventure. It re-bloomed a couple of years ago, but nothing since. However, I rather like it’s glossy green leaves, and live in hope that it may bloom again in a few years, so it remains on the dresser in the kitchen. I hate getting rid of plants, and try my best to keep them going, probably because they’re living things (?), but sometimes, they give up and I have to bin them, sadly.

MissAdventure Tue 27-Sep-22 23:14:06

Well, hopefully it'll find someone to love and nurture it.
It's hardly been looked at here, so it's not fair on it.

Redhead56 Wed 28-Sep-22 07:56:17

It’s needs a bigger pot by the looks of it and some grit in the soil. I feel sorry for it no wonder it looks ?

Callistemon21 Wed 28-Sep-22 10:10:25

MissAdventure

Give a plant a home!

I'd adopt it but 'buyer collects' is out of the question!

LilyoftheValley Wed 28-Sep-22 10:18:25

Freecycle. Great way to deal with anything unwanted or that does not fit.