Exciting Sunday night news: I just re-potted this plant! I thought it was going to be super tricky and get dirt everywhere, but it really took just about three minutes! I refuse to give up on putting new plants into this basket because those ridiculously endearing cardinals came with the plant that originally lived in this basket, and I just can't let them go. My parents used to send plants to me in college to celebrate my minor accomplishments, like art shows or being in charge of things. All of the plants, ordered from Appleton's finest florist (sarcasm - there are actually two florists, but really?), came with little ornaments sticking out of the soil. I grew to love the tacky-chic that came par-for-the-course in Appleton, so every time this plant dies, I uproot the cardinals and stick a new plant in their pot. This is the first time that I've had to do an entire soil transplant, and it was absolutely worth it.
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