I have two thumbs and sadly neither of them are green. I know, for this little lover of flowers it’s sad that I’m so crap at keeping plants alive.
I start with good intentions, but even herbs and succulent don’t survive long at my place. This is why I have a good relationship with my florist…fresh flowers every week…that I CAN do.
Lately on social media I’ve noticed the fascination with ‘fiddle leaf figs’, and why wouldn’t you fall in love with their large, hardy, glossy, green leaves. I’ve watched people get all ‘fan girl’ over the fiddle leaf fig and I decided to flirt with danger and get my own.
I know right, I’m opening up my home and heart to another plant. I couldn’t help myself. While I have my local florist my little floral heart lusts after a few S.A florists that are cute and quirky and when one such florist let me know via Instagram that they had new stock of fiddle leaf figs I jumped in!
Go on, say it again (out aloud)…fiddle leaf fig…now add a little Irish tune haha. I love saying it!!
I headed into the city, fed the parking meter and ran in to pick up my new baby. Oh my…swoon! Justine has done such a great job with her baby ‘Eastend Flower Market’, it’s quirky, pretty and the prices are incredible!
Like these large bouquets for just $50!!
Uhuh, I told her she was loco then she said the smaller were $30…I wanted to say ‘start the car’ but I had florist guilt….because buying flowers from a florist other than my regular girl feels wrong.
Instead I handed over $55 for my plant, $20 for a cool paper sack and had her wrap up my fiddle leaf fig, take a happy snap and off I went to Kmart.
Yup I had another $12 to spend on a wire basket. I’d seen the baskets over at Sarah’s House (here on Facebook) and knew it would be perfect, then off home I went to introduce my little fig to her new home (yeah, my fig is a she).
My fiddle leaf fig is in the front lounge where she will get the right amount of natural light and cover a power point that annoys me. Perfect. I’m pretty happy with my purchase and fingers crossed if I follow my ‘care sheet’ given to me by Justine then we will live happily ever after.
What’s your rating as a gardener? Are you a regular Don Burke or more like me?
Do you have a fiddle leaf fig…if so, any tips?
Til next time,
Jen x
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Emily says
May 28, 2015 at 8:03 amI love my gardens and do ok, don’t give me an orchid though I like be to death my problem is our dog loves the garden as much as me. She is lucky to still be part of the family, her destruction has me in tears some days, little bugger!
Jenni says
May 28, 2015 at 11:34 amOh man I couldn’t cope if our dog was a ‘digger’, we would have zero garden. Lucky they are cute hey
Emily says
May 28, 2015 at 8:03 am*love it to death, that is meant to say
merilyn says
May 28, 2015 at 8:21 amnice one jen! … lovely plants and flowers and you look fab!
I love a bit of planting/gardening and indoor triffids!
my suggestion rule of thumb is to give it light and don’t over water!
I don’t have a fiddle leaf fig though!
enjoy it! love m:)X
Jenni says
May 28, 2015 at 11:35 amGreat tips thanks Merilyn x
JustiNe ellbourn says
May 28, 2015 at 8:51 amGreat read Jen! Thanks for popping in! Hope to see you again soon. Xx
Jenni says
May 28, 2015 at 11:35 amYes you will
Beth at AlmostPosh.com says
May 28, 2015 at 12:32 pmComing from a low maintenance native garden, we moved into our new house with its uber cottage garden and were all “wow this is amazing!” until we were told the previous owners employed an actual gardener to maintain it :/
It may not look quite as pristine as it used to under professional care, but we aren’t too bad and are keeping on top of it. And by “we”, I mean “my husband”. I even had to consult my aunty for rose-keeping advice!
Lisa mckenzie says
May 28, 2015 at 1:10 pmHere’s to a long life For your fiddle leaf fig Jen,I’d like one for my family room I will have to check where they do well first though x
Raychael aka Mystery Case says
May 28, 2015 at 4:59 pmI missed out in the green thumbs department as well and I’m ashamed to admit I didn’t even know what a fiddle leaf fig was.
Lisa humphries says
May 28, 2015 at 8:11 pmYour pics are beautiful Jen, the florist looks amazing!
I would not dare bring one of these into my home, much like yourself it seems, I am not great at keeping anything green alive at home.
I love the look of your Fiddle Leaf and I hope it thrives in your company xx
Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid says
May 29, 2015 at 12:58 pmYou look fab and I’m sure your fiddle leaf fig will too! I am sorry to say when it comes to plants, I am a serial killer. The only ones I can sustain are of the artificial variety!
Jenni says
May 29, 2015 at 1:05 pmFingers crossed I can keep this one going x
Nomadicenvy says
August 17, 2016 at 10:15 amlove this post. east end flower market is one of my favourite go-to place and they always seem to have a beautiful collections of flowers and indoor plants!!