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Once in a while someone will hand me a bouquet
of flowers as they come in the door. Fresh flowers are always welcome
especially in the dead of winter when all is bleak outdoors.
This picture isn't too clear but you can get
the idea. I start the roots of a vine like plant in a vase of water. After
it roots I just leave it in the water. It will do just as well in water as
in soil and it isn't necessary to worry with watering them all the time
when they aren't in soil. The water is always there and only occasionally
must you add more as it evaporates. When I get that bouquet of flowers I
have a vase and foliage all ready for arranging the flowers. The vine and
it's roots act as a "frog" to hold the flowers. In this way I don't have
to bother with saving that water absorbable sponge or searching for a
holder for the flowers. I have even taken these to showers. You can dump
the water before leaving the house and add it after you get to where the
shower is being held. A nice ribbon and bow around the neck of the vase
in an appropriate color makes the arrangement an attractive gift. You
can't see the stems and the roots in this picture but that is also a nice
addition to the arrangement, being able to see those through the clear
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