my dad accidently mowed down our flowers from germany
@greenglitterturtle (2750)
United States
February 26, 2009 4:57pm CST
when i was a teen and my sister was in germany where her husband was stationed while in the army. my sister sent us some seeds for german flowers. we liked the idea and so happily planted them. after the seeds had sprouted and developed green stems and leaves i was looking forward to seeing the beautiful blossoms. and then my dear father got carried away with the lawn mower and mowed down all the german flowers. we took it okay since it wasn't intentional. has anything like that happened to you?
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@greenglitterturtle (2750)
• United States
28 Feb 09
hi shar...yeah i know what you mean. i was disappointed myself but you and i both lived thru it. hehe. flowers need kept out of mowing range. 
in the meantime enjoy what others have planted. buy some inexpensive ones at the store. best wishes to you.
in the meantime enjoy what others have planted. buy some inexpensive ones at the store. best wishes to you.@greenglitterturtle (2750)
• United States
2 Mar 09
hi beachstar... a plum tree oh dear. yes those things happen. and your puppy ate your flower wow. i hope it tasted good. hehe. our little critters and the things they do. life is full of suprises. have a good day.
@beachstarz (1092)
• United States
1 Mar 09
I planted a plum tree once and my son mowed over it . Just two weeks ago our puppy dug up a flower I just got for my birthday! She must have ate it , because we couldn't find any part of it in the yard . It was very kind of your dad to let you pick something new . Good luck with the new plant !
@KrauseHome (36447)
• United States
2 Mar 09
Wow!! This would be a little embarrasing as well as sad. Considering it was something clear from Germany and you were wanting to see if it would grow, it had to be upsetting for sure. But I know that your dad felt bad, and I am sure tried to make it up to all of you as well. The only thing that ever seemed to happen when I was growing up was when we lived on a Farm and the little goats got lost in the Corn fields and we ended up finding them too late.
@greenglitterturtle (2750)
• United States
2 Mar 09
hi krausehome...wow back at you---goats in the corn. what a deal. from a distance i've found goats interesting. but they're more trouble then i would want to deal with. at least the corn would be healthy for them. nice of you to plant the corn for them to chow down on. hope they didn't take too much from you. have a good day.
@baileycows (3665)
• United States
27 Feb 09
No I cant say that I have. LOL! Poor old dad. He must just feel horrible. I feel bad for him. Maybe they were perenials and will grow back. LOL!
@greenglitterturtle (2750)
• United States
27 Feb 09
hi baileycows...hehe yeah well nothing grew back. it was a variety of flowers. the thing is i had to point out to him what he did. he didn't even realize it. just had his mind on mowing. we got over it and took it in stride. sometime later he let us pick out flowers in a seed catalog. i chose a peace rose it was white. then we planted them in a place to the side that was designated just for flowers. they were safe there and my rose came back for several years. i loved it. have yourself a good day.
I've done boneheaded things like that with lawnmowers. Now I don't ever mow the lawn so I don't have to worry @greenglitterturtle (2750)
• United States
28 Feb 09
hi fwid...kudos to you for getting out of mowing the lawn. i've had to do it myself and i hated it. just did it for a few years till we moved. now luckily i don't have to do it anymore yay.
