LIFE| DEATH | PASSION | BEAUTY
To Live and Die Like the Night Blooming Cereus
Living in glory. Going out with a flare.
When Craig and I traveled, we always found a botanical garden to visit. Plants were one of Criag’s passions. He was a fantastic gardener. To Craig’s delight, while visiting a garden in Florida, we discovered a Night Blooming Cereus. Being daytime, it wasn’t blooming, but the plant was still quite spectacular. As if we were in the presence of royalty, this beautiful plant commanded the space where it hung. We couldn’t help but stare in awe.
Our home in Colorado, the one that love built, had many windows with a southeast exposure, perfect for plants. Naturally, Craig filled the space with luscious tropical and exotic plant life. The windowsills were lined with geraniums, jades, and begonias; a large snake plant stood guard near the door to the patio. We had spider plants and philodendrons hanging from the ceiling. The plants created a lush environment, like a small botanical garden, which created its own microclimate where we lived in the high desert Uncompahgre Plateau of Western Colorado.
Smuggling a Clipping
During that visit to the botanical garden where the majestic cereus was hanging, unbeknownst to me, Craig slyly made off with…
