Thursday, May 31, 2018

River Tries To Save a Butterfly Bush


On Monday, one of my favorite plants, butterfly bush number 2, needed an operation.  We had a hard winter, and one section of the bush became bent and was scraping the driveway.  Mommy and Daddy studied the patient. They discussed cutting back the bush and removing the scraping section down to the root.  One of them suggested to try to tie off the bush to keep in standing, but the ground was too soft and the bush too strong.

Pocket and I were in our buggy.  I calmly listened and tried to determine the best course of action.  Pocket fretted over her favorite bush and only mumbled nervously. She would be no help.  The bush’s future was in my paws.

“We need to trim the back of the bush and completely cut the front,” I said confidently.
  
“Oh no, we can’t trim any of the bush!” Pocket cried.   Her worrisome nature was annoying.

“I am not sure River,” Mommy said.  “What if the bush doesn’t come back?”

“Dammit Mommy, I’m a doctor, not a pathologist.  !  But I know how to save this bush. Just listen to me.  The Griff always knows.” I barked.

Mommy and Daddy briefly discussed it.  They knew I was right. Mommy began to slowly cut away the branches.  Pocket gave out a small cry with each cut. Slowly the plant began to take shape again.  Mommy did not have the strength to dig the roots from the front part of the bush out of the ground.

Daddy had to come with a saw and shovel to remove the crushed part of the bush. It was hard to watch as he had to twist it back and forth, cutting the roots until it was free.  He then had to snip our flowering friend, who had brought so many butterfly angels into our yard, into smaller parts, and shove it into a trash bag like he had performed a mob hit.

I was impressed with the surgeons’ techniques.  The bush looks strong and healthy, even though it only a quarter of the size it was before the operation.  Mommy isn’t sure it is going to make it. She is going to have to give it a lot of tender loving care in the weeks to come. 

Our butterfly bushes are very important to us.  They are a beacon to draw in visiting angels. We are going to need Butterfly Bush #2 back to full strength in a month.  Angel visiting time is upon us, and we have to make sure they find their way our abode.

If you are so inclined to pray for vegetation, then please pray for our butterfly bush.  If it doesn’t survive then, well, I guess we will just buy a new one, so it’s not the end of the world, except for butterfly bush #2.  

Keep butterfly bush #2 alive.  It fought through the winter, it fought while being cut back, it fought through the aphid infestation, and it is fighting now.

Surely a Butterfly Bush #2 deserved an #2 chance,

13 comments:

  1. Our mom loves those bushes also, this summer she planted five new ones.....one is pretty good sized the other four are small ones.....we hope they all come back, we are saying a prayer for yours also. mags and gusser

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  2. absolutely... we send power and healing thoughts to your bush. the mama had to cut ours back a lot too... but because it is the place of da angels a miracle happened and it grew back.

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  3. Butterfly bushes are pretty tough. Ours gets cut back every year, because the branches usually die after the cold winter, but continues to put up new branches all the time!

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  4. Mom told me we used to have a beautiful lavender butterfly bush.....then mean old Hurricane Fran made her way all the way inland 150 miles to us and knocked over trees that ruined our beautiful bush
    Hugs madi your bfff

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  5. We lost our beautiful butterfly bush last year because of the late freeze. We really miss it and maybe Dad will plant a new one for us. We had lots of hummingbird moths each summer.

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  6. We still have our butterfly bush and we enjoy the visitors often!

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  7. We know how important the butterfly bush is to you and the Angels. We will send our best sibe vibes for the bush to be very healthy and strong.

    Woos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber

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  8. crikey ..... I'll pray for your butterfly bush. We sure wouldn't want it to die. bushes are good things to have, aye??

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  9. We have a willow bush that Dad cuts back every year and it comes back. Paws crossed that your butterfly bush will come back strong as ever
    hugs
    Hazel & Mabel

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  10. Sending POTP in hopes your Butterfly Bush #2 comes back healthier than ever!
    xoxo,
    Rosy, Jakey & Arty

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  11. Hmmmm, wonder if one could grow here!! We are sending healing thoughts for Butterfly Bush #2!!!

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  12. Our lovely lavendwe butterfly bush has grown into a jungle.

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  13. Hmm, maybe the butterfly bush in front of the church where me and Mommy work is the reason we have ghosties IN the church. I will do some POTP for your #2 Butterfly Bush. <3 ~Xena

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