.............................................and then I went to Lidl and bought another one!
I didn't go to Lidl to buy an Olive tree but when I saw them I thought maybe two would be better than one for pollination or whatever ( although I think they might be self pollinating). The car-boot one is trained as a standard and already several feet tall. The Lidl one is only 9 inches tall - hopefully I can keep it alive, hopefully they'll produce fruit but if not they will cheer up the patio as they are evergreen but a totally different colour leaf than the Camellia.
The Lidl one was £2.99, the car boot one was ..............quite a bit more! It was a cheer-up a sort-of- sad Saturday purchase and when I look at them I will always remember that I got them exactly one year after Colin died, it will turn a sad memory into a happy memory as they grow.......and Col's Mum's name was Olive so another memory.
According to the card attached to the bigger of the two trees, Olive trees can live for 2,000 years ........that's a lot of time to look after a tree in a pot!
Many thanks for all the caring comments on Saturday, thank you to everyone for the support. It was an OK day after all, I kept busy, went out and about, spoke to lots of people, came home and read a good book.
Hello and welcome to some new followers - up to 500 - goodness me.
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Sue