Second Bloom (Seasonal Garden Planning 101; text (pre event))

[senorita_perfecta]

Sender: Isabela
To: Everyone
Subject: Local plant lady is thinking of setting up a(nother) garden and is looking for suggestions
Warning: Expect tons of plant nonsense and unhingedness from her (I’m so sorry)

Well it has been a while since I posted in here. For anyone who is new in here recently, hi my name is Isabela and I’m the owner and shop manager of the flower shop Madrigal Blooms.

So I was thinking about a project that I have been working on for some time. I know that we do have a garden at the Residential District where people can plant and harvest different types of fruits, vegetables and flowers but what I have in mind is a little different. I have been trying to see if I can start on making a garden where we don’t just showcase the best flora that Songerein has to offer but it also will feature plants native to our worlds. Maybe seeing something familiar from home could at least make being far away from our worlds and loved ones in a realm of dreams a little less somber. It’ll be seasonal in nature so each plant and flower species can have the spotlight on them every season.

In addition I have been trying to get some ideas of what I can include in the gardens. So far I have trying to incorporate flowers and leaves that are used for tea to enhance the senses but I’m always open for more ideas. If you have specific plant life you have been thinking of in your world, I’ll do my best to add that in. I could sure use all the help I can get for this one. Although I won’t mind having suggestions for me to consider to my shop’s offerings too.

Comments

[senorita_perfecta]

Oh yes very much a lot about it. It has been in my interest since I was a young girl and long before I got my gift too.

[puellamagi]

Your gift...?

[senorita_perfecta]

It is the family speak for magical powers that we gain from the miracle that also gave us our home every time anyone in there turns five. Often times they tend to stem from our interests or parts of our personalities.

For example, I love plants so much that I practically gain the ability to grow plants at will. One of my sisters meanwhile is hardworking and the strongest out of three of us so she has super strength.

[puellamagi]

So, you get to share different abilities as a family? That's... really amazing! It's no wonder that you feel so close to them! You can share something especially special and exciting with one another.

[senorita_perfecta]

Yeah it is pretty amazing to get share something as wonderful as having unique abilities as a family and helping out the people around us.

As different as our abilities, appearances, and personalities can be, we are all united by a common love for family and community and our willingness to help out in the good times and the bad times.

[puellamagi]

Your family sounds really special.

Mom and Dad always say the same thing. When you share a really special bond with someone... you'll help them through both the good and bad times. But, Mom said that-- sometimes there's a limit to how much we can do for one person, too.

[senorita_perfecta]

Yeah, that last part is something that I and my family will have to work on more. All that focus of helping out without taking a break or looking out for one’s well-being can be very difficult. It does take a toll on anybody and anyone.

[puellamagi]

Mm... I guess it's a little like-- you can't help others... if you can't take care of yourself...?

[senorita_perfecta]

Yeah. It is sadly the case for my entire family for decades since we were partly affected by my grandmother’s grief over the premature death of my grandfather years ago in varying levels.

It was really rough having a grief stricken grandmother running the household and her not being able to move on from it for a long time.

[puellamagi]

... I'm so sorry, Isabella-san. I didn't mean to bring up something so painful for you....

[senorita_perfecta]

Oh no it is okay. It did happened a long time ago even though the process to heal from it did took such a long time for everyone to heal from it.

She is able to recover from it and move on from it in the end and so did me and the rest of the family.

[puellamagi]

I see...

If you all have been able to move on and find happiness-- I... think that that really shows just how strong the bond you all share is.

[senorita_perfecta]

Thank you very much. It has been a good journey for all of us to undertake. It wasn’t very easy but it is refreshing to fix things slowly on our own time.

[puellamagi]

And I hope that it continues to go well in the future, too.

[senorita_perfecta]

Thank yo so much. I do also hope that it stays on the current path we’re taking and we can do a lot better than we did in the past.