Over the Edge - The slippery slope of motherhood

The house plants I relegated to the back porch have begun creeping outside their pots. For some, it is an attractive look — cascading ivies and fern fronds threatening to take over the place. For one plant, a mother-in-law tongue, it has been a disaster waiting to happen. Perched just 6 inches from the edge of my pool, I began to imagine long stalks of the plant exploding out of the pot and into the pool. Read full article at OurTribune.com