Lethargathons and the Deep Soak

This Lethargathon [Lazy Indoor Day] is sponsored, in part, by Mother Nature ~ with generous donations from Ice Crystals Unlimited and the Wind Chill Foundation.

It's a tad too cold to be playing outdoors today.

What began as a way to pamper my orchids, has evolved into a full-blown Sunday Spa session for most of my flowering friends.

I'm gonna need a bigger sink!

It's called the deep soak. When everyone makes the long commute all the way to the kitchen sink. Here, they get snipped and coddled, rubbed, tubbed and scrubbed.

Soothing weary roots with a wildly effective soak in organic compost tea.

Kate's Beauty Parlor is a full-service operation, complete with shower treatments ~ and suds ~ when we need to get rid of pesky bugs:

What's the point? In January, the air indoors is deadly dry. Some of these bright bloomers adapt. Which is why, after the holidays, we become the foster home for wayward Poinsettias needing more sunshine:

Some can't get a drink any other way. Like my baby Schefflera who is growing, without any soil of any kind, inside this lava rock:

Many of my hobby plants love the sun but can't take the dry air. They glare at me constantly. Teasing me with flower buds that won't open.

I get their telepathic messages loud and clear. They need more moisture.  So, during the worst of winter, when I'm in no mood to trudge outdoors, I shift gears, open up the beauty salon and give these gals the kind of special treatment we all deserve.