Simply Bananas
06-29-2009, 07:21 AM
I got a desperate call from a local party rental place Thursday afternoon. They had been contracted to decorate parties for the crews of the Tall Ships that were in town for the weekend. She wanted 8 banana plants for the party for the crew of the ship from Uruguay. I warned her that the plants are delicate and cannot be banged around, but she insisted... and I gave in.
They left looking like this:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18843&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18843&ppuser=226)
and came back looking like this:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18842&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18842&ppuser=226)
All were damaged.
Some had significant damage:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18845&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18845&ppuser=226).
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18847&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18847&ppuser=226).
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18848&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18848&ppuser=226).
I am sure that they all will recover in due time.
They left looking like this:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18843&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18843&ppuser=226)
and came back looking like this:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18842&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18842&ppuser=226)
All were damaged.
Some had significant damage:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18845&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18845&ppuser=226).
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18847&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18847&ppuser=226).
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18848&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18848&ppuser=226).
I am sure that they all will recover in due time.