At the plant market, we came to a quick realization that we needed to purchase from someone who spoke English! (Picture a Lowes-type green room, except there are 50 different shopkeepers all competing for your business.) I wasn't about to pay for a big plant that was going to die because I didn't know how often to water it or even whether to put in indoors or out! Of course, we did try to use our Chinese speaking skills... but I haven't learned how to say inside/outside or "is this an annual/perennial?" One of the shopkeepers looked at me with a blank stare as I told her (in Chinese) that "I did not want a plant with many flowers" because (with hand motions) the bees and wasps... (in Chinese) "I do not like!" Ok, moving on to the next stall.. we enter and a girl walks up asking, "Do you want to buy an outdoor plant?" YES, yes I do!
After much deliberation, I ended up purchasing three tree/plants (the pics are above in the new slide show).. and they were delivered today! The two delivery guys weren't so happy when I asked them to carry two of them to the back porch, but they look great out there! Now I just need to find a small table and chairs.. and a mosquito tent!!
