This is one of the African violets that I grew from a stem cutting. I brought it with us as a gift to my father-in-law and his wife, yesterday when we drove up for a visit.
I wanted to show you how I put together a simple but nice presentation.
After pulling off all of the poor-looking leaves, I used a pink plastic shopping bag for a waterproof wrapper. I cut a square out of the pink bag, just big enough to cover the pot entirely, and for the four pink corners to fold out to embrace the plant nicely. The plastic is held onto the pot with a rubber band, and a ribbon tied on top of the rubber band. Very simple.
The African violet took 2 full years to grow from a single leaf to a full plant with blossoms. I have one more of these cuttings-turned-plant to give away. Looks like I'll be needing to take a few more cuttings this fall.
Anyway, just thought I'd show you how it all came together.
