Happy Little Trees

So, yesterday was Earth Day and nobody knew better than Bob Ross what a mood-lifter a tree could be. 

Or some spunky little flowers. Or a giggling little brook…

Good old Bob.

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He might have been the painter of the happy nature, but we can be the PLANTERS of that happy nature!

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It’s April!
Gets some dirt in those nails, people!

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You don’t have to go big. A window box!

‘Hellooo?  A six- inch deep  box of home-grown joy!

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Flowers, Um, yes?

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Herbs? Yum yes!

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Succulents? Who are you? Martha flippin’ Stewart?

How happy are those little nuggets?

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If you’re feeling more adventurous or just accidentally got an extra shot of espresso in your mochaccino, how about a flower bed?

Plant an Azalea and Future You
will thank every time that sucker blooms.

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Or, if you’re just plain hard-core, plant that dang tree. 

People do it. It’s a thing.

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Flowering, fruiting...who cares? When Karen calls to tell you how she saved $23 at Costco, you can be all like,

“Sooo great for you, Karen! All I did was plant a freakin TREE.”

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And when you put your feet up to gaze at your tree, take deep breath, look up at the fluffy little clouds floating above and -if you listen closely-  you may just hear Bob Ross’ voice whispering…

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 “ Now, isn’t that a happy little tree…?”

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