The Botany of Business

I’ve never had much of a green thumb.  I’ve just never had the knack for it.  Plants are finicky.  To thrive they need just the right amount of nutrients in the soil, the right sunlight to shade ratio, just  the right amount of water, and other surrounding plants that are beneficial to its growth.   Orchids are notoriously hard to grow.  They require just a little indirect sunlight, but being tropical they do require a steamy atmosphere, however not too much water, and a great deal of care and feeding.  Cacti, or Cactuses, on the other hand thrive in hot, dry climates, and are otherwise pretty self sufficient.  Both plants produce beautiful flowers, they just do it under dramatically different conditions.  

While I’ve never had much success with plants I find people are not so different.   Most people want to produce “flowers” but they too thrive in different conditions.  Some people are orchids.  They require a fair amount of guidance, direction, and regular care and feeding.   When given that care, they often produce beautiful work.  Others are more like the cactus.  Self sufficient, capable of making its way without constant oversight, and perhaps a little prickly(we all know that guy).  Yet,  even the cactus under the right directions will produce beautiful work.  

There is a place for every type of plant in our garden.  Our job is to understand the difference between them and give them the environment and appropriate amount direction to do their best work.