on my window sill

There is a small planting bed running along the side porch of Bill’s woodshop, added to cover where the foundation was leveled off on our slightly sloping ground. Bill put in a couple of Purple Heart plants to see if they would grow in this area.

They thrived! So when he trimmed their straggly overgrowth recently, we brought some bits in to root. Eventually we’ll fill the bed with this purple-leafed plant — much prettier than my sketch captured.