nhp | (Sutamai) Daily Mini Talk, 14 November 2017

14 November 2017

Characters: Kujo Soma & Hiyama Takaomi.

Title: Healing via the plants

-Cafe-

Kujo: Hm? How unusual of us to meet at a place like this.

Hiyama: You took the words right out of my mouth. What brings you here by yourself?

Kujo: I had some time open in my schedule so I was doing some reading while enjoying my break.

Hiyama: A book on gardening……

That piece of information wasn’t on file, but were you also greening your thumbs, Kujo?

Kujo: Hardly. I do have an interest in it, but I have never tried it out for myself before.

I was reading this book because Go went and bought it for me instead of the one that I had asked him to.

Hiyama: I see…… Gardening for yourself isn’t so bad, you know.

Kujo: From what I can see, I find it very agreeable. But I’m sure that when it comes to nurturing them, it varies from plant to plant.

Hiyama: It’s not that difficult to understand flowers.

There are certainly ones that you can even set aside for several days too.

That’s right. How about a cactus plant then?

Kujo: Indeed. They do say that it’s easy to look after. I wonder if I’ll be able to take care of one as well.

Hiyama: Yes, of course. Contrary to belief, there are many various ways to enjoy raising a cactus plant.

For example, take this photo. It’s of one that I’m growing at home, but……

Kujo: You’ve placed it in a bucket?

Hiyama: That’s right. It’s called “group planting”. You create a flowerpot in your own special way by combining a variety of different types.

And it’s not just possible with cacti. You can do this with a whole lot of houseplants.

Kujo: Haha, that certainly does sound intriguing.

Hiyama: Doesn’t it?

I’ve also been trying out new ways of “group planting” lately.

Here, this one.

Kujo: This is……

(Pine trees, boulders, and moss……)

Hiyama: It’s not a bad idea to try out traditional Japanese gardening as well, don’t you think?

Kujo: …… Can’t argue with that.

His remark on whether or not that was what they called “bonsai” was gently kept in check…...