This video is exactly why you were my first and still current favorite plant youtuber. Even when you talk about the hard stuff it never comes off as dramatic or overproduced, just being a person in front of the camera including all of the ups and downs. Like, I think a lot of us are processing our sadness and memories and emotions while repotting our plants lol, so thank you for keeping it real. And you're so right about how extra-good it feels to simply listen to music or go to the gym after you've been depressed for a while
I wasn’t prepared to cry with you today, but happy to be with you through it! I lost my grandmother last December, I get the grief coming in waves! I’m glad you’re honoring your own process!
The way you did this video was perfect. It was not weird to listen to or see your genuine raw emotions at all. Your grandmother seems like she was a wonderful person, and the plant looks beautiful, I'm sure she would approve. Thank you for sharing this moment.🩷🌿
Girl I teared up too, I always love how authentic/open you are with your emotions. It’s so helpful to see. Glad to hear you doing thinks for yourself ant to see how much you enjoy this plant^^
Sweet Harli G, it's okay to feel your emotions about your Grandmother! She is taking care of you and that beautiful plant!! Much love to you and please keep us posted on your progress with your plant. PS, I got my love of plants from my Mom, and she from hers and so on. Both my Mom and Grand have gone to Heaven, so I can relate to your feelings. 💌💌💌
My grandma passed away very unexpectedly about 2 years ago now and taking her plants was the reason I got so into them. Caring for plants makes me feel so close to her and miss her all at the same time. I feel your joy and your pain! How lucky we were to have such a beautiful relationship! I love your channel 🫶
I felt all those same emotions while repotting my dad's plants. He was so planty and I didn't get into the hobby until I took his plants after he passed. I so wish we could have shared that together. I'm glad you uploaded this because I'm sure many of us can relate. Here's to a healthy and happy plant!
Wehhh.. this is so beautiful.. thank you so much for sharing this vulnerable moment with us. Family plants ❤️ Plants with stories are my absolute favorite ❤️
Awwww, I know the feeling Harli. You have my deepest condolences 💐. My grandma passed away in 2019 and I still cry my eyes out whenever I think of her. It’s hard but I know she wouldn’t want me feeling sad. Think of happy moments. Sending you a virtual hug 🫂.
I'm out 2:30 into this but YOU ARE SO BRAVE AND LOVING to be open and share your feelings while taking care of your grandmother's plant. It means a lot to me, personally. . . A few years ago my grandmother unexpectedly passed and four months later my mother passed away as well. They were both amazing gardeners, epic really. My brother and I have some of their lilies potted up at both our homes. Having them means so much to me. Having them, caring for them, it's a mix of love, contentment, grief, sometimes anger, peace... a whole host of other emotions. I appreciate this video so much already. You're wonderful, strong, loving. I know your grandmother is absolutely thrilled about this video and all the care and love you're giving her gorgeous begonia. ❤❤❤
Love you Harli! I was crying with you girl! It's a beautiful thing to pass down through your family! Love your passion for plants and you have personally been inspiration to me!
Don’t say you’re sorry honey, I wish I was there to give you a big hug. I lost my mom, so I know exactly what you’re feeling and there’s nothing wrong to get the emotions out of you get it out honey.
Oh honey don’t worry about the emotional video. We have all lost someone who we feel emotional about. My oldest plant, a golden pothos, was one I got from my daddy’s funeral in May 2010. I am sending, love, hugs, and prayers for you sweet lady.
Sending you so much love and a big hug ❤️ I have a big ficus benjamini from my beloved grandma Helga too. It’s so big it almost fills up the whole room! It’s so special to me too, so I totally feel you❤️
I know what you mean about wanting to feel like people know how you feel but not wishing they had to go through this to relate. I lost my Grandma in July 2022 and then my older brother in November 2022 and then my black lab that I raised from a puppy this last June. Hardest year of my life and I felt a sense of connection almost from watching this video
Oh Harli, of course you’re emotional! What a lovely treasure! You can still use the basket, I have many basket planters. Just get one of those funky plastic drip holder saucers and stick it in there. Then put any plant you like inside. Your granny is watching over you and would be so proud to see her passion carry on in you. We are here if you need us.
Thank you for sharing this moment with us, I too have some of my grandma’s plant. I’m so scared to do something to make it unhappy. The new planter looks great!
This was very therapeutic and it was great. Real stuff happens in life and it's nice to see u feeling comfortable enough with us to share it. Also just a thought you could use a clear command clip to hold the top of the plant up against the fire place if you are scared of it snapping👍
Oh, Harli, this was such a lovely memorial to your beloved grandmother! We all experience grief in our own way, and caring for and nurturing your grandma's plant is such a beautiful tribute to her life and memory. I lost both my parents in the past 3 years, so I have been going through my own grieving process. Thank you for sharing yours with us. Sending love and light your way
I’m glad that editting you chose to leave in some emotional bits-it’s so easy to forget that we’re all people sometimes. Grandmas are particularly special people, too.:3 Anyway, like @bettylougreen6987 said-line that basket, put something else in it and take care of it.^^ My thought: going forward-you might consider a little begonia wall or one of those elongated planters with nothing buy granny’s begonia.:D
Your Grandma is cheering you on Harli. I'm sure that she is proud of you taking care of her beautiful begonia! I felt the same way with a lot my husbands things after he passed away. And there are things that as they were before he passed. I talk about Joe all the time and I encourage others to feel free to share memories of him all the time. It's been 8 years since he passed and he is still my favorite topic. I think I might speak for everyone else but I feel honored that you are sharing your life and feelings with us. You are loved! Be well, be happy, be blessed. - Lois
This was a really difficult video to watch, as well as I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. I'm so sorry about your grandma, I lost my grandma last year. I actually lost two of my grandmas in a span of a month. But one was a lot harder than the other one. I love that all generations in your family loved plants and I love this begonia. Begonia maculata is one of my favourite plants and this specimen is really something special. Your grandma did an amazing job growing it and now you will have a chance to do the same. I hope the basket from this plant will home some other plant and still bring happy memories to you
Plants have such a beautiful potential to mean so much. My mil always remembered her grandma's blooming hoyas so i always share hoyas with her, they mean so much for just being houseplants
Hardi, my plant friend I cried with you through this video. I have a plant that was my grandmother’s and I think of her each time I see it. I feel for you. Hang in there.xxoo
Omg girl I’m sitting here crying right along with you. My great grandma died the day after my birthday a couple years ago and I have so many things in my home that were hers and remind me of her. I go through the same flood of emotions when I use them. Hugs. 🫶🏻
As I’m watching this video, I am breaking up some plants to make little pots for my sons new college apt. It’s important to me for all the reasons you so beautifully expressed about your family’s generational gift of love of plants to each other. I had no idea I was going to hear that from you when I pushed play on this video! How weird and what a sign!! ❤❤❤
I cried right along with you. Both for you missing your grandma, and me missing mine. I am a hugely sentimental person and totally get every emotion you're going through. Lots of love to you, Harli.
Good job Harli ! You did well. I do know how you feel, my Nana's was like my mother. P.S. Are the chooks alright ??? (That hawk was looking for lunch.) And l LOVE it in that new pot ! 💜💜💜💜‼️
Sending you love and love that you can continue to enjoy your grandmas creation and you'll enjoy a new plant in her yard sale basket too This video was very sweet, thank you ❤️
Oh my goodness Harli I’m crying with you sweetie It’s so hard to lose the ones you love and having their things is wonderful and painful at the same time 🖤🖤 Thank you for sharing this with us, we’re always here for you
Also, I am 100% invested in this plant. If you do ANYTHING to it, I think it's safe to say - we wanna know! Cuttings, trellis, air layering, any and all updates, honestly. I loved the montage at the end ❤
Hi Harli 💫 Sending a Big ole internet hug your way. I just now you keep your Grandma smiling down on you with your love, your humor, and your awesome personality. May you watch that beautiful plant continue to size up and reach towards the Heavens. Have a wonderful weekend. 🙏🏻💫🥰
Harli! I so appreciate how real this video is, emotion and all. Your not holding anything back and it’s beautiful to just be raw. Thankyou for that. I personally lost my nana two years ago, she was Sick, so it was no surprise…doesn’t make it any easier to get over either way. I absolutely understand how certain things that remind you of her just create a boil over effect of all the feels. I’m still there with the emotion, and everyday I think of her , and how she made me the good person that I am. As the time passes, I think that they will continue to influence our lives despite the lack of physical presence. I’m sure she loved you very much, and is happy to see you pick out a new beautiful planter to put her begonia in. Warmly, Ains
Why not do a small propagation from the plant and put it back in her basket..then you have her original plant AND another 1 in her basket...you got this girl..❤❤ from Australia
That ‘everything is fake’ feeling is called dissociation. It usually occurs with depression or grief as the brain’s way to compartmentalize emotions. It’s also very hard to accept a world without a loved one in it, esp if it’s sudden, so maybe it’s easier for our brains to pretend it’s fake until we can absorb the reality. It is a normal part of grief and I know lots of people understand what you’re going through ❤
Oh my heart! 🫶🏼🥹🪴 This hit home so much! I have my Memaws 50 year old golden pothos and I cherish it and her dearly! My heart seriously goes out to you girl!
We love and care for you, Harli. Don't ever feel like something is too much to share if you're trying to process your thoughts and feelings like that. In that period of time when you weren't posting so much, I was truly worried about you. I'm sure others feel the same.
I am emotional right along with you ❤ I have my Oma’s begonia and her Christmas cactus.. I do everything to keep these plants alive 💚I totally get it.. I lived with my Oma.. she was the only one who wanted me.. but I have lost a lot of family in a short time so it’s just another ache that becomes part of who I am..
I’m so sorry, Harley. I understand all of those emotions mixed in with grief-I lost my grandpa in September 2021 then my dad unexpectedly from a heartache in April 2022. It is so damn hard managing all of those emotions but it’s human and nothing to apologize for. I find this video so special and I appreciate you being vulnerable while also doing something you love to do. You are the best planty lady on the tube.
Thanks so much for sharing this Harli. I completely understand the emotions and deep feelings that get stirred up just touching things you know your grandmother once touched and loved. I have the same reaction with my inherited things. Don’t apologize for your feelings. They are completely understandable and I for one appreciate you sharing this tender loving gesture with us. Love and peace to you!! Anne ❤
Ugh, I came here to learn how to pot my begonia and I left crying and feeling so grateful to still have my grandma. She also gave me my first polka dot begonia and I plan to keep it thriving for many years to pass a long to everyone as a piece of her. Thank you for sharing.💛
I'm honestly so impressed by this plant because of how tall it is! I've never seen one that tall and lush. It's amazing how well your grandma took care of it and how sweet it is that you've taken over it for her ❤
Honey, allow yourself to grieve and feel all the emotions to help you through the process. Your grandmother was obviously extremely special to you and it’s difficult to lose the ones we love. It’s comforting, yet bittersweet to be able to have a tangible connection to our loved ones that have passed. Never feel like you need to apologize for loving someone so much that it’s painful to not have them any longer. Everyone should be so blessed to have someone in their lives that they care that deeply about. My grandmother gave me an orchid for Mother’s Day the year she died. I nearly killed it and passed it on to my mother (aka the Orchid Whisperer) to rehabilitate. That was nearly 3 years ago and it finally bloomed again last month. They were the most beautiful and touching orchid blooms I’ve ever seen. I wept because it felt like my Grandmother sent them herself. Allow yourself to feel and to heal. It will take time. I’m weeping right along with you. (((( Hugs))))
Oh Harli thank you for sharing this intimate moment. I also lost my grandma unexpectedly in April. As her oldest granddaughter to come after having all boys, the connection was truly indescribable. We shared our love for cross stitching, plants, butterflies and birds. I also struggled heavily with her loss and have slowly found my way back to being better 🤍 you are not alone in your grief. The pain you feel is truly a result of love. Now we have the sweetest guardian angels on our side.
I love that you loved your grandma so much. I was very close to my grandma too. She’s a lot of the reason that I love plants. I have one of every plant that I remember her keeping. Being emotional about it is a wonderful gift.
You are absolutely entitled to feel all the feels. Life is way too short and there is nothing wrong with working through your emotions. We are here because we love you and support you. I can say I sobbed along with you and I am so sorry for your loss.
Hi Harli. Thank you for sharing this special moment with us. It is truly a blessing to have this moment captured and I'm sure your grandma is happy that you are taking good care of her plant. I'm a firm believer that music soothes the soul and it helped you find yourself again. Always remember she will always be with you in spirit. Stay blessed! 💚🙏
Please never apologize for having emotions! It's totally fine and I honestly appreciate how open and honest you are. I agree with some of the other people to save the basket once it's clean, and line it to put a different plant in.
Sweet pictures of you with her at the end also ♥ Loss of the people closest to us are always the hardest, and it does in some ways change how we look at life.
Harli!! We love you so much and don’t mind you getting emotional at all. I can’t imagine how hard that was for you but Im so proud of you for sharing this still!! You are such a strong and amazing woman and momma and Im sure your grandma is so proud of you 💚
I know it is so hard to lose someone close. I lost my mom at 15. I appreciate that you always keep it real. And we all need a good cry here and there. Thank you for sharing it with us. Your grandma is looking down and smiling .So cool that you have something of hers to care for, grow, and love. ❤
Sweet baby Harli. Thank you for being so open and sharing stories and your grief with us. It took a lot of courage to show us that soft part and I'm so glad you did! I've struggled with the loss of my mom and can fully understand where you're coming from, especially with the feelings coming outta nowhere when you think you're doing alright.
I love this video Har. I keep thinking I will miss grandma less but I miss her more 💔 Her plant looks beautiful. I love it in that pot. Did I tell you that her plant came from a little cutting off my plant? Funny because her plant has outgrown mine by 20 times. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I do understand you so much, Harli. In past years I lost so many loved one, but these past 3 years where the most difficult. First I lost my very close grandpa, then next year as unexpectedly as my grandpa I lost my dad. Very very sudden. I thought I was coping, but I wasnt. This year I lost my first dog Rocky, my baby boy I miss daily. I never felt so much pain. But slowly am trying to get back on track. Im proud for you filming and uploading this video. It helped to go through my own feelings and most importantly it made me feel closer to you more than ever. Sending big hug your way.
That is not weird at all. I think of my grandmother putting that little plant in a pot and just stirring the soil a little. I got my love for plants from my grandmother too. 😊
Someday I hope my kid and his future kids will cherish my hand me down plants as much as you do your grandmother's. Hugs and love to you, sweet girl❤❤❤
Having just lost my fiancé in March, I have some idea of the pain you are in. Bravo to you for being real and raw. I know that I appreciate your honestly and showing vulnerability to all of us. Please know that your followers support you. XOXO Save the basket plant another plant in it so she will be with you still.
Sorry. Keep the plant but also figure out how to line the basket. Find something else to plant in there. I have plants from my grandmother, just take good care of them
I have a propogation that i took from one of my grandads plants right before he passed and its so overgrown in the pot i have it in but im so nervous to actually repot it in fear i will kill it and not have the plant anymore 😅
Awww sweetie. I just wanna come give you a Great Big Hug🤗🤗🤗I promise you, your Grandmother is so very PROUD😎😎 of you for how much you love and care about a living being that she Loved and Cared for. 😎🤜🏻🤛🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻You Hot This, Babe. Also..you can save the basket and use it for a book storage or just a shelf decor with a fake plant in it kinda like a lil homage to her.❤❤
So Sorry for Your Loss Harli; My Sincere Condolences.I Lost My Dad the end of 2021; and I know how much it hurts. We're All Praying for You and Rooting for You; no pun intended.✴️
Thank you for sharing this moment with you!!! My mom died 7/7/23 it was unexpected!!! Deep breath you can do this your grandma is there with you!!! She will Always be in your heart!!!
I am drinking my coffee and crying with you😢 I can feel how much you loved your grandmother 🤍 That plant is GORGEOUS, I’m not a begonia girly but it makes me want one
Thanks for being open Harli!!!! you really do have a great support group, (family, friends...not us strangers on the web) made me cry. I am a near 70's male and you made me really hope my grandkids think of me the way that you do. DON'T bitch about the rooster, we do have a purpose!
I am so so sorry for your loss of your Grandmother, it is Raw and genuine emotions and I'm crying with you for your loss, and that is such a BEAUTIFUL Begonia, I always LOVE that particular variety a long time and finally found one last year I was so besides myself, but it's not doing good for me, it seems to get so leggy the taller it gets, your Grandmother's is Absolutely Gorgeous! the stems are nice and thick/strong, I only wish I could get mine to do as good, although I still have it, but like a start over. To be honest, I'm so nervous about you transplanting it out of it's home and Truly hope it continues to do the same GREAT looks. Thank you so much for sharing this very special video, I TRULY enjoyed and appreciated. Best wishes and God Bless you and your loved ones.
Lord, Harli, I've been crying for the past 2 months. I lost my dad, 2 sister- in- laws, niece, (my baby brother, and mom 5 weeks) apart. You never know when those feelings will hit. It shows they were loved and are remembered. Do not apologize. It's part of life, I for one feel your loss.
Ur Grandma is watching over & guiding u, I think we all need 2 remember & truly feel the emotions that those memories bring. Love of family is complex but special & shouldn't b packed away like old clothes. 🤎 2 u always❣
Yanno, I absolutely love you, so much so that when your video started my hubby said, "Harli G!" and we chatted for a sec and I realized as we talked ... I told him, I love her! I have nothing but plants in common with her, Like, in real life, I'd be friends with her and not know why because we're so different, but shes the kind of person, so sweet and adorable and vulnerable, that you just WANT to be friends with her.
Thank you for the vulnerability in this video Harley ❤ my grandma passed away 3 weeks ago and it's been rough. I inherited all of her unfinished crochet/sewing projects and I bawl every time I try to finish them. Big hugs to you!!
This was so sad Harli. I understand completely. Lost my Mom in 2002 and my sister in 2020. You did a great job repotting it. I’m sure your Grandma saw and approves totally❤
I appreciate you and your videos so, so much, ESPECIALLY these ones this last year! They’re all worth watching, but being able to cry right with you while taking care of my own plants this year has been cathartic. Of course I wish you were having a happier year (and few years), but just know that many of us want to be there with and for you through the tough times! Please make sure to be kind to yourself while you recuperate! ❤
I LOVED the video tour of your Grandma's plants. I still remember how beautiful and eye-catching the lemon lime heartleaf/ silver pepperomia were together! 😍 and her tiger paw begonia was blooming, and I've been hoping to get mine to do the same since I saw hers. 💛🌱
I love you so much girl! My heart goes out to you- my GMA was like my mother and you have me crying!😭 I’m praying for you and you should totally keep that basket and make something cute with it or put it above you kitchen cabinets. ♥️🌸♥️🌸
Here is the link to my mom's plant tour at my grandma's house video
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This video is exactly why you were my first and still current favorite plant youtuber. Even when you talk about the hard stuff it never comes off as dramatic or overproduced, just being a person in front of the camera including all of the ups and downs. Like, I think a lot of us are processing our sadness and memories and emotions while repotting our plants lol, so thank you for keeping it real. And you're so right about how extra-good it feels to simply listen to music or go to the gym after you've been depressed for a while
Same!
I wasn’t prepared to cry with you today, but happy to be with you through it! I lost my grandmother last December, I get the grief coming in waves! I’m glad you’re honoring your own process!
I hear that. Same here. I was starting to cry. Amazing woman!
im bawling and not at all a cryer
The way you did this video was perfect. It was not weird to listen to or see your genuine raw emotions at all. Your grandmother seems like she was a wonderful person, and the plant looks beautiful, I'm sure she would approve. Thank you for sharing this moment.🩷🌿
Girl I teared up too, I always love how authentic/open you are with your emotions. It’s so helpful to see. Glad to hear you doing thinks for yourself ant to see how much you enjoy this plant^^
Sweet Harli G, it's okay to feel your emotions about your Grandmother! She is taking care of you and that beautiful plant!! Much love to you and please keep us posted on your progress with your plant. PS, I got my love of plants from my Mom, and she from hers and so on. Both my Mom and Grand have gone to Heaven, so I can relate to your feelings. 💌💌💌
You are so precious. And it’s so endearing to see how precious your gma was to you. Thank you for being vulnerable and honest with us. ❤
Yes, this comment 👆 is exactly how I felt watching you. I'm so happy that you have a beautiful reminder of your grandma 🥹
My grandma passed away very unexpectedly about 2 years ago now and taking her plants was the reason I got so into them. Caring for plants makes me feel so close to her and miss her all at the same time. I feel your joy and your pain! How lucky we were to have such a beautiful relationship! I love your channel 🫶
I felt all those same emotions while repotting my dad's plants. He was so planty and I didn't get into the hobby until I took his plants after he passed. I so wish we could have shared that together. I'm glad you uploaded this because I'm sure many of us can relate. Here's to a healthy and happy plant!
Wehhh.. this is so beautiful.. thank you so much for sharing this vulnerable moment with us. Family plants ❤️ Plants with stories are my absolute favorite ❤️
Awwww, I know the feeling Harli. You have my deepest condolences 💐.
My grandma passed away in 2019 and I still cry my eyes out whenever I think of her. It’s hard but I know she wouldn’t want me feeling sad. Think of happy moments.
Sending you a virtual hug 🫂.
I'm in tears with you sweet lady ♥ Don't ever feel bad for showing emotions xx
I'm out 2:30 into this but YOU ARE SO BRAVE AND LOVING to be open and share your feelings while taking care of your grandmother's plant. It means a lot to me, personally. . . A few years ago my grandmother unexpectedly passed and four months later my mother passed away as well. They were both amazing gardeners, epic really. My brother and I have some of their lilies potted up at both our homes. Having them means so much to me. Having them, caring for them, it's a mix of love, contentment, grief, sometimes anger, peace... a whole host of other emotions.
I appreciate this video so much already. You're wonderful, strong, loving. I know your grandmother is absolutely thrilled about this video and all the care and love you're giving her gorgeous begonia. ❤❤❤
Love you Harli! I was crying with you girl! It's a beautiful thing to pass down through your family! Love your passion for plants and you have personally been inspiration to me!
Don’t say you’re sorry honey, I wish I was there to give you a big hug. I lost my mom, so I know exactly what you’re feeling and there’s nothing wrong to get the emotions out of you get it out honey.
Oh honey don’t worry about the emotional video. We have all lost someone who we feel emotional about. My oldest plant, a golden pothos, was one I got from my daddy’s funeral in May 2010. I am sending, love, hugs, and prayers for you sweet lady.
Sending you so much love and a big hug ❤️ I have a big ficus benjamini from my beloved grandma Helga too. It’s so big it almost fills up the whole room! It’s so special to me too, so I totally feel you❤️
Oh Harli ❤ sending you so much love! I’m so sorry you’re going through this!
I know what you mean about wanting to feel like people know how you feel but not wishing they had to go through this to relate. I lost my Grandma in July 2022 and then my older brother in November 2022 and then my black lab that I raised from a puppy this last June. Hardest year of my life and I felt a sense of connection almost from watching this video
Oh Harli, of course you’re emotional! What a lovely treasure! You can still use the basket, I have many basket planters. Just get one of those funky plastic drip holder saucers and stick it in there. Then put any plant you like inside. Your granny is watching over you and would be so proud to see her passion carry on in you. We are here if you need us.
Thank you for sharing this moment with us, I too have some of my grandma’s plant. I’m so scared to do something to make it unhappy. The new planter looks great!
This was very therapeutic and it was great. Real stuff happens in life and it's nice to see u feeling comfortable enough with us to share it.
Also just a thought you could use a clear command clip to hold the top of the plant up against the fire place if you are scared of it snapping👍
Oh, Harli, this was such a lovely memorial to your beloved grandmother! We all experience grief in our own way, and caring for and nurturing your grandma's plant is such a beautiful tribute to her life and memory. I lost both my parents in the past 3 years, so I have been going through my own grieving process. Thank you for sharing yours with us. Sending love and light your way
I’m glad that editting you chose to leave in some emotional bits-it’s so easy to forget that we’re all people sometimes. Grandmas are particularly special people, too.:3
Anyway, like @bettylougreen6987 said-line that basket, put something else in it and take care of it.^^
My thought: going forward-you might consider a little begonia wall or one of those elongated planters with nothing buy granny’s begonia.:D
PS. Wash the basket in hot water and soap. Scrub with an old toothbrush in the moldy area and let dry in the sun. You could try a little bleach too.
Your Grandma is cheering you on Harli. I'm sure that she is proud of you taking care of her beautiful begonia! I felt the same way with a lot my husbands things after he passed away. And there are things that as they were before he passed. I talk about Joe all the time and I encourage others to feel free to share memories of him all the time. It's been 8 years since he passed and he is still my favorite topic. I think I might speak for everyone else but I feel honored that you are sharing your life and feelings with us. You are loved! Be well, be happy, be blessed. - Lois
This was a really difficult video to watch, as well as I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. I'm so sorry about your grandma, I lost my grandma last year. I actually lost two of my grandmas in a span of a month. But one was a lot harder than the other one. I love that all generations in your family loved plants and I love this begonia. Begonia maculata is one of my favourite plants and this specimen is really something special. Your grandma did an amazing job growing it and now you will have a chance to do the same. I hope the basket from this plant will home some other plant and still bring happy memories to you
Plants have such a beautiful potential to mean so much. My mil always remembered her grandma's blooming hoyas so i always share hoyas with her, they mean so much for just being houseplants
Hardi, my plant friend I cried with you through this video. I have a plant that was my grandmother’s and I think of her each time I see it. I feel for you. Hang in there.xxoo
Omg girl I’m sitting here crying right along with you. My great grandma died the day after my birthday a couple years ago and I have so many things in my home that were hers and remind me of her. I go through the same flood of emotions when I use them. Hugs. 🫶🏻
As I’m watching this video, I am breaking up some plants to make little pots for my sons new college apt. It’s important to me for all the reasons you so beautifully expressed about your family’s generational gift of love of plants to each other. I had no idea I was going to hear that from you when I pushed play on this video! How weird and what a sign!! ❤❤❤
I cried right along with you. Both for you missing your grandma, and me missing mine. I am a hugely sentimental person and totally get every emotion you're going through. Lots of love to you, Harli.
Good job Harli ! You did well.
I do know how you feel, my Nana's was like my mother.
P.S. Are the chooks alright ???
(That hawk was looking for lunch.)
And l LOVE it in that new pot ! 💜💜💜💜‼️
Oh Harli
Sending you love and love that you can continue to enjoy your grandmas creation and you'll enjoy a new plant in her yard sale basket too
This video was very sweet, thank you ❤️
Oh my goodness Harli
I’m crying with you sweetie
It’s so hard to lose the ones you love and having their things is wonderful and painful at the same time 🖤🖤
Thank you for sharing this with us, we’re always here for you
Also, I am 100% invested in this plant. If you do ANYTHING to it, I think it's safe to say - we wanna know! Cuttings, trellis, air layering, any and all updates, honestly. I loved the montage at the end ❤
Harly, we should all be as lucky to be as loved as your Grammy was.. ❤❤ I love that you are real thank you for that beautiful girl
Hi Harli 💫 Sending a Big ole internet hug your way. I just now you keep your Grandma smiling down on you with your love, your humor, and your awesome personality. May you watch that beautiful plant continue to size up and reach towards the Heavens. Have a wonderful weekend. 🙏🏻💫🥰
Harli!
I so appreciate how real this video is, emotion and all. Your not holding anything back and it’s beautiful to just be raw. Thankyou for that.
I personally lost my nana two years ago, she was Sick, so it was no surprise…doesn’t make it any easier to get over either way.
I absolutely understand how certain things that remind you of her just create a boil over effect of all the feels.
I’m still there with the emotion, and everyday I think of her , and how she made me the good person that I am.
As the time passes, I think that they will continue to influence our lives despite the lack of physical presence.
I’m sure she loved you very much, and is happy to see you pick out a new beautiful planter to put her begonia in.
Warmly,
Ains
Why not do a small propagation from the plant and put it back in her basket..then you have her original plant AND another 1 in her basket...you got this girl..❤❤ from Australia
Thank you for sharing this experience with us and your future self! Grief isn’t easy. I’m proud of you for your processing
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Sending all my love
HONEY, big huge hugs. Suddenly losing someone is so freaking hard. It is fine to struggle. Love the end!
That ‘everything is fake’ feeling is called dissociation. It usually occurs with depression or grief as the brain’s way to compartmentalize emotions. It’s also very hard to accept a world without a loved one in it, esp if it’s sudden, so maybe it’s easier for our brains to pretend it’s fake until we can absorb the reality. It is a normal part of grief and I know lots of people understand what you’re going through ❤
Good job. Proud of ya, and definitely understand where you're coming from. 💚💚💚
Oh my heart! 🫶🏼🥹🪴 This hit home so much! I have my Memaws 50 year old golden pothos and I cherish it and her dearly! My heart seriously goes out to you girl!
We love and care for you, Harli. Don't ever feel like something is too much to share if you're trying to process your thoughts and feelings like that. In that period of time when you weren't posting so much, I was truly worried about you. I'm sure others feel the same.
That likely was a chicken danger call for the hawk!
Once the video started I couldn't stop crying with you! 😭
Thank you for sharing this with us 😢 Sending love from the UK 🇬🇧 ❤️ xxxx
I am emotional right along with you ❤ I have my Oma’s begonia and her Christmas cactus.. I do everything to keep these plants alive 💚I totally get it.. I lived with my Oma.. she was the only one who wanted me.. but I have lost a lot of family in a short time so it’s just another ache that becomes part of who I am..
I’m so sorry, Harley. I understand all of those emotions mixed in with grief-I lost my grandpa in September 2021 then my dad unexpectedly from a heartache in April 2022. It is so damn hard managing all of those emotions but it’s human and nothing to apologize for. I find this video so special and I appreciate you being vulnerable while also doing something you love to do. You are the best planty lady on the tube.
Thanks so much for sharing this Harli. I completely understand the emotions and deep feelings that get stirred up just touching things you know your grandmother once touched and loved. I have the same reaction with my inherited things. Don’t apologize for your feelings. They are completely understandable and I for one appreciate you sharing this tender loving gesture with us. Love and peace to you!! Anne ❤
Ugh, I came here to learn how to pot my begonia and I left crying and feeling so grateful to still have my grandma. She also gave me my first polka dot begonia and I plan to keep it thriving for many years to pass a long to everyone as a piece of her. Thank you for sharing.💛
I'm honestly so impressed by this plant because of how tall it is! I've never seen one that tall and lush. It's amazing how well your grandma took care of it and how sweet it is that you've taken over it for her ❤
Honey, allow yourself to grieve and feel all the emotions to help you through the process. Your grandmother was obviously extremely special to you and it’s difficult to lose the ones we love. It’s comforting, yet bittersweet to be able to have a tangible connection to our loved ones that have passed. Never feel like you need to apologize for loving someone so much that it’s painful to not have them any longer. Everyone should be so blessed to have someone in their lives that they care that deeply about. My grandmother gave me an orchid for Mother’s Day the year she died. I nearly killed it and passed it on to my mother (aka the Orchid Whisperer) to rehabilitate. That was nearly 3 years ago and it finally bloomed again last month. They were the most beautiful and touching orchid blooms I’ve ever seen. I wept because it felt like my Grandmother sent them herself.
Allow yourself to feel and to heal. It will take time. I’m weeping right along with you. (((( Hugs))))
Oh Harli thank you for sharing this intimate moment. I also lost my grandma unexpectedly in April. As her oldest granddaughter to come after having all boys, the connection was truly indescribable. We shared our love for cross stitching, plants, butterflies and birds. I also struggled heavily with her loss and have slowly found my way back to being better 🤍 you are not alone in your grief. The pain you feel is truly a result of love. Now we have the sweetest guardian angels on our side.
Hey girl, I know exactly what you are going through, I cry my grandmother for years and sometimes still do.
I love that you loved your grandma so much. I was very close to my grandma too. She’s a lot of the reason that I love plants. I have one of every plant that I remember her keeping. Being emotional about it is a wonderful gift.
wish I could give you a big hug. Please don’t feel sorry for showing your emotions, this is your channel and we came here for you ❤
You are absolutely entitled to feel all the feels. Life is way too short and there is nothing wrong with working through your emotions. We are here because we love you and support you. I can say I sobbed along with you and I am so sorry for your loss.
Hi Harli. Thank you for sharing this special moment with us. It is truly a blessing to have this moment captured and I'm sure your grandma is happy that you are taking good care of her plant. I'm a firm believer that music soothes the soul and it helped you find yourself again. Always remember she will always be with you in spirit. Stay blessed! 💚🙏
Please never apologize for having emotions! It's totally fine and I honestly appreciate how open and honest you are. I agree with some of the other people to save the basket once it's clean, and line it to put a different plant in.
Thank you for sharing this. Life is so fleeting, but thank you for sharing you’re true feelings. ❤
Sweet pictures of you with her at the end also ♥ Loss of the people closest to us are always the hardest, and it does in some ways change how we look at life.
Harli!! We love you so much and don’t mind you getting emotional at all. I can’t imagine how hard that was for you but Im so proud of you for sharing this still!! You are such a strong and amazing woman and momma and Im sure your grandma is so proud of you 💚
I know it is so hard to lose someone close. I lost my mom at 15. I appreciate that you always keep it real. And we all need a good cry here and there. Thank you for sharing it with us. Your grandma is looking down and smiling .So cool that you have something of hers to care for, grow, and love. ❤
Sweet baby Harli. Thank you for being so open and sharing stories and your grief with us. It took a lot of courage to show us that soft part and I'm so glad you did! I've struggled with the loss of my mom and can fully understand where you're coming from, especially with the feelings coming outta nowhere when you think you're doing alright.
I love this video Har. I keep thinking I will miss grandma less but I miss her more 💔
Her plant looks beautiful. I love it in that pot.
Did I tell you that her plant came from a little cutting off my plant? Funny because her plant has outgrown mine by 20 times.
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I do understand you so much, Harli. In past years I lost so many loved one, but these past 3 years where the most difficult. First I lost my very close grandpa, then next year as unexpectedly as my grandpa I lost my dad. Very very sudden. I thought I was coping, but I wasnt. This year I lost my first dog Rocky, my baby boy I miss daily. I never felt so much pain. But slowly am trying to get back on track. Im proud for you filming and uploading this video. It helped to go through my own feelings and most importantly it made me feel closer to you more than ever. Sending big hug your way.
it looks great! and it's ok to be emotional.
btw, the dracaena in the back is rebounding nicely!
That is not weird at all. I think of my grandmother putting that little plant in a pot and just stirring the soil a little. I got my love for plants from my grandmother too. 😊
Awww. The montage at the end was beautiful! ❤ great video!
3:57 Harli, my heart goes out to you. I’m crying right along with you! You are blessed to have that beautiful begonia from your grandma.
Someday I hope my kid and his future kids will cherish my hand me down plants as much as you do your grandmother's. Hugs and love to you, sweet girl❤❤❤
Awe Harli ❤ this was so tender. I didnt expect to tear up and cry with you.
Having just lost my fiancé in March, I have some idea of the pain you are in. Bravo to you for being real and raw. I know that I appreciate your honestly and showing vulnerability to all of us. Please know that your followers support you. XOXO Save the basket plant another plant in it so she will be with you still.
Praying for you in your grief journey xx
Sending you love and peace. I liked seeing the pictures at the end.
Sorry. Keep the plant but also figure out how to line the basket. Find something else to plant in there. I have plants from my grandmother, just take good care of them
I have a propogation that i took from one of my grandads plants right before he passed and its so overgrown in the pot i have it in but im so nervous to actually repot it in fear i will kill it and not have the plant anymore 😅
Oh gosh. I feel you! They are so nice to have as a pleasant reminder, but damn… also so stressful. You’ve totally got this 🙏❤️
This is how I feel about my mom’s plants. 😢❤
Many of us had precious grandma’s. Count your blessing, you are blessed.
Obviously grandma and you have taken marvelous care of this plant!
Awww sweetie. I just wanna come give you a Great Big Hug🤗🤗🤗I promise you, your Grandmother is so very PROUD😎😎 of you for how much you love and care about a living being that she Loved and Cared for.
😎🤜🏻🤛🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻You Hot This, Babe.
Also..you can save the basket and use it for a book storage or just a shelf decor with a fake plant in it kinda like a lil homage to her.❤❤
So Sorry for Your Loss Harli; My Sincere Condolences.I Lost My Dad the end of 2021; and I know how much it hurts. We're All Praying for You and Rooting for You; no pun intended.✴️
Thank you for sharing this moment with you!!! My mom died 7/7/23 it was unexpected!!! Deep breath you can do this your grandma is there with you!!! She will Always be in your heart!!!
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I lost my great grandma last week. We have to let ourselves grieve. Crying is OKAY!!! All love❤️❤️
May your grandma R.I.P. Thanks for sharing your lovely begonia repotting!
I am drinking my coffee and crying with you😢 I can feel how much you loved your grandmother 🤍 That plant is GORGEOUS, I’m not a begonia girly but it makes me want one
Thanks for being open Harli!!!! you really do have a great support group, (family, friends...not us strangers on the web) made me cry. I am a near 70's male and you made me really hope my grandkids think of me the way that you do. DON'T bitch about the rooster, we do have a purpose!
I am so so sorry for your loss of your Grandmother, it is Raw and genuine emotions and I'm crying with you for your loss, and that is such a BEAUTIFUL Begonia, I always LOVE that particular variety a long time and finally found one last year I was so besides myself, but it's not doing good for me, it seems to get so leggy the taller it gets, your Grandmother's is Absolutely Gorgeous! the stems are nice and thick/strong, I only wish I could get mine to do as good, although I still have it, but like a start over. To be honest, I'm so nervous about you transplanting it out of it's home and Truly hope it continues to do the same GREAT looks. Thank you so much for sharing this very special video, I TRULY enjoyed and appreciated.
Best wishes and God Bless you and your loved ones.
Lord, Harli, I've been crying for the past 2 months. I lost my dad, 2 sister- in- laws, niece, (my baby brother, and mom 5 weeks) apart. You never know when those feelings will hit. It shows they were loved and are remembered. Do not apologize. It's part of life, I for one feel your loss.
Ur Grandma is watching over & guiding u, I think we all need 2 remember & truly feel the emotions that those memories bring. Love of family is complex but special & shouldn't b packed away like old clothes. 🤎 2 u always❣
Yanno, I absolutely love you, so much so that when your video started my hubby said, "Harli G!" and we chatted for a sec and I realized as we talked ... I told him, I love her! I have nothing but plants in common with her, Like, in real life, I'd be friends with her and not know why because we're so different, but shes the kind of person, so sweet and adorable and vulnerable, that you just WANT to be friends with her.
Thank you for the vulnerability in this video Harley ❤ my grandma passed away 3 weeks ago and it's been rough. I inherited all of her unfinished crochet/sewing projects and I bawl every time I try to finish them. Big hugs to you!!
You are very bless , and very busy, with chicken, dog , and family. God bless you. Amen 🙏
This was so sad Harli. I understand completely. Lost my Mom in 2002 and my sister in 2020. You did a great job repotting it. I’m sure your Grandma saw and approves totally❤
I appreciate you and your videos so, so much, ESPECIALLY these ones this last year! They’re all worth watching, but being able to cry right with you while taking care of my own plants this year has been cathartic. Of course I wish you were having a happier year (and few years), but just know that many of us want to be there with and for you through the tough times! Please make sure to be kind to yourself while you recuperate! ❤
I LOVED the video tour of your Grandma's plants. I still remember how beautiful and eye-catching the lemon lime heartleaf/ silver pepperomia were together! 😍 and her tiger paw begonia was blooming, and I've been hoping to get mine to do the same since I saw hers. 💛🌱
I love you so much girl! My heart goes out to you- my GMA was like my mother and you have me crying!😭 I’m praying for you and you should totally keep that basket and make something cute with it or put it above you kitchen cabinets. ♥️🌸♥️🌸