When I was younger, there was a hill of plumeria trees along Moanalua Road. It was part of someone's yard that was a steep slope down to the roadside. People used to ask them if they could pick the plumerias to make leis. Nearby schools would pick flowers for Mayday. It was beautiful. Then progress came along and they cut into the slope to widen the road. The 2 lane road became 5 lanes and the hill disappeared. Now, there are only a few plumeria trees. It was sad to see it disappear.
I have an empty hill in the back of our house. It's not our property, but really at this time, no one is using it and it's just an eyesore full of weeds and rubbish. I want to turn the hill into that memory. So this week, I'm going to make some plumeria cuttings. I saw a discarded branch of plumeria at my son's school which I could break off some branches from and prepare for my little plumeria farm. It'll be great.
Last year(?), I bought a cutting from the urban garden sale for $2.00. It's still in the pot, but has bloomed a few times. It's a miniature plumeria and I might use it for the front yard. Funny... when I was younger, plumerias were so common that I took them for granted. It was the CHEAP flower lei and I didn't really like them much. I wanted the roses and pikaki. Now I want the plumeria. What a memory can do to ya....
