My grandson Sebastian's maternal grandmother Rhoda Holzer died on Wednesday. Her service was today, in New York, and so as the sun was coming up we planted a Kula gardenia in her honor, near Sebastian's Bohdi tree.
Rhoda was an accomplished artist who specialized in botanicals. It's a great pity that she never experienced Hawai'i botanicals.
Sebastian's tree is healthy but has decided to go for height rather than throwing out branches. Rhoda's has already branched. We can hope that Seby's imitates hers.