Wisteria dreams

Someday after I have met the most wonderful man and we have dated, become engaged, married, and then settled down into our home, our own home, I want to plant wisteria. In addition to being an absolutely beautiful flower with the inviting meaning of "welcome fair stranger" and the more apt ones of "obedience" and "I cling to thee," I think it a lovely symbol for a loving relationship. Wisteria requires much care and attention (though too great an effort will prove a hinderance), and even under the best of circumstances will not flower for the first few years. Though this may prove frustrating as the gardener is eager to see the fruits of his/her labor, these things naturally require time, and the promise of the mature plant's splendor makes the wait worthwhile. Once it has taken off, wisteria cannot be allowed to run freely in any direction it chooses. It requires discipline, pruning, and training to a support in order to survive many years. The longer wisteria lives, the stronger and sturdier it becomes, but always, always, does it require support to bear its own weight and to prevent it from falling. The longer wisteria lives, the more beautiful it becomes. I dream of wisteria. I dream of love.