Time to invest in plastic plants

So it turns out my tulips did in fact die over the late Winter. At some point I noticed that the shoots hadn't seemed to grow in height despite other tulips around here being in full bloom. I poked them and the green shoot fell over exposing a rotting mush under the soil level. :'( The ROSE bush on my balcony also somehow managed to die. I consider this a real achievement as Dan recommended roses as almost unkillable. 


Maybe I should just invest in a dog. I hear they're REALLY difficult to kill.