Picture update new palms, new picnic table, cannas etc....
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:07 am
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Picture update new palms, new picnic table, cannas etc....
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:10 am
Look'n good!
What happens to the Crotons at the end of the season?
What happens to the Crotons at the end of the season?
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:13 am
One more picture.... I guess they'll become compost. Lol..
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:08 am
Nice garden.
I see the cabbage palms better now and so realize my other question was dumb--they are obviously new. I still like them and want one like that.
As for croton, yeah, when I've had them before I used them as annuals. I suppose they could be brought in, though.
In the last photo I see "Texas Star" Hibiscus, which is one of my favorites but which few people seem to know about. When they are not in flower, folks coming to my garden who don't know plants think they are Cannabis, which makes me laugh. In flower (which is most of the time) they are stunning for such a very easy plant to grow. --Erik
I see the cabbage palms better now and so realize my other question was dumb--they are obviously new. I still like them and want one like that.
As for croton, yeah, when I've had them before I used them as annuals. I suppose they could be brought in, though.
In the last photo I see "Texas Star" Hibiscus, which is one of my favorites but which few people seem to know about. When they are not in flower, folks coming to my garden who don't know plants think they are Cannabis, which makes me laugh. In flower (which is most of the time) they are stunning for such a very easy plant to grow. --Erik
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:14 am
Love the Hibiscus. It comes back every year and I have people think the same thing. Didn't realize that the crotons do not do well outside until I read it somewhere. They may do alright in my yard since my irrigation runs at least twice a day and it is extremely humid here in Belmont NC this time of year..... I'm zone 7B but I plant zone 8 all the way. I know the crotons will be history by mid October but like the color....
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:37 am
Looks like a nice resort. Must be fun to come home everyday. 
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:13 pm
Nice!
Now that's one picnic table that won't fly away in the wind.
Enjoy your nice set up.
Barb
Now that's one picnic table that won't fly away in the wind.
Enjoy your nice set up.
Barb
Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:06 pm
I tried mulching my crotons (this was a decade ago) and hoped that would do it but it didn't work. Worth a try though. I'm still pleased that a totally neglected Cordyline that I planted as an annual came back this spring, so hopefully you'll get a pleasant surprise like that.
As for the Hibiscus coccineus, I don't know why they are not a garden staple as they are cheap (mine were US$3.99 each two years ago) and easy. One of mine is taller than I am and may surpass my Sabal palmetto next month. --Erik
As for the Hibiscus coccineus, I don't know why they are not a garden staple as they are cheap (mine were US$3.99 each two years ago) and easy. One of mine is taller than I am and may surpass my Sabal palmetto next month. --Erik
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:51 am
Looking better and better with every post! Looks like your washy is filling in nicely too.
Bill
Bill
Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:09 am
WOW...............
I was gonna ask how you were gettin away with those pot plants......... decieved by nature again lol.
Looks like you have Tropicanna and tropicanna black. Have you had any problems with diesase? Mine seems to have something, but are growing like weeds regardless. Looks like some Indica "Purperea" mabey??
Is that Miscanthus?
That new bed look really good too. That "sand" looks good
LOL
I was gonna ask how you were gettin away with those pot plants......... decieved by nature again lol.
Looks like you have Tropicanna and tropicanna black. Have you had any problems with diesase? Mine seems to have something, but are growing like weeds regardless. Looks like some Indica "Purperea" mabey??
Is that Miscanthus?
That new bed look really good too. That "sand" looks good
LOL