Originally Posted by pomgal

Thanks for the advise. I had been thinking of getting a flat of them and growing them out. I am starting a million seeds this year to cut costs. I am one of the luckiest women on earth; I live on 20 acres on the Kings River in central CA. We have a 1/4 mile of river frontage, a 3 acre lake and a trout stream flowing right by the house. I have been a nature and gardening nut for most of my life, so this is heaven for me. I started landscaping about 2 acres around the house and just last year we tore out an old deck that is between the front door and a mother-in-law apartment; it has walls and some roofing so will receive some protection.

A thunder bolt hit me! What a perfect place to put a tropical garden. First I went crazy buying books about tropical gardening and have been drooling over them all and this winter making lists of plants of all the dream plants I will never have the space and money for; but I will sure try to get in as many as I can. On dark days I just look at all the big lush gardens I see in these books and my inner sun is shining. The best part is I already have a start because one of the enclosing walls to the new garden is my jungle room 20 x20 with half or the indoor koi pond and the home of my noisey Scarlet Macaw.

I will be taking out two of the large panals of glass to unite the two gardens and joining them with a small wanter fall and pool. It is actually a small space so it should be do able; even by this arthritic old lady.

You are all invited when it is done.

Thanks so much for your helpfull advice.

Val