Tropical Texan

Hi,

Nice meeting all of you....thanks for the warm welcome!

I started my tropical garden last spring and planted EEars (plain, black magic, illustris, and upright varieties), white butterfly ginger and quite a few canna varieties..... I recently found Canna Stuttgart (been wanting this one for a while!) and will plant it near the pond. I would love to have a Great Gunnera - started seeds, but no sprouts yet (crossing fingers). I plan to put a few trellises at the back for passiflora & other vines. Probably have enough potted tropicals still overwintering indoors (orn. banana, philodendrons, plumerias, dwarf orange...) to fill in any remaining spaces. Already had alot of the plants (& seeds) to start the gardens, but didn't have anything planted/placed in an organized fashion. This winter I actually took time to 'design' my gardens....I just hope it all looks as good in reality as it does on paper!

Also aiming for shade, butterfly/hummingbird, and cactus gardens, as well as growing our own seed for birds/wildlife.....and hope to grow many tropical/exotic fruit varieties. But of course, it seems we gardeners always hope to accomplish more than we have actual time for, LOL!


I'd love to hear about the gardens/plants y'all are growing!!!! And photos would be awesome!!!

Happy Trails...
Chell