Tropicals & Tender Perennials: latifolias, new hoyas, addictive personalities........., 1 by green971

green971 wrote:
Willow, you should post your pictures anyway......I am sure that things don't look as bad as you think!! Honestly, I was looking at mine after I posted, and thought: the wall in the living room really isn't that blue, the opaque shower curtain that I have in front of the glass blocks looks really tacky at night (but prevents major sunburn in the morning), and compared to Karen's bright, airy curtains my house looks really dark!! But it isn't. I have to remember that everyone here is probably looking at my plants, not how truly dusty my floors are!!

Marcy, those awesome little white trellises are actually the little fence sections that people use outside to put borders around flower gardens. I bought them at Joann Fabric when they clearance out all of their seasonal things around July and August, as the fall/Halloween things come out. They are metal, but there is a little ring on the side, where they could hook together. The trellises and pots I like are fairly expensive at regular prices, so I wait until the season is switching, and buy tons to just store over the winter, then come summer and spring, usually I just have to purchase soil and pearlite.

Jen, I know it is hard to see the light in my house, but the awnings are metal slats, and like fences that you can see through, they let light in, but it is more filtered. If I did not have the awnings on my west and south windows of the house, it would be brutally hot. Honestly, if I don't pull the sheer curtains by 4:00, I have leaves sunburn even with the awnings on. I went outside and took a picture, hopefully it will help....... Even the glass blocks on the east side of my house will act like magnifying glasses, and will cause intense sun burn spots on my leaves. Hence the tacky opaque shower curtain, which really doesn't show up during the day - the light makes it less noticeable. I used to tape paper over the blocks, but Bryan was pretty appalled, so I needed another option.

Sara