Tropicals & Tender Perennials: a dilemma , 1 by Texasgrower

Texasgrower wrote:
I don't really have any place on the east side of the house. That is the front yard and it already has it's landscaping in place. There is space down in the yard but I hate to do that because it means toting water to the plant or dragging two hoses to reach it. I might be able to plant two on the east side off of the parking pad. Down in the yard means exposed to high winds when the thunderstorms come through. We can and often do, get straight line winds of 60mph. I've thought about staking them. The south and west sides of the house get afternoon sun even with all the trees. I may just have to put the majority of them up in the back yard where the shade kicks in around 2pm in the dead of summer.

The pic below is the front of our house taken from about halfway down the yard. I have my roses, hummingbird vines, cannas, azaleas in beds. Anything planted on the SE corner will get direct afternoon sun. Anything planted on the NE corner will get mottled and partial sun. I'm so glad I have two to three more months to work it out.