Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Newbie-Just received some Fuchsia's , 1 by SingingWolf

SingingWolf wrote:
Then again too, I've been working for years to turn my little piece of desert into an oasis. I didn't mist them, but the gh is only there to cover the pool so they probably get some condensation moisture. Other than that I just watered them thoroughly once yesterday and after I took these photos today. Mine are in part shade and part sun, but it's filtered sunlight.
I've lost up to 75 percent of an order on the trees we grow for Christmas. We plant hundreds of Monterrey Pines each year. That time, it was a combination of factors. The weather, miscommunication, insect infestation, etc. Then too, sometimes you don't know what your package has been exposed to on it's travels. Sounds like your seller is trying to work with you, that is a plus.
My climate can be really harsh. Sometimes especially in the winter there can be a difference of 50 degrees between our day time temps and night temps. A lot of plants can't take those extremes. Until I created it there wasn't much shade around here. Been working on it for the last 20 years or so. Not a desert in my yard any more, but except in the gh, it's not a tropical paradise either. Do you get temps like that there in FL too? The other factor that my plants have to endure is a constant wind. Depending on the time of the year it either blows in from the ocean, or it comes down from the upper deserts. Those northern winds are the mean old Santa Ana winds. Dry out everything. Also on average we only get about 10 inches of rain each year. How about where you live GC?
Oops I talk too much another photo from yesterday.
Some had flowers already.