General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse/What did I learn today? Visit with friends..., 1 by MaryandLance

MaryandLance wrote:
Hello To All - !!!

Betty - Thank you for calling it an "oasis"! It looks like a cemetary now... but I am whining... because it's just my first time dealing with a "hard freeze".... We've cut back a LOT of dead stuff and I'm seeing some green poke their heads out... and yes - DH did the flagstone pathway.....When you come visit Louisiana with the boys...you can see it for yourself... :) This will be a "learning year" for me... I am so very impatient... and I can't believe all the plantings we've lost......

Barefoot - DH said they will get 8' tall as well.. and I've seen pics of Tubby's Hibiscus...they were well over 8'... and a gorgeous Red color as well......

Audrey - I can understand why you compared them to cotton... They do look like that once the blooms die off.....

Susan - My Prayers that you find a wonderful home... no matter if you start from scratch or have to "tweak" a garden...you'll find it your own bit of paradise I'm sure....

I have found tropical hibiscus to be my favorite plant on this...my third year being a beginner gardener. DH planted the "hardy Hibiscus" which is the pic above. He wants to move it this year....as it "took over" the flagstone path we built. DH also planted a "Texas Star" hibiscus...which grew to over 6' tall on the other side of the path. He wants to move it to the spot where you see the Hardy Hibiscus...because it's a spot where we need a "Tall Skinny" plant....

I'll try to attach a pic of "Texas Star". Nice to post pics of plants when the backyard is a graveyard.... LOL!

Hugs,
Mary