Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Protecting my plants..., 1 by soilsandup

soilsandup wrote:
You must have a ton of energy.

I wouldn't be able to cope either - the only "tropical" plant I had that I had to baby was a plumeria that I would move to the front porch - forgot to do it one year and it was gone. I live in zone 9 and a some tender plants will survive if I have them next to the house, or along a fence with other plants. We get about 10 days of just at freezing or slightly below, and those that survive gets to stay. Luckily, there are many perennials that will overwinter just fine in my zone. I have xmas lights on my Meyer Lemon tree in case there is a rare extended frost.