Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Gardens and Plants 108, 1 by dyzzypyxxy

dyzzypyxxy wrote:
We did our run to Sam's yesterday for hurricane supplies. Doesn't look like we're going to need them this time.

But Drew, how are you going to protect your plants? I've seen people around here tie the leaves of big-leaved plants all together in a bundle to minimize windage and flapping. One fellow uses duct tape - you living in NASCAR country up there would know this as "200mph tape". He also lays plastic over the root systems held down with rocks and mulch to prevent the rain from flooding the root systems which can lead to the plant blowing over, as well as root rot.

To be frank, I'm not sure how well all this works, but the one guy who showed me his pictures of his garden in "hurricane mode" sure has a gorgeous garden!

Alice, glad to hear you have reservations and are ready to fly the coop! Don't know if you'd get a hurricane surge on the left quadrant as it goes by, but there sure could be a lot of water flying around there this weekend if this storm goes the way they're saying. Be safe!

Another shot of Debra's Monster White - I'm just so tickled with it, coming from a little cutting with 3 leaves in April! This is its second set of blooms, too! I missed the first ones while on my last trip.