Beginner Gardening: Single Garden, Mixed Water Needs?, 1 by JudyinGA

JudyinGA wrote:
Doug, the problem solver. :-) Great idea!

Tropical hibiscus are really gorgeous with their dark green, shiny, rich-looking foliage and huge, brilliant blooms. I have treated them as annuals, just content to enjoy their beauty through the spring, summer,and fall months. My biggest problem with trying to bring them inside in the late fall and winter was the number of insects, particularly ants, that love those blooms. I took great delight in watering until I could see them all abandoning ship (mean ol' me). But I was afraid they would invade my house! So I just let them die out and bought hardy ones that would come back every year. Here's one successful effort from a couple of years ago ...