Tropical garden slowly advancing!!

New Madison, OH(Zone 5a)

We have had a very cool , rainy summer...but now things are growing!

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New Madison, OH(Zone 5a)

Another view!

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New Madison, OH(Zone 5a)

And one more!!

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Chariton, IA(Zone 5b)

Yes, very tropical looking. I guess I better take the camera and get outside for some pictures of my jungle. Thanks for sharing your gardens.

Yukon, OK(Zone 7b)

Marcy, very nice! I'm curious, what is the plant in the first pic on the far left! It looks like a tapioca plant to me.

New Madison, OH(Zone 5a)

Thanks Brugie! Yes..let's see some pictures!
Brinda...that is a Cleome..or spider plant as we call it here. It's an annual.
And thank you also..Brinda.

Chariton, IA(Zone 5b)

Today has been so cold and windy, plus no sunshine, so here is a picture or two that I took a while back. There is no organization to my planting. I just stick it in the ground and hope for the best. Here is the main bed and I'll follow it with a shot from across the yard so you can see how big it is.

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Chariton, IA(Zone 5b)

Shoot, it doesn't really show the size of it. You can see just a little over half of the bed. Behind it is a big veggie garden that is surrounded on three sides by two and three rows of brugmansia. I have smaller beds here and there.

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Chariton, IA(Zone 5b)

Okay, one more. This is up near the back deck. I bought a lot of caladiums from the co-op that Eyes did earlier. They are doing fairly well considering I wasn't smart enough to let them have a little more light than they actually are getting. Now...I'm done. LOL! I have hundreds of pictures, but I won't bore you any more.

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Yukon, OK(Zone 7b)

Come on Shirley....bore us please! I love all your pics!

Marcy...forgive me for being so dense! LOL I wasn't paying attention to the blooms on that foliage! I only looked at the foliage and thought it looked like tapioca tree. Your cleome is very pretty. Mine is....LOL....well...only about 8" tall! LOL

New Madison, OH(Zone 5a)

Brugie.....looks great to me!!! I love it!!! Thanks so much !!!

Bushland, TX(Zone 6a)

Great pics,Marcia,you really got it packed this year.
Brugie,great looking flower beds,despite the cool temps .

New Madison, OH(Zone 5a)

Thanks T man!

Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a)

Wow, y'all have gorgeous gardens. I was inspired. I went out and started redoing mine, but I just can't seem to design them like you guys can. Brugie, have you ever thought about visiting Texas?

Chariton, IA(Zone 5b)

Shoot Cala, I've thought about moving there. Maybe someday it will happen for us.

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