Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tropical Gardens and Plants #106, 1 by joeswife

joeswife wrote:
you know, I can't imagine them over wintering, the only thing I can think of is when I dump my old pots, I dump them in this area down the south side to amend the soil. It is very hard red clay, and I pile about three ft of leaves on it every fall. In Fact, the leaves go all around the flower beds all over., front and back, and stay there until I see green things poking up thru them. Kinda wish I had them on right now , maybe it would insulate them from the heat?
love those crotons, I still can't seem to grwo one to live, altho I have seen them in pretty planters all over town, in full sun, with other flowers around them..
this is the south fence this day last year...too ugly to show it this year.. DH tells me to give up.. the temps have everything out of whack, and I am leaving this friday to go to arkansas.. when I get back, I am going to start the long task of bringing in the plants.