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In the Garden – Plumeria

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Plumeria are lovely.  But being tropical, they do not like it cold.  I lost three out of the four that were planted in the ground last year.  I always root three or four stems at the end of summer, just in case that happens.  

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The only in-ground plumeria that made it through the winter. I think since it was close to the water and under large trees, it was protected.
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Lovely blooms and exotic scent

In the Garden - Plumerias

In the Garden - Plumerias
This is my neighbor’s plumeria orchard. She didn’t lose any to the cold but all of hers were shaded by large live oaks.
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This is one of my neighbor’s blooms. I don’t have any yellow so I’m getting a branch from her to root.
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This is one I rooted at the end of last summer. So easy. Just cut it off and stick it in the dirt. Doesn’t even need watered over the winter.
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A two-year old cutting.

So easy.  So pretty. 

In the Garden – Caladiums

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I have several caladium beds that just come back every year. So easy to grow, and they add a special touch.  I buy two new boxes of caladiums every year at Sam’s Club.  One pink, one white.  I fill in any spaces that may have gone bare, then put the rest of the bulbs in pots.  I think the pink spices up the garden and the white cools it down.

So pretty!

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