Ive, I recently posted this tip.

http://garden.org/ideas/view/D...

It wouldn't hurt to chat with some of your neighbors (or local garden centers)about your soil/rock. It could be very eye opening.

Yes, I read it!

Around my neighborhood, most of my neighbors have their landscapes with drought tolerant plants, and from what I've observed, plants that don't have very deep roots. Very pretty. One of my neighbors had a beautiful adenium in the front of his house, fairly big, and it looked gorgeous. But this year he uprooted it; I'm assuming he placed it in the backyard. I haven't seen plumerias, though.

Update on my plummies... almost a month after they arrived to my home, this is how they look like:

(click to see the entire picture)

I'm so happy!

looking good!

Look at that growing! That is so exciting! Good job!

wow your plumerias look great where did you get them great plants WOW

Well Mike, we all know the answer to that one!!!

Finally checking in... my backyard is still a bit of a mess, but things are getting better. After over a month of getting my order from Mike, I finally was able to put them in containers. I'm amazed that they survived, given the fact that I just kept watering them, they lost leaves a couple of times, but all in all, they were very alive and ready for their new home.



Did you all see one of my first plumerias? It's doing great. Very resilient. Anyway. The sticks (Scott Pratt and I can't remember the name of the other one) are doing good.

My other plummies are doing good as well. It's been raining and raining, so the pics are not the best.





I'm happy that my sticks are doing so well, even when I had to neglect them for a while.

Finally, my first ever plumeria:



This bridal bouquet needs a new planter. That hopefully will be my weekend project.

Regards to all,
Ive

oh i am so glad that everything is working out!! just remember as the days get shorter and temps get cooler they will need less water and mine are dropping leaves which it normal it that time of year again.......but i have one that is putting a new inflow on witch means it has been blooming all year long. wish i know if it was a named but everyone said just looks like a nice noid i think it can from Mexico so i call it Mexican white LOL

Eventually, when a couple of them get bigger, I plan to plant them in front of the house. There is a patch that I guess the previous owner had prepared because I can dig deep enough to put plants on the ground. Most of them though, will stay on planters.

I remember someone in the forum mentioning how getting into plumerias makes one more observant. I realized the other day that one of the houses down the street has a beautiful plumeria in the front. Not that I can ID it,but you get the idea!

I also realized that on the way to work there is another house that has rows of plumerias... So pretty! But of course I couldn't stare long enough, since I was driving and all...

you know its bad when you start carrying pruning shears with you .....i can spot a plumeria doing 60 mph ....

Oh me too! and pruning shears (large and small) have been a staple in every vehicle I own for years now!

You guys are so bad... giving me ideas! LOL

Just so I am not misunderstood - I would never trim a tree without the permission of the owner. I was the victim of a fairly substantial theft of my plumeria a few years ago and know how it feels....
Nonetheless, it's good to be prepared for that time when you do spot a nice tree and you get permission!

I'm in agreement with the previous post. Were I to find someone helping themself to my plumeria, I might be inclined to take my shears to them and do a little pruning, too.....
It only takes a minute to ask for a cutting.
That said, back to the post.
What did you use for your potting mix, Marmalve12, on those gorgeous plumeria from Mike? They look very happy and healthy, and all neatly potted up.