Wow, now that's a container garden! I just love the tropical look! And in Missouri! My MG group had a garden tour at a members house near by, he had a lot of palms and palmettos. The tropical look in our climates can be successful, as evidenced by your lovely plants. I adore the coleus sunpatiens combo pot. The hot colors are so "in" right now.

The plant in the last picture is Aechmea blanchetiana. I have two large urns that I grow them in. My husband hates it when it is time to move them into the greenhouse for the winter. They are some of the easiest plants I grow.

Well, I wish I had a greenhouse, because my tropicals are getting very big and my son hates moving them in and out! They stay in the living room in the winter.

I know, a greenhouse would be great Lynda. Right now though, I'm not really dealing with anything that needs a lot of warmth. Except for my peppers seeds, which I planted yesterday.
Your plants look fine though, and I'm sure they're pretty still.

Getting kinda ragged, the avocado tree and the lime tree get the worst. The lime tree defoliates itself every year. It always revives when it goes outside, though.

eber1140 said:The plant in the last picture is Aechmea blanchetiana. I have two large urns that I grow them in. My husband hates it when it is time to move them into the greenhouse for the winter. They are some of the easiest plants I grow.

Ah, ok thanks Sammy. Good to know. It's pretty!

Keep it up!

Wow! You're the first person I've heard of (that's not in magazines or anything lol) that has an avocado tree Lynda!
Could you share some pics with us? That'd be totally great!

This is one from last year, in the summer. The only one I have other than that last pic I posted. It shows up pretty clear in that one, look just center left. This was gifted to me; it used to be in a dentists office.

Oh nice! How old is it? It looks pretty young to me. But then again, I've never dealt with avocado trees, so I wouldn't know.

That avocado tree looks great @gardenfish!

Thank y'all so much! I don't really know how old it is, I've had it for three years now. When I got it it was a single stalk, it's put on the branches since I got it.

Oh, ok. Hmm, it looks younger haha.
Well, keep us updated on it!

gardenfish said:

@gardenfish Lynda,

What variety is this gorgeous lantana?

Marilyn, I don't know. I purchased my lantanas from Lowe's last year. Typically their lantanas tags would just say lantana, and not list the cultivar.
That's why I ordered mine from Select Seeds this year, as I said on the salvias thread, which we both post on.
This year the only lantanas available at Lowe's we're some tiny ones from Monrovia that were 5.99 for 3" pots. I didn't buy them. Monrovia is way overpriced and I don't buy their plants. And that seems to be the bulk of Lowe's plants now. I've become very disappointed with Lowe's. They've priced themselves out of my pocketbook. I find much better plants at Wal Marts, and even Krogers.
Here's an example of a Monrovia plant from Lowe's: a 10" pot of "pugster" blue butterfly That sells for $24.99.
A three inch pot of calibrochoa for 5.99.

Back where we used to live, we used to be surrounded by SO MUCH lantana. And I still didn't/don't really know much about them lol. Now we're surrounded by oleanders.

Lynda,

Thank you.

I got my tomato plants yesterday. They arrived in good shape. Select Seeds sent notice of shipment. I still haven't received the plants from Almost Eden, nor notice of shipping. I'm getting really teed off now. I'm sending another e mail tomorrow. They're working their way toward a really bad review on Davesgarden if they don't get those two plants to me soon. The plants were supposed to come in last week.

That really is bad service. Especially when people make plans about certain timing for their plants to be planted, or if you are a professional gardener on a strict schedule.

Well, They seem to be overwhelmed with their huge surge in business because of covid 19. I say that would be a great opportunity to hire folks that might have just lost their jobs. Works out well for both.

Plus some businesses haven't been able to operate depending on local rules. The mail and delivery system is delayed also.