Can't wait to see the photos.

Congrats Sharon!

Can't wit for those photos!

Hold your horses. When I looked through Anne's instructions I realized that the majority of the plants grow better in bright shade and morning sun. Aha!! The 'other' front bed. Now I have pots ready for those that want pots but I didn't have a bed ready for those that can grow inground, not a bright shady bed anyway. So I couldn't possibly plant these gorgeous new plants in a ratty overgrown with potted ivy, wayward columbine, an azalea that thinks it's a Southern Magnolia and is almost as tall as I am, and a few redbud seedlings hiding here and there, planted by industrious birds, no doubt.

So I just came in for more water, it is a thirsty kind of day.

Pictures as soon as I get better control of my semi- shady overgrown environment. Almost there.

Don't overdo it Sharon. We can wait & I'm sure the plants can too.

It's really hot, even in shade and the humidity is a nightmare, but I can't wait!! I want to get them in the ground tonight and in the morning when it's cool. You won't believe all she sent, such beautiful plants! I also didn't know about the vines. I knew about the Moon vine and was ready for it, but didn't know about the clem or that the Chinese cucumber also vined. So I have to have a climbing place for them.

So my break's over now, I'm just a little excited.

What a powerhouse you are Sharon. It is going to be so beautiful when all the plants become established.

I have to say again, what an incredible person Anne, Xerantheum, is. Incredible. I had no idea.

First of all there were 16 plants total. And they were growing. And green. Even after Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and all of Friday in a dark box between South Carolina and Kentucky, they are still green and growing. Sixteen plants, not a leaf suffered nor a stem, the box was so well packed. Incredible.

So this is what was in the box:

Double Tuberose 'The Pearl', Polianthes tuberosa
Pitcher's Leather Flower Clematis pitcheri
EE Coffee Cups - Colocasia
EE Mojito Colocasia esculenta
EE Illustris Colocasia esculenta
Pineapple Lily Eucomis comosa
Pineapple Lily Eucomis 'Leia'
Yellow Rain Lily Zephrantes citrina
Wax Flower Hoya carnosa
ConfederateRose Hibiscus mutabilis (YES!!!! Love this!)
Chinese Cucumber Trichosanhes kirilowii
4 o'clock Mirabilis jalapa (YES!!)
Moon Vine Ipomoea alba
Datura innoxia
Ornamental Sweet Potato Margarita Ipomoea batatas (love this lime color)
Persian Shield Srobilanthes dyeriana

Incredible list and that's not all. Each plant was selected for my zone and each plant had it's own instructions, four beautiful pages of them, a little dark because I was in shade and only had my iPhone for these:


And here's the group of them, all green and truly healthy along with pictures of some of the individuals. Ignore the river birch leaves all over the walkway, they belong to me, Anne didn't send them . . .






Only the Elephant Ears were a little wilted, but everything, including the vines, were so carefully packaged nothing was broken. And the Elephant Ears will be just fine, they were just pouting and I don't blame them -- laying around all crowded together in the dark for all those days, I'd be wilted too. Oh, and each plant comes with its own label.

I'll be finished with the planting tomorrow afternoon and then you will see how very beautiful everything is going to be.
Anne, I can tell you love your plants. I will too.

Thanks and so glad they arrived ok and you're happy with them. I had fun picking them out for you!

How absolutely fabulous! Everything looks happy & healthy. What a nice selection too!

Christmas came early. What an amazing box of plants. And the instruction sheets are amazing. Worth every acorn spent and more.

Great Sharon. that will keep you and Sunshine busy.

Hi Lucy, what's keeping us busy is dodging the thunderstorms that are fast and hard but short in duration. It's just a good thing I'm potting up most of these plants for now; at least I could move them out of the way of falling limbs and flying debris. I'm afraid they're going to pack themselves right back up and head south to SC again if this fast moving cell of storms doesn't get out of here.

I have most of them in pots and happy right now, but have not been able to get the Confederate Rose or the Rain Lilies in the ground. They might have to go into pots as well at least till fall. Never fear, Anne, the 4 o'clocks went into a big pot for the moment, not where I'd planned for them to go, but best I could do from the porch in the rain.

Four more to go and it is positively pouring. Again!

Lol .. feel free to send that rain here! I was thinking that the Confederate Rose actually might do better in a pot until next Spring as it's still quite small. It will do just nicely in a pot in a sunny window over the winter. Even though it's got good roots already, it wouldn't hurt to let it get more until you plop it in the ground. I'd also mix in some of your native soil so it's used to it by the time you plant it out.

My Rain Lily's always stay in pots and they don't mind one bit!

Congratulations Sharon What beautiful plants. Anne really went all out, no holds barred. Amazing instruction sheets. I can’t wait for updates

Rainlilies just went into a pot, just a few minutes ago, sort of between raindrops. My soil and a bit of potting soil plus a layer of composted leaves mixed. Same for the Chinese Cucumber but oh wait till you see what I did with the Moonflower vine, that will be a surprise.

So, by planting in the 10 sprinkled minutes between heavy showers, I am down to the Hoya, the Clematis and the Datura. The Hoya will be a kitchen window inside plant and the Clem will have its own pot with a little trellis for now and the Datura will have a bigger pot, actually the same pot my old Datura that I lost was in. Oh, forgot the Confederate Rose, I have the pot ready for it too, and the soil mix, so maybe tonight or maybe in the morning, but neither of them is even wilted, so I'm not worried. I'm planting CRose in a sort of medium pot because it will eventually go inground. Maybe fall unless things continue as they are and if so I'll take them all on the Ark with me.

Not what I'd planned, everything in pots, but the rain created a problem out in the garden and with wild things flying in the wind, pots were best. Luckily I had lots of pots and a lot of good soil mixed as well. And maybe too, the pots were the best for all of them anyway. Guess we'll see.

Whew! What a time I've had and today Jmorth just mailed my gloriosas to replace those I lost by some kind of pure carelessness over the winter. I'd had them for two years but didn't count on all the ice of the past winter. See, in KY I can always blame the bad plant events on the weather.

Thanks Toni!!!
Never a dull moment on ATP. Aren't you glad you're here??

I hope your weather straightens out for you Sharon. Don't get hit by one of those things flying in the wind!

Maybe, just maybe if Sharon huffs & she puffs long enough & hard enough, she can blow some of the wet stuff your way Anne.

Sharon, YES indeed I am glad I am here
mainly because there is never a dull moment

Happy planting

Sharon said:See, in KY I can always blame the bad plant events on the weather.