I am so far behind on the great postings to this thread.
Jeanie I am so glad the squirrels did not find the caladium in that bed. They are wonderful, what a happy surprise that must be for you.
I agree with David, the hijacked caladium would have been gorgeous in that hanging basket. But even without them it is absolutely lovely.

Oh no, Jo Ann are you trying to get me hooked on another type of plant? The 'Las Vegas' gladiola is a picture of sweetness. Do you save the bulbs over the winter?

Jewel your containers are wonderful. I love the first photo of miniature hosta. What a great way to display them. I think I would like to give that a try on my covered deck. Just a small container, by deck is very small. And what a great idea for a shade screen using the red runner beans. @Toni gave me some last year to grow. I fell in love with them. Even started getting some yummy beans from them. Then the deer found them, ate them to the ground.
I would love to see a close up of the container in the seventh photo, the bowl to the right in the photo. Really looks interesting.

Here is one I planted 2 weeks ago. Just another one for a chuckle or two. Drilled a hole in a scrub pad holder.

Sedum lydium

Aww, Lynn...your scrub pad holder speaking "Sedumese" is just precious!

Lynn. I dont save bulbe over winter. We are not cool enough for caladiums and dahlias and too dry for same. The bulbs are from Brent and Becky's

Love the froggie scrub pad/planter. How clever!

Thank you for the information Jo Ann. Next year I will look at there online site.

Frog, 10 cents at a yard sale. Love those yard sales.

That frog planter reminds me of those African Frogs that hold their brood in their mouth. Love it!

Thank you David. Now when I look at it I will remember the African Frogs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...
http://www.nwf.org/Kids/Ranger...

I think my frog is giving birth.

Lynn: Now I dont want to enable here or anything Buttttt. turnabout is fair play after you enabled me into tons of sempervivums last year
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Glad Cosmic These are supposed to be dwarfs but I think that referrs to bloom size.

David, we bay at the moon with the wolf often...with mosquito repellents burning for light

Lynn I love the sedum planter..too cute. The 5th and 7th photos both have an old enameled dishpan planted with succulents (lewisea and sedums) that rusted through. They are perfect for those plants in my climate. In winter they live under the glass topped outdoor tables (best buy ever for keeping semps through the winter).

Jo Ann, those glads are gorgeous

that those Glads are gorgeous and the color of that Coleus next to the one in the second picture brings it out and is perfect Jo Ann.
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Are you baying with the Wolf or is it more;........."WaaaoooOOOOOOOooo!!!!!!!! Another one of those dang 'skeeters just got me GOOD!!!!!!"

Puget sounds like here with those things on occasion...........

Great planting of hardy succulents Jewell.

Now you've gone and done it Jo Ann. I am just going to have to try gladiolas next year.

I agree with David on the combo of coleus and gladiolas.

Jewell, Just love those Mini Hosta planters.
Finally took a few pics of mine.
Living Wreath done with air plants , It's blooming


Window Box caladiums are just starting to peek out.

A few containers in the Secret Garden.

Here are a few from the back yard.
Coleus planters peeking thru the gazebo

Big planters by the gazebo


Strawberry Begonia & Diamond Frost Euphorbia.

Petunias and Dwarf Begonia.

They are all looking wonderful Holly.
Love the way you planted your wreath this year. I would never have thought of using air plants.

I still have the succulent wreath, too. I had it laying on the patio and the chipmonks dug a hole in it.

Quite a treat, that air plant wreath!

Holly, your planters are reall well filled out.

Lynn. I grow the dwarf glads. The standard ones require trenches for the bulbs and then they need staking. The varieties I have grown did pretty good in planters,and I would plant the corms as deep as I could.

How tall do the dwarf glads get?

Oh dwarf glads sound pretty interesting, tell me more.

This is just a guess but in the pots they were approx 24 to 30 inches
The newest ones in my deck are Species Las Vegas are 30 inches