Fred: Your entryway is just gorgeous ... love those plantings!
Jim: Beautiful Hibiscus ... I had that one for years, it would grow to the roof, get knocked back in winter and come back just as beautiful each spring/summer ... until the past two winters when we had many nights in the mid 20's and some days that didn't get above the low 40's! The stump is still there but it never resprouted this year.
It's funny because that one was just outside the pool area on the south side of the house with some protection from other trees. There's a Snow Queen Hibiscus on the NE side of the house, out in the open with no protection and I thought it too was a goner after two fridid winters but it resprouted and is about 3' tall and wide now ... so, I guess we just never know with some plants.
Susan: Wow, that is a beautiful garden scene ... really nice!