When I was living in a house (instead of my current apartment) and had outside gardens, a local tree company would deliver large loads of chipped trees to me for free several times a year, as they do in many places. They make their money trimming trees and in many places actually have to pay to dump the wood chips, so delivering them for free is actually to their benefit.

That's true, Lucille. It is a good way to get good chips. In some states the landfills collect brush and tree trimmings, turn it into chips, and provide it by the truckload free to the residents.

This flapjack (Kalanchoe luciae) has been outside since 2017 or '18. I can't believe it's still alive.

Has it ever bloomed? I think its monocarpic.

No, I've never had a bloom on any of my individuals of this species yet. Mostly in pots, this was an experiment.

As a follow-up after a few more years of observation...

Grounded pineapple remains and made an amazing pineapple last summer!

A little Jade in a mini garden has been OK the past few (mild) winters, lowest temps around 22̊.

Kleinia fulgens has survived, albeit deciduously.

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana is in a LOT of spots around my yard by now and there is no problem with root survival, a deciduous perennial. It's still necessary to bring stems inside to see blooms, but that's a pretty good arrangement for me. No need to keep it potted except during the coldest months. I've had several stems spend the winter in bottles of water, and the blooms had a faded color, but they did bloom.

The Sedeverias that I've left in various places over winter have done great! Staying evergreen and putting on beautiful reddish colors.

Euphorbia tirucalli is a bust, only a few pitiful sprigs manage to grow the next year.

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi and marnieriana does not survive, or larger individuals of K. Houghtonii. But K. Houghtonii babies sure do. A solid carpet of them, but easy to remove with the back end of a flat rake.

Euphorbia tithymaloides seems to be worthwhile as a deciduous perennial, putting up enough new growth to be an interesting accent here or there.