@lovemyhouse, don't make me start naming names, Deb!
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I suppose if a person is going to be addicted to something, there are worse things than daylilies...or sempervivums...or sedums...or any other plant that can be legally grown in all 50 states.
@beckygardener, it definitely sounds like you have plenty of experience with storm damage. I've been reading your thread about creating your garden after hurricanes Frances and Jeanne. No wonder hurricane season makes you wary!
Turning Jim's shady containers into miniature Jurassic Parks was actually Nadi's doing. She found dinosaur figurines at Michaels or Hobby Lobby that were larger than normal, detailed and accurate. Discovering them tucked in among the ferns and moss was a big hit. I think most little boys go through a dinosaur phase, but my little guys developed an especially bad case of dino-mania after a teenage boy made a fossil discovery near their house. If I can create a more portable version of the Paleo- planters perhaps I can distract my pint-sized paleontologist and they will not totally dig up their backyard.
