Well...Nancy.. i see you are signed up for my tour on the 9th... we can talk at length then;;; we always have a great time there// you can get a pre feel for it by visiting the link i posted...
funny you were already index to meet up with me ... before I was recomended to you by my old plumeria friend Hetty... to talk to about the crape's.. I don't have any here ... but I do have some at my house in AL... in this little town that claims to be the crape mirtle capital of the state.. it's the same zone there as we are here .. 7..
this means >>>>> find a microclime that will have it survive.>>>> well even on your roof... there are places that are quite different from one another ... places that play to the needs of the pants... and others that minimise the undiserable aspects of your situation.. these we wish to identify and use to the benefit of the garden.. and individual plants...
like tucked behind the bulkhead wall where you access the roof from.. you'll get radient heat from the structure .. and be blocked from the westerlies .. comming up across the river .... some times being behind a single building... could cause even higher winds for you... as the air traveling across the land.. encounters the blocking building... and like an airplane wing... the air it encounters has to speed up to go up and over the obsticle.. it wants to remain connected to the air mass it is traveling with...it then pancakes down on top of you at a higher velocity [ you'll see although only on the fifth floor level with my roof... I'm the tallest structure for perhaps 20 miles out to Short Hills in NJ ] remind me to go into the benefits of foam liners for your planter ... much better than wrapping ...and see the one in my red maple... it helps keep it cool in the spring .. to prevent over heating before it's time.... all my planters warm up faster than the ground planted plants near by... which is why it is a mecca for squirrels in the hood... comming up the 4 floors on the fire escape to burry the nuts they are given in the park.. and acorns that they find on their own.. they know they know the planters will thaw out faster .. and they can access their stash weeks before the ones in the ground.. come spring..
Looking forward to meeting you at the tour...
