Biggest complaint is weeds. Horsetail rush, nutgrass, goldenrod. I can do my spring cleanup of removing old foliage, weed, Preen, then mulch. By the time I finish my last bed, it's time to start over. It doesn't leave much time to plant new plants and admire what is growing. I have tried a new( to me) product called Sedgehammer for the nutgrass and it did remarkably well. Preen does help also.
I have zone envy for plumeria and Rojo banana trees. I' d gotten to the point where I was tired of bringing them inside during the winter and decided to let them go. Very happy to grow hedychium gingers, cannas, crinum with no problem, no mulch, no mollycoddlin, no digging for winter. I like my 8a!
