Joe, Your garden (& your photos)are stunning! & quite an inspiration-some questions, 1)which bananas do best for you & do they stay outdoors? 2)Your hibiscus are beautiful, do you overwinter these & what are your tips? 3)How about mandevilla, is this overwintered or put in at the beginning of the summer? You garden looks fabulous, I bet your neighbors come over all the time, checking it out. I really love the combo of eucalyptus, xanthosoma, setacresea, lysimachia, (& some other things I couldn't identify). I'm just starting w/ hardy tropical plants & your garden is the pinnacle of what I'd like to achieve! What is the purple-stemmed plant in photos 35 & 36 & is that fatsia w/ the pothos on a pole? Sorry for all the questions, but your creation has just blown me away, I imagine quite alot of hard work has gone into it. Thanks for sharing with us...Linda

That is a beautiful hibiscus. I will be looking forward to all your 2009 pictures from Boca Cay. Just wondering...did your giant elephant ear die back from the cold? If so is it showing signs of new growth?

Well, Joe, as usual, you have done an outstanding job! I know you have more tropicals than those shown - where are the rest of them? It is always a pleasure to look at your babies, so post ALL of them for us to drool over.

Thanks for the update! I always love looking at your garden - yours was one of the gardens that inspired me to go tropical. I am not there yet but I'm working on it. Maybe this weekend I will try to post the progess so far.