Merrill, and the saddest part about the return of jobs and having little time at home is that a full half or more of those lovely gardens will die. People swear they will keep them up, but many won't. They didn't before. Perhaps many will keep a small veg garden, but most of them will discover that working, taking care of their house and being with friends again is more important, and just let them go or not plant them again aside from a couple of tomato plants. We'll see, but I know it's what would happen to me if I didn't have time on my hands. When I once moved out to the country, I planted a huge veggie garden. I was a SAHM at the time, and had plenty of time to spare on it. Then I had to go back to work, and my garden tractor broke down, and it was just too much to take care of, so I didn't plant another garden for the next 3 years I was there, nor did I care for the flowers I had planted. A 90 minute commute to town and back every day, activities with my son, helping out my mother on weekends, and my garden went to hell. I finally just sold my place and moved to Florida. Then the same thing happened there with my house and 1/4 acre yard. Sometimes life is just too much to fit everything in. It has to be a passion to prioritize it, and many people don't have a passion for gardening, it was just something everyone else was doing, so they did it too. Some will have discovered it's a passion, and most won't. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Thanks all!! Debra, I suppose our rain is going south of you? Unbelievable how much it has rained lately after a nearly rainless May. Nancy, Lady Dragon is one I got from Guidry during his sale last year. I always write notes beside my purchases about size of fans, condition, etc. On this one I made lots of notes on how small and puny the fans were. I recently went back and added notes on how well these plants multiplied and bloomed!! I also got Diamond Shores and Mega Monster and they have been fabulous! Kay, I think you were the enabler on Catastrophe Waitress!!

I've made a search, and Camellia, Jasmin and some others are in the list as they have shallow, but strong roots. Brunfelsia's roots are deep. Pipes are in about 7-10 " depth and might be effected by shallow roots. This was confirmed by 2 nursery's specialists.

Malaysian Marketplace has always been a favorite of mine. I do think Rudy's funhouse is going to be a nice one, It is pretty tall, around 40". I had admired photos I had seen of it, and finally ordered it last year from Pat. Maryl, Aztec Beauty acts like a delicate evergreen, but it is a dormant. Something else going on with it I guess. I do love the flower on Bragging Rights. I know I have heard that Pearce plants don't get as tall as he states, so I was not expecting 40", but really? Maybe he added a 0 accidentally to the 4"? Hopefully, it will be better next year.