Steve, The bright blue with cream edge is Regal Splendor. Because of the angle I took the picture at, it doesn't show the height. It gets 5' tall scapes and the plant is about the same height as the new Victory behind it. The solid green one is Green Fountain, small bright yellow is Golden Scepter, Grecian Vase behind the tree. Cherry Berry, Gypsy Rose and Gum Drop across the front. Annie, the little blue plant is Sedum Cauticola. Coll, The Solomon's Seal gets early morning sun in that spot and plenty of moisture. I have found that it will grow short and sparsely if it is too dry. A different angle.

Keith, Thanks! The spanish moss looks good, but I think it's freeze dried. Even the moss in my garage did not pull through (probably from the lack of moisture), but it was alive well into February so it was very close to the light at the end of the tunnel. I'll definitely be replacing it all in the spring. I've noticed that Chamerops pups show more cold tolerance than the mother plant, I still have no idea why. haha. My guess is that it's because they are closer to the ground. Thanks Trishmick! Sounds like you had a good time too! I hope you have luck with germinating the seeds you collected. I collected some loquat seeds from Florida 3 years ago and still haven't tried them. For some reason I never get around to starting seeds even when I have them right in front of me haha. I'm hoping one day to drive to Florida instead of taking a plane so I can bring back some nice seeds and plants! Thanks Bradley! I killed 3 pygmy palms indoors in the past so I know how that feels. I have found them to be the hardest palms to grow indoors which is weird considering that they are considered pretty hardy palms. For now on mine will definitely stay in the garage over the winter. Thanks for looking everyone! -Alex

Nicole, You must have been able to intuit my tastes in plumeria, because of all of JJ's plumeria--and he's got seemingly hundreds--Jenny is one that I covet most. Yours is lovely! Great choices, too :) LH, as Jen pointed out, looks a lot like Waimea. But regarding Waimea on eBay, if you are patient and willing to bide your time, you will be able to find a good price on it, I would think. Over the course of 2011 there were quite a few for sale. I didn't see MR when I was down there last--Carol and Luc rave about it, I'm sure with good reason. As for the Thai, I'll have to look at the photo again...that's the problem with those letter-number names... Just "hollah" anytime you need my Enabling powers! LOL I intend to post pics of every bloom I get this season ;)

Devon - thanks for the pictures. I replied your post on the Discussions side of the forum before I came here and saw this one. Thanks again - I agree with Carla - your neighbourhood is unreal - it's so beautiful. The Ocean is so pretty - we took the girls berry picking and wanted to stop by the beach (went to Half Moon Bay) but we took so long at the berries that it started to get cold so we scraped that idea. Aprille