What's worse is when these BB stores not only abuse the plants but absolutely refuse to put them on clearance. ...who in the heck would buy a half dead plant at full price?? My local Home Depot does this... And the few local nurseries by me always ask way too much on plants that are so common...why would I buy a basket of pothos for $45 when I can get the same exact thing just about anywhere else at a fraction of the cost...and of course they rarely have anything interesting or rare that would be worth spending the extra money on.... but I still visit them about once a month in hopes of finding something, which happens 'maybe' once or twice a year... So i do like a lot of us on here do, online shopping... which can be some trial and error til you find the nurseries you love, I have a few that I make orders from when the weather is nicer....but in these freezing winter months, I'm stuck searching locally. ....so depressing lol.

How outrageous of those dog-walkers to not keep their animals out of your flower beds! It makes my blood boil and makes me want to put up a sign in your garden where they couldn't miss it -- "If your dog uses my garden as a toilet, I shall follow you home and then send my dog/kids to use your front porch in a likewise manner." [ and I'm not altogether certain that I'm kidding, either. grrrrrrr.] Hope you can get that plant and that it works!!

Kingturtle I believe you mean Bradford Pears which, suck as a tree, are overused by developers and builders, love to snap in the slightest wind, and have flowers which smell like dead fish. That Pear? 'Cause Bartletts are tastey. Bumblebeez, you quit talkin' bad about my metal and plastic edging. Just for your enjoyment I have pictured just how well these products work. Plastic edging> See how well this has contained my weed problem? Metal Edging> While this one won't stop weeds either it sure helps to hold this patio in place and will eventually become unseen after the sedum takes over. Both? For an extra thrill, here is a piece of plastic intersecting a piece of metal.

Andrew, Yes the neighbors moved as hell have no fury like a scored/pissed plumieholic. After the plumie tossing incident and report to the city about an illegal nursery, the neighbors decided they were going to build a patio structure. Well you better believe that she was watching and noticed there were no permits. Once the neighbor completed the patio maybe a week or 2 later, as to let them enjoy it so they would know what they were missing, she called the city and reported the illegal structure. You better believe the city came and knocked on his door. The neighbor got fined/cited and had to tear down the illegal structure. I believe that is when the neighbors had enough and put their house up for sale, supposedly it sold in a matter of weeks. The neighbor was a retired Highway Patrol officer or cop (cant remember). This was years ago and told her at the time she better watch her back, law enforcement can be worse than the criminals as they have the power. Even after they moved I was told she kept getting reported. I know though she stopped selling on Ebay and MPG, and only sells on her FB Page. Well I received a 911 call from my property manager today, she told me she was out in the front shaking out her front door mat when this guy random scary looking guy opened the gate and just walked on the property aka trespassing even though there are 2 very blatant signs that states "Private Property No Trespassing Or Soliciting, Plants are not for sale!!!!" The Prop Mgr said she informed him he was trespassing and he needed to leave. I was told she was very scared and he just ignored her and kept on looking, then he asked about the plumerias asking if cuttings were available. The prop mgr yelled at him again and said she was going to call the police, then he walked away to the sidewalk and kept staring at the plants. I was told she pulled her cell phone out to dial 911 and told him he was on Cam being recorded and pointed to the camera, then he went to his car and drove off. The prop Mgr was pissed at me stating if the plumies were not there people would not be trespassing and bothering her. So again is it the plumerias at fault or the rude, selfish idiots that do not give a s#i%. Here is the sign that is posted on the first panel of Wrought Iron at the beginning of the drive way: This is whats on the closed gate, there is a kingdom hall that trespasses all the time so I had to include them lol: Who much more clearer or ruder must the signs be? I am in the process of getting a new taller gate that only opens by key or combo. Because of someone being rude I had to rush down to the South Bay and call wrought Iron people and now spend money for a new gate all because someones too cheap to use their money to just buy plumies on their own. This post was edited by freak4plumeria on Tue, Jul 9, 13 at 20:30