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buzzycrumbhunger

(2,563 posts)
5. We moved a year and a half ago...
Thu Jul 9, 2026, 08:42 PM
Thursday

Everything is still just sitting out there waiting to be situated… I’ve got orchids hanging, plumerias. Tons of succulents, spider plants, fruit trees, a list too long to name them all.

Of course, every time the county announces a free tree giveaway, my son bops over to get the biggest ones…

Problem is that this is a rental and judging by the massive system of roots and dead wood EVERYWHERE, they lost at least one HUGE tree. My tiller is useless. The yard is impossible to walk through easily because 1. I shattered my knee years ago and rough terrain is iffy for me, and 2. The damned yard is nothing but huge roots and sand—not much in between. What the place needs is a couple dump truck loads of soil or at least gravel to make it usable.

Son is also even more anal than I am and has to take over any time I start a project—meaning nothing ever gets finished.

So yeah, I’ve got pots of almost anything you can imagine—gone wild. Luckily, in Florida, neglecting your plants is the best way for them to flourish (so easy to over-mother them and they perish).




Stapelia—HUGE, star-shaped flower that stinks of rotting meat…

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Papaya, pineapple, coconut, and hundreds of bananas. Oops, those are all fruits! Lots of tropiccal flowers. sinkingfeeling Thursday #1
Thank you sinkingfeeling . I will add fruits to the list.❤️ debm55 Thursday #2
Wow You're in a warm climate and have a farm? electric_blue68 Saturday #19
Costa Rica. sinkingfeeling Saturday #37
Ah! Got it! electric_blue68 Saturday #38
"I want to go to there" - Liz Lemon .... nt NeoTrajan Saturday #36
I've got both kinds JoseBalow Thursday #3
Thank you very much for sharing, JoseBalow. debm55 Thursday #4
We moved a year and a half ago... buzzycrumbhunger Thursday #5
Those are beautiful. Thank you for sharing buzzycrumbhunger.❤️ debm55 Thursday #10
Good luck for improvements. Lovely flowers.... electric_blue68 Saturday #21
Yeah, the stapelia has AWESOME flowers buzzycrumbhunger Saturday #28
Egads! Yup, that's what she had! electric_blue68 Saturday #31
Salvia, lavender, cigar plant, trumpet plant, Hassler Thursday #6
Great selection of all types. Thank you, Hassler, for sharing with us. debm55 Thursday #11
So many things are blooming now biophile Thursday #7
When we were younger, We had all types of flowers, veggies and plants. I loved having them. As we got older, we cut back debm55 Thursday #12
Lavender is one of my absolute favorites! biophile Friday #15
What about (if it can be done) a potted butterflybush? electric_blue68 Saturday #22
Hydrangeas, lavender, azaleas.. Permanut Thursday #8
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Permanut . Love your selection. I had a hummingbird and butterfly garden. debm55 Thursday #13
Lovely selection! electric_blue68 Saturday #23
Lemon tree, orange tree, Wisteria, and roses. Polly Hennessey Thursday #9
Oh wonderful Polly Hennessey. Wonderful selections. At one time had 2 peach trees.❤️ debm55 Thursday #14
Fruit tress! And 🥰 wisteria! electric_blue68 Saturday #25
Dalhias, hollyhocks, ziennas, roses, marigolds Figarosmom Friday #16
Sorrell, Variegated Ivy, & lots of redwood trees, with some Maples & Bays... bobalew Saturday #17
Crabgrass, dollarweed, and nutsedge in the yard . Stays green year around! Also tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, retread Saturday #18
Meyer lemons. We have an active tree. Tikki Saturday #20
Bushes & Flowers ProfessorGAC Saturday #24
Lovely. What are the white flowers? electric_blue68 Saturday #32
Those Bushes Are A Variety Of Lilac ProfessorGAC Saturday #33
Wow TY electric_blue68 Saturday #34
The Oak Leaf Hydrangea Also Has White Flowers ProfessorGAC Saturday #39
Lovely! electric_blue68 Saturday #40
Veggie garden - lettuce and tomatoes only this year. Diamond_Dog Saturday #26
eight citrus trees, plus mesquite, two ash trees... mike_c Saturday #27
It's a jungle Cirsium Saturday #29
Wow! electric_blue68 Saturday #35
Veg, fruit and flowers Jbrn Saturday #30
Assorted drought and heat tolerant flowering Phoenix61 Saturday #41
I'm jealous as Lavender doesn't do well here. So, red and white Vinca, red Zinnias, Purslane, Portulaca, Day Lilies, surfered Saturday #42
Lavender is about the only plant the deer won't eat Wicked Blue Saturday #43
ATM, veggies and herbs, mostly sakabatou Saturday #44
I have a hydrangea and two Japanese maple trees. Aristus Sunday #45
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