White Hibiscus maybe?

Ariel, your spot is looking great already with the mass of blooming begonias as a pretty groundcover! I think the gingers and cordylines look nice with the crotons too. I think it all looks nice.

It seems that your spot has quite a bit of shade? Is it dry or wet (I see the gutter downspout there, so it makes me wonder. Are there sprinklers there?

My thoughts are scattered. Things I thought were possibilites, but don't know if they would be zone-appropiate: White candles (they bloom a lot through the year, but might be too tender for you?). Large landscape begonias such as plum gorgeous or nelumbiifolia, Heracleifolia, etc. However,the drainage would have to be perfect (they rot with even short periods of wet feet). Look at Palm Hammock Orchid Estates listings for rhizomatous begonias and scroll down. They have a number of large landscape begonias (you wouldn't want what they call a specimen plant or collector's item. Other thoughts were yellow shrimp plant (might look bad in winter). Farfugium (mostly a foliage plant). A large bird's nest anthurium or a bird's nest fern in a large pot. Whatever you choose, choose just one or two things and have several of the same (3 or 5).

I don't know if any of my suggestions make any sense, but I'll keep thinking. Let us know what the conditions are there.

Anna

Ariel, your spot is looking great already with the mass of blooming begonias as a pretty groundcover! I think the gingers and cordylines look nice with the crotons too. I think it all looks nice.

It seems that your spot has quite a bit of shade? Is it dry or wet (I see the gutter downspout there, so it makes me wonder. Are there sprinklers there?

My thoughts are scattered. Things I thought were possibilites, but don't know if they would be zone-appropiate: White candles (they bloom a lot through the year, but might be too tender for you?). Large landscape begonias such as plum gorgeous or nelumbiifolia, Heracleifolia, etc. However,the drainage would have to be perfect (they rot with even short periods of wet feet). Look at Palm Hammock Orchid Estates listings for rhizomatous begonias and scroll down. They have a number of large landscape begonias (you wouldn't want what they call a specimen plant or collector's item. Other thoughts were yellow shrimp plant (might look bad in winter). Farfugium (mostly a foliage plant). A large bird's nest anthurium or a bird's nest fern in a large pot. Whatever you choose, choose just one or two things and have several of the same (3 or 5).

I don't know if any of my suggestions make any sense, but I'll keep thinking. Let us know what the conditions are there.

Anna

I was thinking of something trained as a standard with ground cover under neath. I see there is a standard futher back but can't tell for sure how far away it is. Perhaps move it into that spot or if you have room for another one, get something else. Turks caps make great standards, but need a little more pruning to keep under the eves. I am just trying ixora as trees for the first time, don't know yet if they will work well but so far they seem to. Crotons make lovely standards since they are really small trees anyway. I have the dreadlocks as trees by my front door. Ricky, our croton king, says it is the most cold sensitive though. Hope this gave you some ideas.

BTW, what you have done already looks lovely. ;o)

Get job on the garden redo.

I am thinking like Kathy that something with a little height would be nice at the end, something to look at when you sit on the bench. Maybe something that you can trim to keep small and trim so the branches show and you see through them a little like people do with crepe myrtles.

Sorry - fingers didn't work right - a little typing problem there - I meant Great job on the garden redo.

Thank you for all the great ideas and kind words.

Yesterday Hubby and I installed pathway lighting. It took alot longer than we expected but it turned out great! I feel like my front yard it finally coming together.

Later I will try and post more pictures to show the progress.
Thanks
Ariel