THAT'S IT, I AIN'T COMING!!! lol!

Ricky are you getting horrid winds? On the Gulf Coast we have had windy gusty days. Today Barb came by to drop off your plants and she was literally blown out the front door when she opened it. The wind is also taking toll on my Tithonia, it is bending branches daily. I am holding my breath for the Tabebuia, it is creaking with the wind but the supports Dennis has on it is keeping it check. The branches seem flexible in the wind, I just hope they don't snap. Hold on to your hat buddy!!

Oh Ricky, I am sorry you've got some damage. But it could be much worse. I promise I won't look at the damaged trees. Wouldn't you know I just moved some palm trees myself. lol

Heck, even here in Sanford, we are getting crazy winds. My sunflower trees are shredding up, and my roses are stripped nekkid! Rose petals and leaves and twigs strewn everywhere. It rained for 4 days, then today, nothing but wind, wind and more wind.

Hope you don't get any more damage, Ricky. I know you want your yard looking good...which I suspect it WILL, even with the few things you mentioned.

Marcia

I've moved all the plants I'm swapping/giving away to wind-free areas. But we've got at least 2 more days of 40 mph and higher gusts.

Ricky ~ Sorry you are having some damage to your lovely tropical gardens right before a swap. We also are having some windy weather. DH has been calling it the 'mean season' the last couple of days and we had no idea that 'Noel' was out there, since we don't watch the news, and I haven't checked the weather online lately. Wind chimes are ringing like crazy, we do have our Queen Crape Myrtle staked so she should be fine. We lost several pine trees and other foliage to Frances, Jeanne and Wilma so there isn't much left to blow down. We are fenced in here on our 1/4 acre, and roses, etc. seem to be hanging in there. I just planted some newly bought herbs this morning and I hope they survive the rains we are going to get.

May your gardens survive Ricky and may the swap be fun and informative for all.

FlowerLady

Yea......... all my plant that are in pots ( because of the big move) are laying down.

And down they will stay for awhile.

Don`t worry Ricky, I will bring my " weed blinders" when i there Sunday. Everything will be lovely !

Ricky and everyone in the windy path, I hope you and your babies survive. Heck, Ricky, a tornado could rip though your yard and it would still look beautiful. You have such a meticulous and pristine touch, you make my gardens look like a barn yard Hoe Down!!!

one of my fan blades on the front porch snapped :(
And the banana leaves look more like palm fronds by now

A good windy/wet morning everyone. Our power went off around 8:10 this morning and didn't come back on for 1 1/2 hours. We thought oh brother are we going to end up without power again for 13 days like with Wilma. DH just said is this thing going to do like Frances or Jeanne and turn around and hit us. Sure hope not.

May the winds diminish and may everyone's gardens survive and thrive after this bit of rough weather.

FlowerLady

Ricky, you can do a 1,2 pick up sticks!
I know this wind isn't helping but I'm sure you folks will have a good time and hopefully it will be long gone!
Who'da thought this time of year!
Not me!

Sheesh, we have had wild tropical winds all day and rain splatterings. Power kept flickering. The winds scared me today, they gusted and I was so afraid they were going to rip the screen cage again. Hopefully it will die down and we will have a nice Sunday at Ricky's.

Well, the wind is starting to relent. With the exception of these 3 Uncarina's, I've moved everything back to where it was in preparation for the swap. By the way, whoever goes home with one of them, they need to go in the ground as soon as possible. They all have at least a one inch diameter trunk and two of the three have flowers!

The weather for Sunday should be nice and cool with low humidity. I'm going to have my afternoon whisky now and offer a prayer to the gods of weather to take their wrath out on some other part of the world for a while.

Have a great swap and enjoy the day. I have never seen the Uncarina's before. How big do they get? I did a little google search and didn't find anything. I love those flowers.
Did you start them from seed?

Maybe one of these days I'll make it to a swap, they sound like lots of fun.

FlowerLady

FlowerLady - the botanical name is Uncarina grandidieri. There are around 10 species in the genus, this one and U. decaryi are the most widely propagated. Mine come from cuttings under mist and I grow about a dozen each year and give them away.

Mine has been in the ground for around 5 years from a 1 gallon can. It's about 12' tall and the same around. It's the tree on the left of this picture:

{{gwi:965482}}