You might want to try planting some of the variegated Japanese popcorn next year (well, actually, you could still plant this year for the foliage). Zea mays japonica has foliage striped with pink and cream and can be very decorative. It also makes small ears of popcorn that doesn't actually pop all that well.

Yeah I really want to try Zea mays japonica next year or if i find some seeds for sale locally.

Nicely done! Everything looks so lush and healthy! I like it that every little space is filled with a plant, makes it much more lush and full of texture. Good job!

Really nice job making the space full and tropical looking. How are you and the neighbors getting along?

Everything looks great! You have gotten a ton of growth from your plants already! I cant believe you already got canna blooms! Mine came back this year but they are far from blooming, maybe this time next month.
The Hibiscus planter looks really nice! It looks really lush with the plants underneath it. The Dioon's look good too! Hope the corn produces for you. I was in PA recently and it looks like your corn is about the same height as the ones in the corn fields there. And yours will definitely pass as ornamental grass the way you are growing them.
Thanks for sharing!
-Alex

Thanks everyone!

Chadec Everything is fine and when all the tropicals get big I wont even have to see them.

Thanks Alex. Some of the cannas in thepic that says "row of tropicals" survived the winter but any of them that are already blooming overwintered indoors. I saw a similarly designed hibiscus planter in Container gardening magazine. (I attached a link). Im not to concerned about getting corn I just want some tall grass. Also if you vstill want to trade I have some plants ready.

-Dennis

I forgot the link here it is

Here is a link that might be useful: link

Looking good! I always like to see others creativity to help give me some ideas! Very, very nice!

Looks great-I love the Waggie!

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I see you haven't poisoned your neighbor's arbor vitae hedge. Yet.

Nice job in the garden.

Impressive. Like the use of corn. I have always thought it it a pretty cool looking plant.

Nice yard! :) That banana will get huge by the end of this year!

- US_Marine

Thanks everyone. The bannana leaf you see in the pics opened today. Is amazing that the leaf gre in only 2 days. I didnt poison the hedges because that would only make my neigbors poison my plants. I do have some round up just in case though LOL.
I picked up a spindle palm and an orleander. I need some suggestions should i plant the orleander in the ground or in a pot on the deck. If it were to go in the ground it would go in the back of the bed with the bannana bed. It is currently taller than the cannas but not for long. I pretty sure it would survive because alex's survived this winter and I saw several that survived the winter unprotected outside a school.The only thing is that everything in that bed gets dug up before winter except the giant reed and dusty miller. I have room for it on the deck form it. Do orleanders tollerate root pruning and also do they flower better if pot pound or with lots of space.

Everything looks great already, I'm sure your neighbor with the arborvitaes loves it!

They dont like it and cut every single leaf once it goes over the property line.

Does anyone have advice for what to do with my new orleander

Idiots!

How fast does your Musas grow? i got 2 tiny ones off ebay, and they have only sprouted 2 of 3 leaves and are still under a foot tall? and what do you do with the palms and other plants in the winter?

I planted that banana last year. It was about 3 feet tall with little roots and no leaves. It grew to about 6 beet last year. i cut off all the leaves and kept it potted in the garage. These are cold hardy but they get bigger if overwintered indoors. All of my inground palms are covered with a plastic container with Christmas lights inside. The lights get turned on when the temp is below 20 degrees. I save about half of allmy cannas and elephant ears. I dig them up and store them in the garage. I dont clean off the soil and add dry peatmoss to them so the bulbs dont dry up. All the cactus are unprotected but I save one pad of each potted inside just in case.