Hey Joyce All looks great!
I like the color of the 2nd also!
I have my back porch full of containers.
My DH says I'm taking over his grill area. LOL
Hugs
Dorothy

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Joyce

Everything looks great! I'm not very good at taking pics in the dark - but you seem to have it going on! :)

Mike

Luv I love varigated foliage also. I am in constant hunt for anything with beautiful foilage. Your patio jungle looks beautiful.

I also brought Stromanthe TrioStar. I saw it in a book 6 yrs ago and have always wanted it but could not find one when I saw this one in a huge pot I was jumping for joy. I am collecting colorful foilage for my sunroom for this winter to chase the blues away. LOL Are you going to bring your TrioStar in for the winter?

Joyce that is wonderful container growing.

Got the whole yard full of them lol

I love the 3rd picture vine? I did enlarge but DH distracted me and now I forgot the name lol

You must still be camping outside with all that beauty surrounding you

Lucy

Lucy,
The pink vine and white vine are Mandevilla, the yellow one is Allamanda nerifolia. Hope your DH distracted you in a good way! LOL!
I do spend lots of time outside. The other night I was finishing mowing with a flashlight. That was not fun but I didn't want to have to mow the next day. I mow very slowly.
Take care,
Joyce

Oh Joyce did you have to mention mowing before I had my 1st cup a coffee? lol
High time for me to cut also. But in the mornings I water it to grow (just kidding only water the flowers) and in the evening I am still to beat from it lol

Man I am looking forward to cooler weather!! But the evenings do get better at times now and that is why I fertilized last night in the back and I only have the front left.

I hope you got a riding lawn mower Joyce!!!!? We need one of those miners hat lights...just strap in on our forehead and GO rofl

Lucy

How does the stromanthe do in the house over winter? I thought they needed a lot of humidity. I've seen them used as ground covers in tropical areas. Stunning.

Beautiful Joyce!

Dave I have been able to keep the plants that need a lot of humidity by putting them in the bathroom in the evening so they get the humidity from the showers and I have steam heat which is not as drying as forced air.

I will find out this winter.

Marquest/Dave,
I had bought a small Stromanthe TrioStar on Ebay a couple of months ago. It is growing in the house. It has only put out one new leaf so it is not an ideal situation although I mist it daily. I enjoy watching the leaves go up and down at various times during the day. I read an article about it. I need to figure out how I am going to over winter the two that are outside. I went nuts on Ginger this year so I will need to figure out what to do with the ones that don't go dormant. They are all in containers. I am just enchanted with this Stromanthe!
Lucy, I used to have one of those miners lights like you are talking about. I need to look for one as you ought to see me holding the flashlight between my legs or under my armpit while I am working on plants at night and my other hand is being used! LOL!!!
Joyce

Joyce lol you are serious aren't you ha ha ha Actually my son has one too. He is a electrician and needs it when he crawls up in attics . Of course his looks a lot better then what I am picturing... lol I think if the neighbors see me with THAT...they are ready to call the cops on me ha ha ha

Lucy

Love all the colors.

Rigo

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Luv how did your Stromanthe Triostar do over the winter?

I kept mine in the bathroom and it did very well.

Very pretty. I just love patio gardens where you can sit outside and enjoy everything on these cooler nights.