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My Climate Zone
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USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
Zone 9a -
Sunset Climate Zone
Zone 26 -
City
Lakeland -
State
FL -
Zip Code
33801 -
Country
Polk
My Mulch Profile
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Website
myspace.com/gardenlarry -
Occupation
Order filler -
Gardening Ability
3 - Garden a lot, with some success -
My 5 favorite plants are
Orchids, Bromeliads, Tillandsias, Hibiscus, Plumeria -
Who is your own favorite gardening personality on TV, radio or in print? Why?
Paul James. I love his sense of humor, and he is extremely informative. -
If you could grow only one plant, what would it be?
Tomato. Gotta eat. -
What is your favorite time in the garden?
Evening. -
What is your favorite color in the garden?
Pink. -
What is your favorite place or activity in the garden?
My front "garden room". It's not a yard. I love to water all the orchids and tillandsias I have mounted everywhere. -
What is your favorite public or private garden in the world? Why?
Atlanta Botanical Garden. I've been there. -
What individual has influenced your gardening interest the most? How?
Grandmother. She had me gardening with her by the time I was 7 or 8. -
Gardening Dilemmas
Here it is sandy soil. I mean pure sand that has to have copious amounts of compost added to be able to grow a decent tomato. -
What do you dislike most about gardening?
WEEDS!!! -
What do you like most about gardening?
Hard to say. I like most everything from planting a seed and watching something grow from seemingly nothing all the way through to watching a plant bloom and seed or fruit. -
Company/Organization
McKesson -
Favorite Nursery
Tropiflora, Sarasota -
Cat or Dog person
Both Cat and Dog -
What is your Garden Test Score?
16-20 Very Good
Education
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Interests
Gardening, Art, Music, Food, Enjoying life
