Hibiscus, Anyone?

I purchased a beatiful 10-gallon Hibiscus two weeks ago. It has produced two spectacular flowers and has a couple of large buds ready to pop onto the scene. I put the plant in a pot and set it on the back porch. It has southern exposure so it gets plenty of sun. My friend Paul, the garden expert at the nearest Home Depot, tells me I should soak it every other day to maintain it's beauty throughout the summer. Looking forward to that challenge although I have a well-shaded spot if things start to go wrong.

I've been paying close attention to the hibiscus every day. It gets a good soaking at least once a week. Also, I've been watching a bed of California Poppies that I have been growing from seed. No flowers yet, but I do see plenty of plant life. I have them against the east wall and they haven't had a full day of sun. They'll get more as the sun moves farther into the summer sky. We're may get our first sunny sky 80 degree week of the Spring. Looking for good things from the garden.

I trimmed some of the geranium, petunia, pansy, dianthus, and lobella that have thrived througout the moist winter. Much respect for the dianthus and petunia who have kept containers bright and flowery throughout the summer and winter. Plus, they'd make good old Gregor Mendell proud. If you plant a white near a red, they'll spawn buds in all color between, especially dianthus who not only throw different colors, they create variaitions with very cool geometric and kalidescopic rings of accent color. All hail, dianthus!