Sprawl of the hibiscus

Quite a handful. Wow, thought my dear wife Karen and I as we took stock of the three plants we purchased for our backyard this spring at our favorite local nursery Ballantyne Gardens, the hibiscus keeps sprouting wider and wider. The trio of plants are doing quite well in year one, indeed.

So that’s the hibiscus

The thin one. Not it. When my dear wife Karen and I were wondering what plant exactly to choose for No. 3 during this spring’s visit to favorite Liverpool nursery Ballantyne Gardens, we spotted a clipped down hibiscus. Interesting. I wondered what it would do in the ground. When summer arrived, one of the shoots…