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Originally Posted by Serenoa
But some avid gardeners (like myself) like to push their zone limits a little, and enjoy trying to grow plants that "aren't supposed to grow here". I get a lot of personal satisfaction & pride having a landscape that doesn't look like every other one on my block. This past w/e I probably spent over $100 on extra pine straw & mulch to get some of my more tender plants tucked in & ready for the cold. And I can't wait to see my power bill after having heat lamps on three of my less cold hardy palms for 36+ hours straight. To me it's a hobby I enjoy & well worth the extra labor & expense.
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Your money, your time, your effort ..... your choice. Life is full of them.
I did the same for a long time (couple of decades in fact), as I love tropical plants (in fact I love all things tropical) .... now I choose to spend those 3 things on something else and plan to move to where all things tropical naturally are as soon as I am able.