I bid on the maidenhair fern at my garden club, and these hollyhocks came from my friend Millie's [Szabo] garden. She's a master gardener and a member of our garden club.

I'm almost embarrassed to admit it, but during [Hurricane] Charley we were out here having margaritas, enjoying the breeze, ... We're very protected in this courtyard.

It's a work of art for both of us.

We really don't have a problem with the cold.

It's not doing that well, but it's hanging in there. I've been taking care of and nurturing it along for years.

We got these amaryllis in April when we were at Keukenhof Gardens in Amsterdam, ... In May, they were covered with pink-and-white blossoms.

Just about every plant is a memory of either someone we know or a place where we've been.