Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
Just know this .. for the gingers in the ground, the Hedychium are the first to appear, then the Curcuma and Costus last. So don't be freaking out until June if they haven't come up.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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