I like exotic blooms in containers usually 50 or so. Problem is they often need protection in the winter as a large proportion are rated for zones warmer than here. To preserve these containers in question it is necessary to first move them to the garage w/out water that the foliage dies and can be cleaned off; next step invokes moving them to the basement before frosty temps become norm There they overwinter winter dry in their pots or are paced under fluorescent lights to survive through the winter. Moving problems seem to exacerbate as the years move on, where once I could successfully man-handle them down into the basement, I now find it wise to employ a moving cart to transfer the largest ones (and many are quite large) to their winter lodging.
However, when it's all said and done and they've resumed their summer places outside for a new season, my pride runnith over.
