Living in the Golden State:

Gerry's jungle, indoor version

For years in Connecticut, both Gerry and Donna thought they had "black thumbs," an ability to kill any plant in short order. That's apparently no longer true for Gerry, at least. This is the indoor version a few years ago, with about six feet of potted plants that have managed to live comfortably in the bright California sunshine and sometimes serious heat. It's since gotten larger, with some incredibly happy coleus at one end, as you can see in the sunroom photograph.