Canna lilies (Canna generalis), which grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 11, have broad leaves, which may be green, brown, bronze or maroon, and large red, orange, or yellow flowers. Canna lilies have few pest problems, but a handful of pests like to feed on the foliage and flowers.
Cost: The range in cost is wide. A simple, prefabricated slide with ladder might be installed for $4,000, while some of the tantalizing slides shown here could easily top $100,000. Another cost factor to consider is insurance. Similarly to how insurance companies view diving boards and trampolines, they also look at slides unfavorably.
It's nearly recession-proof. It's cheaper than going to the movies and more social, said Darrell Gillo, who manages Karts N' Golf in Fremont, Calif. On average, it costs $5 to play 18 holes of miniature golf, which makes it one of the cheapest forms of entertainment around.t cost the owners of Karts N' Golf closer to $500,000, according to Gillo, to build out their amusement center. They managed to squeeze two 18-hole miniature golf courses, go-karts and bumper cars on 2.5 acres of land east of San Francisco Bay. Getting started runs Mondays on CNNfn's Small Business page.