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macario I bet your daughters are very appreciative of that lovely back yard in summer...palm, pool...and the girls having fun all day long, I bet. You scored some really good plants for those prices. When I think of what we Cdns would pay...I shudder! A large clay pot is $125.00 ... rip-off! Loved l...

lucky1

It's doing everything at once.
Blooming, green young fruit, and one ripe fruit!

Is this wild or what?
I live for this fragrance!

Barb

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/4428 ... bea517.jpg

lucky1

yuccaman, seems your weather's about the same as ours (except today is bloody cold, even tho banner says +9...maybe in my kitchen! -5C tonite). Brrrr. I'm a conifer nut, and very early spring is perfect for planting things like (my favorites) mugo pines, dwarf spruces, etc. Pardon lousy pics, old ca...

lucky1

Allen, everybody except me seems to be able to open your pics...I just get blanks!

Josef...you have beautiful beautiful plants and a very good eye for design/placement.
Congratulations on a stunning vignette.
Barb

lucky1

Should'a taken your brother-in-law (and his digital) with you.
Then we would've seen what you saw...
Barb

lucky1

macario those are nice purchases, great prices. They sure don't look like bouncing around in the vehicle from Nevada to your home did 'em any harm. And hey, did everyone see macario's OTHER PICS (bottom left on his links page). Stunning thompsoniana, and WOW last year's garden with all those palms i...

lucky1

wow...what a labour of love...lemmesee...GH up, plants loaded, all without our help.
I would've helped schlepp plants just to be near them!
Congrats on all your hard work.
You may be a dip $hit but you're a GROWER!
Can't wait to see pics.
Barb

lucky1

Ha ha, Allen, I'll pour a ginkgo tea for palm and me.

After a fab day yesterday where we hit 15 degrees, we're sitting at 4 now.
Feels like -4 with that northwest wind.
You folks are cold again, too. Darn.

Barb

lucky1

My trachy's trunk is 28 inches (soil to first frond), so by the time this beggar is ready to blossom, I doubt it'll REMEMBER what it's supposed to do!

Wes, just look for the biggest palm in the neighbourhood (once you get close).
That'll be yours.

Barb

lucky1

Allen, your wife's a saint!
And probably has a good sense of humour too. Definitely needs it, huh?
Barb

lucky1

You folks know this stuff better than I do. I found this page to help me know what you're talking about... http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.endangeredspecies.com/Plants/Palms/Rhapis%2520excelsa.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.endangeredspecies.com/Plants/Palms/index.htm&h=600&w=...

lucky1

You hit it indeed! Where's that green-with-envy icon???? Macario, cheap prices.
You'll be smilin' all the way home.

We'll expect lots of pics when you get home. Congrats.
Barb

lucky1

Steve, hope you're returning it. What a shame that palm is fried.

Take a pic or two with you of your palms (in case they said YOU killed it).
Your pics can prove it was THEIR mistake.

Man, those must be nearly touching the ceiling! Gorgeous form. Nice that they're the same size.

Barb

lucky1

Allen, Ok if you take my rocks too :D Your socks stuck to garage walls ??!! :lol: :lol: spiderman, ha! Man, with a 15' rake handle, make some chiropractor appointments. Ouch. Good for the beltline though. Blow it back on the weekend when we cool off yet again. Iris is a pretty tough plant...good to ...

lucky1

Yup, Jay, can't believe how dry it is. Dug a hole 6 inches deep (I divided some blue fescue :D and only at the bottom was the hole damp). Unbelievable after that ton of snow we looked at for four months! We Okanagan folks get to enjoy SNOW Sunday & Monday, with a low of -5. Poop. :evil: Barb

lucky1

cedardave, what a good idea...a hot tub and all those palms around. And that humidity! No wonder the palms love it. Man, you'd forget you were in Winnipeg! Re the beer cups, excellent. I use the large styrofoam coffee cups, good too, but they tend to be a bit top heavy. It's been a long winter, and ...

lucky1

Wow, tons of rain for greater Vancouver (nice you had that sunshine break, Wes). Barrie, you're in a bit of a rainshadow I believe? Jay, we got even less than you, drier than a bone, just mowed the lawn and I got more DUST than grass in the catcher. :x Cough cough (time to stop for a cigarette) :oop...

lucky1

Wes, thanks for that. Thank goodness my palm can't talk...it'd have a mouthful for me, :x Hey Wes, with that giant beauty, have you tried to Google Earth your address (don't tell us...maybe we'll find it by accident!) to see your palm at your house by satellite. After all, "they" say you c...

lucky1

Cedardave, great pics of great plants. Those bananas are showing good growth, nice crop of new and existing palms.
Is your GH freestanding or attached to house?
Now there's an alternate use for beer "go" cups!

How's winter been in Winnipeg for your plants?
Barb

lucky1

I'm for that, Allen. A couple of days ago the forecast for Edmonton was snow, and I thought I could hear you swearing... :shock: We're warmer now...10 to 12 daytime, not quite near zero at night, but man the winds in our exposed location are brutal. Very strong winds, bloody cold if you're not diggi...

lucky1

Lucky dog indeed!
People only give me their already-dead stuff.
Guess they know I'm doing a dump run

Barb

lucky1

Hey Cedardave from Winnipeg...welcome.

Can you post some pics of your palms?
Barb

lucky1

Yup, it's nice during the day but cold at night.
Long range sounds like no change right through to April 4th...I'm not putting the longjohns away yet. Brrrrr.
But then again, I love heat!

Barb

lucky1

Wes...that pic is one of the most beautiful shots I've ever seen! 20 feet, a 2 gallon plant 14 years ago. Man how these things thrive on the Coast! You folks must've laughed your brains out seeing my 30 year old palm that is obviously (now I know!) stunted from being in a succession of pots all thes...

lucky1

Wes-Palm-Seed (spreading palms in Vancouver like Johnny Apple Seed). WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW...that is one gorgeous Trachy. That top "load" looks like grapes... :lol: I should go back in these posts...but gotta ask: how many years has it been planted outdoors? Just think, you can remove your house...

lucky1

Thanks Wes, it's my pride and joy.
The roots are just about breaking the clay pot, and I'm not keen to lay out ANOTHER $200+ for a barely larger new pot.
It'll simply have to get by...
Barb

lucky1

Wes
could the spears be pulling out from all the rain?
Maybe some temporary cover to keep the rain off if so?
What a shame.
Barb

lucky1

Sorry for fuzzy pic, but man, oh man, my Jade Tree has never been prettier.
Started blooming in November, so this is month five.
Barb

lucky1

Hey Allen, glad you got some pics up. That first pic, the rhodo, looks like it made it, mine always droops its leaves when it's exposed to cold winds. And that buddleia sticking out of the snow is FINE (trust me!), but remember when it gets warm (not before), say around 1st week of April, prune ALL ...

lucky1

Steve, you're an angel to provide that link. Do you have ANY idea how many "tropical foliage" plants I've bought (thinking I'd identify them later...ha ha). They have tons of pics...and I have most of 'em, ha ha. :D That is the FIRST multi-purpose link I've seen that shows so many common o...

lucky1

John, thanks for those great pics. I also like the look of that second pic palm with its straight-as-an-arrow trunk. It's so clean looking, presumably November's huge windstorm would've torn all the old leaves off? Allen, I love your theory... if it grows in White Rock, it might grow in Edmonton !!!...

lucky1

Hey Allen that's a deal. Nice size, super price, and looks healthy.
Super shopper, you!

Barb

lucky1

Get a load of that taproot..

Barb

lucky1

Barrie it's good you've got seed, but still a shame to lose a beauty that size. Their leaves' spectacular colour really draw the eye in any landscape. Nate, wow, what a job jar...so exciting! Can't wait to see your pics. I think your daily newspaper should feature you two fellows and what you're doi...

lucky1

Oh Barrie that is a shame :( ...but can the section on the right (in pic), which is still somewhat upright, be saved by doing a clean cut with saw or pruners where the left section tore off? Some tree paint would keep insects out (and save sap). Did it happen yesterday? We had a hell of a windstorm ...

lucky1

Don, I really feel for your wife. She's likely discovered ways to minimize the effects...it's a horrible disease. Reducing stress seems to be key. My husband doesn't GET stress, he GIVES it (just kidding). :lol: 3 inches of rain...wow, send some here. Enjoy repotting (one of my favourite things). Ch...

lucky1

Don, thanks for recovery wishes for husband--the pain is subsiding somewhat. Your wife's had shingles more than once???? That must be awful..and inside? At least one wouldn't scratch! Bet Spikey loves beer (maybe it'll keep him away from your palms) :twisted: Wes and kansas, thanks for the advice on...

lucky1

Beautiful tour, Barrie, thanks for those stunning pics.
Are you sure it's not summer at your place...sure looks like it.

Super colour on that helleborus, and your Butia is H U G E

Barb

lucky1

Minus 1 tonight...mama's sweatin bricks about baby cactus, ficus benji and trachy outside...I wrapped them up with so many blankets, I think the cactus and fig will suffocate (or the mice will move in). It's almost spring...but man, what a long wait. Woodstove's on...feels like November outside. Brr...

lucky1

Allen,
...now that would be a picture!
Barb

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