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"most people prefer a single trunk"... isn't that funny. Here's me trying to train cotoneaster as Standards. Yet my Sago I'll let go wild with its pups hangin around like at the dog park :lol: I've looked at Sago pics on Google Images, can't find even ONE where they've let it go wild. Than...

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Oooh, nice pics, nice pachy.
That second pic (flower close-up) is gorgeous. Flowers remind me of Plumeria.
I hadn't seen that site before.
Thanks.
Barb

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Yup, it's 6:30 a.m. and it snowed an inch. It's +1C. Supposed to get colder on Sunday. Poop. Cleaned out garden beds yesterday, the only thing growing is weeds. Barrie, if you've got rain/snow ... with your ocean influence, we'll stay cold. I miss seeing the Kwanzan (sp?) cherry trees in bloom this ...

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Steve, sorry, thought I'd already replied. Thanks for that link. I've bookmarked it for when my pups get to be baseball size.

Ever seen a Sago where they DIDN'T cut them off? Wonder what it would look like.

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Man oh man, they're predicting 90% chance of SNOW tonight and ALL DAY Friday.

After a 15C degree Monday, the last three days have been a cold north wind, barely made 7C (45F) yesterday.

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I thought I was the only person who drove around with a shovel in their trunk. Good for you kansas! When I used to live in Vancouver, I'd go on a "plant hunt" on weekends. Especially when I saw an old house being torn down; there's always good pickin's (albeit some too big). And the contra...

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Hey macario, I just showed your pics to my husband. He was absolutely gob-smacked (to use that delightfully descriptive English phrase). He was wondering if we should do that, too. I just smile and say, "yes, in our next house, but not here." :D Who would'a thought it would take a 900 poun...

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Just hounding you a bit, that's all.
We'll look forward to seeing your pics NEXT weekend.
Barb

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Nice that they had all those colours in stock. The nursery was partly right. They should've said (because it's Edmonton), wait until early April to hack them down to the ground. They're probably worried people would cut them down in the Fall, which opens the canes to freezing right down through the ...

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OK, Steve, it's Sunday afternoon...where are those pics of that Orange????

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Barrie, a mile up from the beach...guess you'd be OK then :lol: Nice bit o' paradise you got there. Good you missed that nastiness in November. We had a lot of wind while it was 20 below. So far only the Pyracantha looks cooked (I bought it while visiting Victoria 10 years ago...) So much for the we...

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Thanks for that link...I see it's 24-7-8 with minors. I'll take a look around. Read somewhere here (I think) that the caudex should always be damp? Or did I get that wrong? It is solid, so that's a good sign from your post. I will pay special attention to it this year for sure. We just need some war...

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Wes, they've got roots, I just hope I didn't damage too many of 'em while transplanting.
Will soon see...

Laaz, $3.50 a bag is a great price! We'll look forward to seeing those pics.

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Yes, that'll be a nice colour combination.
Strange that the nursery said to not hack 'em down late winter each year...Buddleia blossom only on new wood (unlike, say, forsythia that blossoms on 2 year wood).

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Our 80% chance of precip is now down to 30%. Didn't get a drop at 80% last night.
Vancouver has a damaging wind warning, I see this morning.

Colder next week, darn, might head your way Allen.

Sounds ominous for the Fraser Valley. Are you at sea level on the Island, Barrie?
Barb

lucky1

When I repot, should I cut off all these dead "things" that resemble bulbs
right at the soil level? or just leave' em on and they can be ugly in a new pot?
Thanks in advance. Barb

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Well you've certainly got the right PINCH...well done.

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Bet you heard the palms laughing...
Here's a chair in my Woodlands Garden that you can't fall out of...now I can't get into it.

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Knnn you'll cry when you see how I pruned my Ficus benjamina...it was scraping the popcorn off the ceiling (not that I want to save the popcorn). I left about five leaves on it...it'll either come back like crazy, or croak. C'est la vie. http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/416085172_ad29623602.jpg Th...

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Don, nice looking Oregon Grape. Early for blossoms, it seems.
Here's mine (nearly died in the winter winds).

Barb

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Knnn, the colour of yours indicates it's really healthy. Mine was, you'll recall, really neglected. I figured it just stopped growing, even though I watered it lots in summer and fertilized it a little. I think that's why it's putting out those 5 or 6 pups (it thinks it's going to die...) Sometimes ...

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I've copied your reply; those items are on my shopping list. Wow, no wonder they grow 10 feet!

Jeez, your plants are doing so well WITHOUT outside sunshine...they'll be over the roof of your house when you put 'em outside.

Don, thanks for that.
Barb

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They DO like being misted, don't they...but that's odd 'coz all the orange trees I saw while visiting California one year were dry as a bone, hotter 'n Haiti, no humidity. Oh well. I just bought some new Miracle Gro, the new stuff comes with trace elements which ought to work wonders. I'll fertilize...

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Hope you didn't hurt a plant...

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macario, atta boy!

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To 1 foot? I've never protected mine over the winter. They were fairly tidy the first 4 or 5 years, now we've got some volunteers coming up here and there. I hack mine as close to the ground as my back allows EVERY late winter, and they come back gangbusters. 8 feet tall in no time. I've never seen ...

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Don, you get THAT MUCH growth...sheesh, are you putting manure on those things?
It's grown 8 FEET ... and Stephanotis 10 feet...IN THE WINTER????

I'm looking at my new baby jasmine plant....GROW, YOU BEGGAR!

Do you make your own potting soil? What fertilizer(s) do you use?
Barb

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Your yellow flowers are so vivid, a real butter-yellow (versus Becel yellow)

Jasmine are among the prettiest climbers. How tall does yours get by end of growing season?

I've got a new white one, it'll be a while before it's as showy as yours.

lucky1

ha ha, THAT would be my spot, too.
Can just imagine the warmth sitting in that chair, sun shining, and the humidity with the plants, and ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
ooops, was that the dinner bell? or me falling out of my chair? ha ha.

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Beautiful, does it have as much fragrance as the white-flowering jasmine?
Barb

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knnn, Will you cut the pups off to start new ones...or leave them on? Do pups grow into baby sagos while on the mother plant, or only once they've been removed? My old neglected one (after repotting, and looking more closely) showed 5 or 6 pups. Barb http://farm1.static.flickr.com/181/416082236_99d5...

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Jay, your pics are great...despite the gloomy overcast day. Yea, didn't the balance of snow just disappear in a couple of days! Vancouver's supposed to get a bucketful of rain tonight/tomorrow. We could use a good dump too to clean sidewalks and streets of dust and sand. But being in a rainshadow, w...

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900 pounds, and 500 pounds!!!! Holy cow! You need to call a friend or two...or 5 Hulks! :lol: I was kidding about the winch, but now think it's a good idea (to save all your backs). Or a come-a-long, at least. Sorry but I'm kinda new here...have you posted a pic where these plants are in the winter?...

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Don't fall asleep in that chair...you'll wake up with a palm in your shirt

It is full, but stunning!
Well done
Barb

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macario, those are huge and beautiful...wow, no wonder your back's sore. Man, you just need a couple o' white columns and it'd be ITALY...

Magnificent pics. How heavy was that huge one laying on its side? It's gotta weigh 200 pounds at least.
Time for a winch to save your back!

lucky1

Edmonton HAS had warm weather...wow.
Bet they'll come through fine with that well-selected spot. Winter winds seem to do more damage than cold.
Did you buy the pink or purple Buddleia? I've got a few of each and love 'em, so do the butterflies when it's not windy.

lucky1

Wonderful that you can grow them outside, Wes. I finally repotted my old neglected Calamondin "bush". There was almost no soil left in the pot, just roots, had to pull them away from the clay pot. These separated "twins" don't look good, but I was really gentle pulling them apart...

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I've heard...pick your Yucca spot carefully. Coz apparently you need a backhoe to get it out if it's been in the ground for 10 years.

Fortunately, I've never had to move an old one.

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Barrie, those are stupendous...from the Island??? I've also seen great palm pics from your place... To think I left Vancouver 30 years ago (what was I thinking :cry: ) Oh yea now I remember...the 2 hours to work, and the 2 hours to home each day, didn't get out of second gear for 11 years! Now that ...

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A Pod in the driveway!

I dream of MOVING south where Bougainvillea and Palms and Birds of Paradise and Pachypodiums (...podia? ...podii?) fill my yard.
But then life would be too easy.
Just think...one could winter in CANADA then

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