Gosh that's a fabulous BG!!!
Such a lovely layout/design, residents must be so proud of that.

It still ticks me off that I live in a 10,000 people city, and none of those 10,000 people have ANY imagination/creativity for a BG.
Never even heard it mentioned among the politicos.

Folks here would probably fill one with stuffed cattle 😐 🙄

Barb

One thing I noticed about Denver though is that they get z5 lows but their temperatures rebound as if they were in a zone 6b. In other words they don't spend many consecutive days with highs below freezing.

On another note, I was at a nursery the other day asking what kind of yuccas they can order and one of the ones was yucca rostrata. I asked them if it was meant for indoors and they said that their supplier is from Breese Illinois near St. Louis and that they generally sell perennials. In addition to that there are so many websites that say yucca rostrata works in a zone 5b including plant delights which I assume is pretty good at giving accurate information on hardiness. I'm I just wishfull thinking or is it possible these things have been successfully grown in a Midwestern zone 5b without protection?

I guess it could easily be tested but I'm not ready to risk it just yet. Maybe when my second one gets a little bigger.

I'm I just wishfull thinking or is it possible these things have been successfully grown in a Midwestern zone 5b without protection?

I guess it could easily be tested but I'm not ready to risk it just yet. Maybe when my second one gets a little bigger.

Only one way to tell, buy some seed and plant a few. 😀 I had a supplier that sold a 100 seed for like $3, but I have not bought from them for awhile. Very easy to start from seed. If a seedling makes it then a 5gal plant should.

If a seedling makes it then a 5gal plant should.

What do you mean, Aaron... I have hundreds of them... No chance for surviving in small pots? Last winter I was overwintering 5 "Sapphire Sky" in 3.5" pots having no troubles. Of course they were frost free. Please make your point clearer. Thanks....

If a seedling makes it then a 5gal plant should.

What do you mean, Aaron... I have hundreds of them... No chance for surviving in small pots? Last winter I was overwintering 5 "Sapphire Sky" in 3.5" pots having no troubles. Of course they were frost free. Please make your point clearer. Thanks....

Sure, What I mean is plant some younger less expensive yuccas and plant them outside for a coldhardy winter test. If they make it through the winter, then a bigger plant should.
Who wants to plant a big expensive plant just to find it dies over the winter? 😉

OK, I've got it... Thanks for English to English interpretation!

OK, I've got it... Thanks for English to English interpretation!

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Right (Austin Powers ...)...! 😆 😆 😆 😆 I need more intensive English chatting. Except of talking you, guys, have no chance practicing language. So please forgive me if any silly questions would have been asking. 😳

No worries-I can barely speak English anyway. 😀

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Here is some nice zone 5b trunking yuccas!
http://www.westtexasplants.com/

Yea,Denver has a dry climate-the snow melts way faster than it does here....

Very true that,although cold,it usually warms up during the day but not always.

It would be fun to leave my cactus cover open and not heat it during winter......

I just couldn't help my self though and have to many plants that may not like going below 0.....
or much less than 15F for that matter.

I just couldn't help my self though and have to many plants that may not like going below 0.....
or much less than 15F for that matter.

I here yea! Why risk it if you can cover them. I have a few that are to big for me to cover this winter and dred the thought, but I new this day would come for my Y. faxon.