Heres a shot of one of the T.Princeps

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Some more cactus flowers..palms etc.

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lots of buds

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An Opuntia (Claude Arno) is staked to have rose colored flowers in June.

First time(about too) blooming here.

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Bamboo

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Thai giant is back

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Usually Castor beans are at least 1' by now,last year they were 3' by now!

Heres one

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B.Eriospatha

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E.Princeps

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T.Princeps

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Var.Arundo donax-Giant reed grass.

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D.Antarctica...on the 3 year recovery plan from one fall of 18F and 2 years of drought,this is a better year

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The Washy
I trimmed off all the blemished leaves of 2012-

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Hayes "stiffie"(FortxWag?) recovering from spear pull caused last fall....
you can see the center coming up with the dried Bordeaux fungicide on top.

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Thanks for looking-

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That A. americana is sexy 😯

Which bamboo was shooting? They looked a bit rough earlier in the year, did all the culms on them re leaf?

Also, plz show the Sequoia!

Jim, finally you posted the succulent "yard" pics! Thanks! Everything looks perfect! Mafreda plant, is it the maculosa? And the purplish plant, is it either phormium or cordiline?
Cacti are just wow!
Jesse, the sexy agave is A.parry I assume. And the left one is A.havardiana.

Igor has it right-I didn't picture the A.Americana because it is ratty.
yes & yes on the Cordyline and Manfreda Maculosa
Thanks Igor

Jesse

The one pictured is P.Bisetti,the Black bamboo is sending up
new shoots too,it is regrowing some of the previous years shoots.

I will get a pic of the Sequoia...I had been wondering if the burnt orange
discoloring of winter would go,or regrow....the answer soon........here is a shot
of it coming out of winter.
you can also see the Black Bamboo to the right of the palm enclosure............

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Jesse, the sexy agave is A.parry I assume. And the left one is A.havardiana.

I ALWAYS do that with that damn agave!

Jim - I think for the most part lots of evergreen conifers will wind burn in a winter where they are borderline hardy. Your winter wasnt as nice as last. Im sure most of not all will recover in time.

Great to hear about the boos and cant wait to see then in a few weeks!

Jesse

I was wondering whether the Sequoia would grow back some green
or whether it would change back to green...winter discoloration is
normal here and I thought the native cedar looked worse than the Sequoia.

Here it is May 19,2013

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It changed back 😀

Heres that other(A.Parryi)agave......

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I counted 21 open blooms at one time 😀

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The pedals on the Horse crippler flowers look like feathers.....

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Good stuff never gets old. 😀

Hey Jim did I ever tell you that your Trichocereus is a beauty? Your Sequoiadendron is getting so huge!

Hey Jim did I ever tell you that your Trichocereus is a beauty? Your Sequoiadendron is getting so huge!

No Tim 😉 I hope it really blast a good amount of growth,
I was poking at it the other day and it is very solidly rooted so,
we'll see...the Cereus Peruvianus looks about ready to pop on top and June
is about right for that!

Thanks you guys! :occasion5:

Wow 😯 I wonder how long term that thing is ......

Wow 😯 I wonder how long term that thing is ......

Basically no damage except a few little branches.

They guy who sells them said they just need to get some size to have enough sap to deal with the cold.

This one saw -18F under a rose cone and was untouched so they can handle cold.

Hey Jim did I ever tell you that your Trichocereus is a beauty? Your Sequoiadendron is getting so huge!

Tim

I believe the Sequoia starts the season at 7' 8"

Your place is a good example of where they can try them for carbon sinks. Theyve cloned some of the oldest and biggest ones for that very reason

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/22/redwood-trees-climate-change-environment/2102667/

Im very tempted to see how they do up here.... I think I already know the answer 🙁

your zone 5 is so much ahead of my zone 5. I love your garden and pictures.

Tavi