No ID(ea) yet Jesse-thanks for not sending to cold of air down just yet 😀

Looks like about 38F again last night Bill 😀 it did frost about 125-150 miles north of here though.

Garden still looks untouched and surprisingly the Bananas and Thai giant(etc) continue to grow.

Never heard back from James about the other 4 Takil,hopefully they went out today 😉

Wow, what great pictures Jim. The banana blossom shots are sooooo interesting.
Have never seen how bananas develop from the blossom. Very cool.

Since that Thai is out front, I hope you were wearing pants....

I can only imagine how hard you're working to protect stuff in the coming days. 😕

Barb

Nothing to imagine on either front 😀

Check out the 10 day forecast-gorgeous!

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/52556

I don't have to protect anything until we approach the mid 20s(F)and even then 2 of the
T.ferns will be first to get covered but not permanently -yet.

I only need to use a few (new)covers this year,most everything else gets the same cover.

I am going to experiment with one of my Waggies exposing it to more winter weather
this year.

Hey eric if all goes to plan, ill be growing one myself next year 😈 ( the ficus)

Hey Jim, whats your opinion on that Arundo? Ive read they can survive up in zone 4, with a super thick layer of multch...

I think they would easily-
I hardily protected mine at all,just a pile of mulch right over the top and it came back and grew to
11' this(2nd) year.

I am sure it will be even bigger next year!

Jim,
did you find Arundo at a local nursery or did you get it mail order?
I know it grows well here as there are numerous big clumps in the area. I might just ask next Spring if I can dig some up.
--Erik

I know hortico sells it, and ships roses to the states... not sure on the perennials n evergreens...

Alligator alley/Amazing Gardens

Darn! And I was just there last month.
Oh well, I'll just have to make another road trip in April. (Wonder if the neighborhood will still have, uh, 😳 )

Arundo is such a crazy grower in the SE states, and areas with lots fo rain, im sure your buddy would let some go. Then again, all you really need is one rhizome 😈

a new camera? 🙂 Anyway I finally understand the real size of the thai giant when a person is a next to it, the ensete is also bigger than I thought it was.

Canadian- I grew Arundo for one summer, 2 small plantings. This past winter (extreme low in the zone 6a range, -23C or so) killed it outright. I 'only' put 6" of mulch on it, so that was definitely a factor!

a new camera? 🙂 Anyway I finally understand the real size of the thai giant when a person is a next to it, the ensete is also bigger than I thought it was.

Not a new camera,just took a little more time to
adjust the focus on the close-ups 😛

Hmmmm thanks paul ill keep that in mind.... Its usualy rated for zone 6 but i found a few sources stating regrowth in zone 4...... Must have the right microclimate for it.......