Do you dig out the tender species in the fall? I see that Phoenix and think that would be a pain to protect!

I forsee you purchasing many wine barrels in the near future... Everything looks great. Is the second on the left a white bird of paradise or is it the R. Madagascariensis?

Paul no digging for the CIDP or anything in the ground. I will give it extra protection this winter. Jesse the wine barrels look good but cost to much for all the palms. I can now get plastic 50 gal. concentrate barrels from a u brew place here to cut and use for free next spring. Yes a bird of paradise I`ve had for 6 years. No blooms yet though?

John

Your Oak tree "circle" is sure turning out nice...imagine that in a few more years, wow.

Everything looks like it did very well this summer.

I see you've got a new hut design; great idea for keeping plants dry but allowing light in.
Easy to throw plastic over it in a hurry.

Congrats!
Barb

EDIT; Re BOP bloom. last year mine didn't bloom either because it was in the cold building ~10C max.
The only time mine bloomed is when I brought it inside the house in Fall. By Feb it was blooming.
Have brought mine inside again this time.

Barb the pics you see are from this spring. I`ll post the new ones I took yesterday soon. I would like nothing better than to bring the 13 ft BOP in the house. I`m thinking of how to raise the ceiling some how 😆

John

Look forward to seeing the new pics, John.

By the way, BOP leaves are very flexible 😉
It'd be worth dragging it in for one winter to see what colour the bloom is.

Mine was marked a "white" when I bought it...imagine my surprise when it bloomed the preferred blue/orange flower.

Barb

Thanks Barb. Lill said no way to making the ceiling twice the size for the BOP. I guess I will never know the species I have. Is there a way to tell? Anybody from P.N. forum? Blue orange would be cool!

John