The one thing that is apparent is the enthusiasm by the citzens of Vancouver (you can't even see a square inch of pavement with the crowds). So much h...

Paul ... Have you tried Phyllostachys nuda? It's reported by the American Bamboo Society to be reliably hardy to -29ºC (-20ºF)Cheers. Barrie.

Wow ... tough to garden like that. I'm pretty sure if I (and my plants) had to face that, I'd give up.I hope there are some nice suprizes for you this...

Have you guys even had a freeze? Yes ... several. The coldest was in early Dec, about -6ºC (21ºF) one night. Since then no frost until just recently ...

Is that meyer lemon in the ground? No ... but it might as well be. It's been outside since I got it a few years ago and I have plans for planting it ...

A week later and we hit 78 F today. Hope winter is over for good. Good to see things have returned to normal for ya Todd.Cheers, Barrie.

I can't speak on records as I don't pay much attention to statistics. Anytime El niño is dominant. winters are similar or close to what we've been exp...

Some things are right on time and seem to be hard wired for their bloom period, others are a couple of weeks early.We're getting a good run of sunshin...

I'm holding out for Neil Young :lol:

Barrie where is Rudy`s house in North Vancouver. You can pm if it`s posssible to see it from the street when I`m down on the coast this spring.John J...

I know Rudi through the PNWPEPS since I became a member in the mid 90's. He is an eloquent and enthusiastic exotic gardener with one of the most amazi...

Smart horses, preferring hay to snow. Apparently so will the winter Olympic skiers. They've trucked in tremdous amounts of hay to lay down as a base ...

Sabal 'Birmingham' has been rock solid even as a small specimen.It's never shown any stress but it's also a somewhat slow grower here.It may pick up o...

Musa velutina is flowering quite nicely in advance of true spring. Perhaps I'll be tasting fruit by March or April.I'm headed back outside for some mo...