Very nice pics Palmark! Any idea what his winter protection methods are? I see what looks like infloresence emerging from the petioles.Cheers, Barrie.

"I will be thinking of you when I go out to shovel snow this PM"Not a flake to be seen Allen. Yesterdays rain took of that thankfully since my lower b...

11 celcius at 8:30 and it's 13c (55f) now at 10am. Leads me to believe 15c (59f) is possible for the afternoon high. Laaz must be laughing since this ...

Good idea Barb. If that doesn't work, we have plenty of Scotch Broom that's invaded the Island we could arrange a trade for. :lol: Cheers, Barrie.

Absolutely Barb ... some jackass has decided to crusade against this for no good sustainable reason. If only the energy that was wasted on these endev...

Just to clarify ...El Nino and La Nina are the correct terms. "el nina" contradicts the Spanish gender based vocabulary, but you knew that anyway :lol...

Good lord! I can't image those conditions let alone consider driving them Allen! So I guess our -0.7 celcius pales in comparison. You're one serious C...

The genus Washingtonia is quite prolific and a nuisance, much the same Sabal palmetto is in the SE. These pop up in sidewalk seams, and almost anywher...

I never heat my greenhouse (coldframe) and all the plants are fine. I have some Haas Avocado trees that seem fine for the past few years, and they're ...

PALMETTOMAN ... Yes the pics do seem to convey contrasting concepts, snow and palms. The temps have been at or just under freezing for this 36 hour ev...

HPI (Hardy Palm International) a quarterly journal released by PNP&EPS (Pacific Northwest Palm & Exotic Plant Society) and available to member...

Here's what we woke up to this morning, 5" of snow and the temp was 31.7f, so just a whisker under the freezing point.Rain and temps aproaching 15C (5...

I should clarify the wind / snow comment. That combo is more evident right at or near seaside locations as was observed today. I work at such a spot a...

Those look like part of the grouping outside of the Rec Center in Parksville on the corner.Cheers, Barrie.P.S. - you should resize your pics to 800 x ...