Here's a few pics of the Martin Mars water bomber on a Google image search.Cheers, Barrie,

NO kidding! A sad state of afairs there now. The big Martin Mars water bomber from British Columbia is heading into California to help douse those fla...

"I just want to know who has been holding the umbrella over Edmonton."It could be the buckets of rain that Prince Rupert has had already. Perhaps it r...

Barb,I'd wager they where field grown with the fronds pruned hard, dug out, and root pruned to fit the very small containers shown.You can not "cook" ...

Your yearly average rainfall could easily come to be with 2 and a half months remaining in the year. After all, that's what averages are made of, high...

I can accept that to a certain degree macario,The problem I have is growers / sellers that lay claim to what they refer to as "rare" or "exclusive", t...

The genus Trachycarpus is quite varied without going to China. Even locally, leaf form, size, number of leaflets, stiffness of leaflets, trunk thickne...

Here's some Autumn pics from the west coast (Vancouver Island) and the lack of fall color I mentioned earlier. (this from an unmonitored message board...

Barb ... not just "hanging on" but doing well. I cut the most obviously damaged branch and left the rest. New branching shoots are evident from the pi...

daveryI guess in colder climates there's more to consider. Start with a basic framework and insulate accordingly. Luckily for me all I need is an unhe...

Nice pics Barb ... Fall color is hard to come by here. Sure the Oregon Maple is one but even that is a yellow/brown and not overly appealing. Some tre...

These guys may be able to help you source out your requests.Cheers, Barrie.

No problemo amigo! Let us know how you do with your winter enclosure.Cheers, Barrie.

Here's an enclosure a buddy of mine did in Port Alberni here on Vancouver Island, He did it for his Chamaerops humilis which is likely fine without su...