Barb,I've always liked and, was fasinated by palaeontology. Below is a link to an article regarding the palm fossil finding and a couple of pics from ...

Barb,I have a piece of a palm fossil from here on Vancouver Island. It just so happens a large palm frond was discovered while the section of highway ...

Must be tough on the plants (and you) to go through such extremes. Very pleasant here today (21C) after an overnight rain to freshen things up. Cheers...

Larry Wick certainly has quite a selection of exotics on Keats Island. Maybe he's the one to consult when you want to plant exotics there. I wonder ho...

The biggest difference between Scotland or the UK compared to BC (at least southern coastal regions) is that we have a disinct dry season. The British...

Here's another "drive-by shooting" while I was in Port Alberni (Vancouver Island) this afternoon.Cheers, Barrie.

That's insane! You're beyond help buddy !!! hahaha! A fine looking palm no doubt.Cheers, Barrie.

Arctic PalmThe correct spelling is Nanaimo and is located 70 miles north of Victoria on the eastern shoreline of Vancouver Island. I live just north o...

Yes it's coming, the "W" word is not far offIf by "W" you mean warm, then we have it here right now.September is almost a shoe in for good weather on ...

The temperature is only 23 C so far and feels almost chillyThe Edmonton temperature showing on the top page today is 4c (38f) at 10 am with light rain...

"Trachy root systems are usually quite small. They are similiar to Rhodos."Trachycarpus root systems are much deeper than Rhododendron. It's quite lik...