Wes,Yes, my coldest night was -6.9 celcius (19.6f) at the end of Nov 2006. The most recent cold snap last week I saw -5c (23f) overnight on Jan. 11/07...

Good news really. I planted a small Y. treculeana seedling last spring. It has been buried in snow twice and frosted several more times. Seems to be n...

Laaz...Arenga engleri are an awesome looking palm. In your region, I'd try it in a heart beat, even if some protection was needed during a cold snap o...

Laaz,I've heard of a few over in England and reports are that they're not really too hardy. Maybe old specimen could be, but I personally have never ...

Wes ... the bananas in the above post by Laaz aren't Musa basjoo. (or have I misunderstood your question?)I'm going to try a clump of Musa itinerans t...

Awesome Laaz ... If you include a return address I can sen a few things your way.Cheers, Barrie.

Irregardless of what type of fertilizer you use, you'll experience different growth rates on similar palms. I've used Osmocote and others and the resu...

Nice buy Laaz! For $25 that's a steal. I'm not sure why Needle palms aren't available here generally speaking, since they'd be fine in our climate. I ...

Laaz,I see it now ... and with a flood advisory!Statement as of 10:24 AM EST on January 14, 2007The Flood Warning continues forthe lower Santee river ...

Wes,We got about 5 inches of snow roughly. The past two nights saw temps of -5c (23f)-Jan.11 and -3.1c (26.4f)-Jan.12.Daytime temps are slow to recov...

DesertZoneThose are some crazy cold temps! Here, our worst cold came suddenly at the end of November, 19.6f (-6.9c) one night.The latest cold wave has...

Two thirds of the continental US is in the grip of a huge cold air mass, encompassing most of the west . Sooner or later that air mass will move eastw...

Joe ... as usual, there's little snow here at Duke Point (I'm at work right now) and what's here's mainly slush. Tonight's temps shouldn't be too bad,...

Here's what I woke up to this morning of Vancouver Island. Temp 29.5fCheers, Barrie.