Id say its not a Basjoo. The giveaway for me is the non "droopy" leaves..How big is the one you have? It looks like 5 or 6 feet to me, but its hard ...

There was a pair of Omega blocks that passed over western canada over the last week or so. Its been 20-25c here, not the 35C in southern alberta, but...

Hey cameron, you said your musella was small right ? ( oh the jokes I just opened up... lol). Would you mind taking pics. Im tryin to ID a year old...

YEah, the UK is warmer (in the winter) then most of canada, except maybe extreme eastern nova scotia (where cameron is.... lucky basterd ::P ) and a ...

How did I miss this thread, awesome figs. I never seen them grow so well so far north. :shock: I think people grow them in the UK.....

barb :evil: me. Or they do a large version of hilling in roses, as the portuguese method talks about. Thats what i said.... As far as I know hilli...

We don't have shade here...we have only HALF-DAY blistering bloody hot OR FULL-DAY blistering bloody hot. :lol: LOL are those the technical terms? LO...

I love the blue flowers Cameron, your soil's perfect for blue.It's simply too hot and dry here for hydrangeas...too bad.Here's a nice site/info on hyd...

Ah ive read about this method. THey do it with the lower branches as well, and wrap the trunk. Or they do a large version of hilling in roses, as th...

THat should work. When I plant mine, im going to have to used a layer of fleece/old blankets to keep a little bit more heat. Your zone 6 or 7 if i r...

Oh yeah, thats why they can survive in zone 5, they just regrow like a peony - herbaceous, so dont expect much trunk to survive. I hope it does well...

Canadianplant, here's some protection methods I was thinking of:Fargesia: A lot of mulch It probably wont need to much, just enough to keep the roo...

Hi Canadianplant, yeah this soil is acidic. I don't think that this hydrangea is a climbing one. Right now, it is around 3 feet tall, and has been for...

Hydrengea lost its "coolness" for a while but it seems to be makin a come back!Id have to say your soil there is acidic to a point dude, as far as im ...

Sry my comp went for a crap for a sec...The fargesia shouldnt have any problem at all. For this winter, I would just bury it in leaves, and leave it ...