I really can't believe this. I wake up this morning to see that Vancouver (YVR, but still!) dropped to an icy -14 C (7 Farenheit)! Unreal....Kelowna...

Sorry about the weather Barrie, but cool shots! If it's any consolation, the palms in Southern Nevada have snow on them too!Have you protected some o...

Calgary, Alberta, Canada: -30.6 CSo far, 4B.(Recorded at YYC-always at least a couple of degrees colder than, especially, the western part of the cit...

How about the 5-day for the near future in western Canada/ PNW? Ouch and brrrr!Even coastal areas, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Portland are forecas...

Very nice John!Are the Trachys in the ground under cover? You guys have already had some pretty brisk nights out there.Looks great!

Very cool!Looks like a Y. Brevifolia. I assume it's just as hardy, or hardier?

Hi Artic!I've seen your palms on iGarden Village. Amazing stuff, an inspiration to all palm lovers with true winters. Your dilemma leads to an impor...

Nice cacti Patrick!

Very cool! Trade you for an inner-city locale at the foot of the Rockies...straight up!

Hi Antti,Here's the temperature averages for Calgary, where I live:I love palms and yuccas. All of my plants are currently in pots, which are moved i...

Hi Anttisep,Here's a link to a thread from this forum about some Trachys in Sitka, Alaska, USA:There's a picture at the bottom of the thread. I'll le...

Hi Barb,Did you deal with Monrovia directly, or through a local nursery? I would be encouraged if you were able to bypass local nurseries who, in Cal...

JohnC,Check out an ebay.com (not .ca) store called Sunshine Gardens. They carry "Carl Poole Palm Fertilizer" for $9.99 US + a rather hefty shipping c...

Hi Paul,Here's a link to a thread on "iVillage Garden Web". There's a guy in zone 4 Utah who seems to have perfected a styrofoam / lightbulb enclosur...