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Good point, the best looking Chamaecyparis here do get partial shade. Then again, most people plant them in partial shade here; they probably saw them...

From what I have heard, you would have a higher rate of return with the Bellagio than with TyTy...About the Nanorrhops, I have not tried it but I thin...

That stuff would probably be good to mix into your garden soil, esp. if it is a sand or clay soil. Be sure to mix plenty of organic matter in as well....

I actually like Alaskan-cedars. One of the few conifers I truly like. They are native from SE Alaska to about the Portland area from what I understand...

I commend the Arbor Day Foundation for their efforts to assist and improve urban forestry and wildlife habitat. That said, I have less than glowing fe...

That is a cool little palm. Too bad they are not hardy; those would make the neatest accent plants! Of course I have a general fondness of the Phoenix...

Limber pine (Pinus flexilis) is actually becoming somewhat popular in the Boise area. I do not know a lot about the species except that it grows more ...

Yah I have killer squirrels. They used to dig up my oaks to pluck the acorns off of them, but once I started removing the spent acorn when the seedlin...

I love arabesque scenes like this... what a sharp contrast, looking at the boreal forests across the water, through your palms and Cordylines...

With palms, etc. I usu. let them grow at least 2 cm of root and then I might plant them. I get lazy though and sometimes I wind up waiting until at le...

I would suspect they would do better closer to the coast b/c of the cooler summers. They are native to the higher elevations of central Europe, where ...

It is prolly early so far but I have a few things that don't look too great right now.Two of my three Italian cypresses look kinda bluish-purple. My c...

Has it been as wet in the Magic Valley as it has been here in the Boise area? That may be one of the problems that esp. your Echinocereus had, the int...

This thread has me thinking about something I have noticed. Would it be fair to say that yuccas, agaves, etc. are like desert palms, that these plants...