Would have loved to jump the fence and dug out the shoot in pic #1 but I don't think they would have liked that! :twisted: I know how you feel, I wo...

Jim, Good looking yucca.

What I've seen here over the decades here is much warmer falls, but our springs seems to be windy and colder. Wildflowers would come out in April, no...

The sun angle by late Feb is also high enough that the soil begins to warm if the temps do-I really look forward to this because generally,if it is wa...

I always find march the worst! It just seems to drag on without extreme lows, but no real warmth (usually). Yea, march can be a hard month to live ...

Most of my yucca and all of agave plants are inside this winter so I won't surprise you guys soon...By the way what's is an opuntia with the purple pa...

Aaron, it seems that cactus in Amarillo a picture of which I posted in November is Opuntia ellisiana! Thanks for sharing your incredible knowledge abo...

hopefully in one month it will be getting warmer!! Belive it or not, as much as I hate January I am glad it is here. That way I can get it over! On...

I feel for you! We just got out of a long cold front, and now they say we will be back in again. :x

WOW...you have tried just about everything Tim. :shock: Always nice to know about hardy facts rather than posted zones. I always dought most plant ...

That's attractively done!Looks good when they're not caught in chicken wire or the like. Barb Barb, I agree. This town is mainly retired people (Su...

someone should hybridize Opuntia ficus indica with a hardy Opuntia...........that would be cool. You are always one step ahead of Mother-Nature. :lol...

thanks for the photos Aaron. I wish I could grow them here! Me too. :D I did see one that barely made it through a winter down in the canyon. Mild...

We got a bit today 1/2 inch. :D That looks very nice, love the ice swords. :D

are the 10% which survived hardier or just in better microclimates? You may want to collect some of those pads. :wink: The ones that looked alive to...