True our winds are very dry,they basically whip the moisture out of your skin,freeze dry it to your face and then blow your frozen face off! pretty m...

Barrie,I have to disagree with you on wind chill not relating to plants,cold wind may not factor in heat loss to plants but it does wick or strip mois...

My S.louisiana put out 2 leaves even after being planted in late July early August, so, I was quite surprised with their growth rate,I am guessing 4 o...

Ok,I think you will really like S.louisiana,I was impressed with its growth rate( and hardiness this past winter), last year after planting,it never m...

Everyone,thanks for your replies-Paul,sorry to hear your Sequoia tests did'nt work out,I think they need a lot of shelter from the wind.Agave havardia...

Thanks DZ,I guess your referring mostly to the cactus :salute:

Paul,I really like the fortxwags it will be very exciting to watch them develope,I have another one next to the one in the pic exactly like it, only...

Hey Paul,glad to see your palms pulled through,Sabals and Needles are amazingly hardy and its surprising to see what a little insulation and protectio...

Great article,or not.In the almanac they said we have moved into an 11 year cycle(related to sunspot activity) of colder weather but that this summer ...

Sequoias really do grow on you too.I would say my favorite cold hardy palm would be Trachycarpus and as far as succulents probably A.parryi or A.havar...

"Still after the long freeze anything above freezing feels warm!"I hear ya!

The only plant I have lost so far that was trully cold hardy is a T.wag that suffered damage in Nov it died almost immediately,but was never very heal...

Wicked stuff guys but not long to go,got a chance to take out the heating on all the palms and rake some mulch with temps in the 60s and low 70s/-/Low...

You said it brother! Today we hit 71F (last year it was April 16 before we hit 70F)I pulled the rest of the x-mas lights I use for heat as it makes ...