produce a male cone once it is about 5 inches or larger, and the females will start coning at about 6 to 7 inches. Whenever it gets that large, no mat...

First of all, pineappel, thank you...how very nice you're also interested in these beauties.Glad you've joined PN, and will look forward to your pics....

Thanks folks!Wow! You have native cactus Opuntia fragilis? Nice to know what it is called, thank you.Would happily trade my wild cactus desert propert...

The diversity is incredible.Naturalized trachies are wonderful.Really like the trunk-cleaned Washies and the blue palms.Think I saw a Mimosa (silk tre...

Never knew Columbine could be THAT gorgeous.I've got the plain-jane Columbine here, looks like this Yours is a stunner.No apology required, Aaron.Disl...

you can see an alpaca a mile away.Snakes...not so much. :argue: :lol: :lol: :lol: Barb

9A zone...that would be heaven.Your Flickr pics are fabulous...wow.Barb

the Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan link you provided: impressive document.Interesting references to jujube, pistachio, etc. ex situ development/re...

It'll get better Aaron...Today's the first sunny day here in FIVE.... 8) People were evacuated from low-lying areas nearby from MELTING SNOW in the m...

Aaron, wonderful new pics at your place.Seems your drainage changes have been well worth it, and the garden is so lovely...I like the little bridge/fo...

Thanks for the update Andy.Was wondering if it had croaked.Glad it didn't.A new pic would be good.Barb

How wonderful your new garden will look when all those potted palms are planted.Oh what a huge project!But so very satisfying.1 or 2 weekends a month....

Agree with Jesse, wash all the soil off and put into new soil.Treat the new soil too for egg/larvae around the roots that you may have missed.Since it...