What's the saying?Be still my heart.Yup, that's it.I'd love to live next door...just so I could look at your garden every day.Barb

Sounds almost like a micro-burst (recently explained on the weather channel :lol: ).Barb

Igor, wow, those downed trees were big-diameter trunks.What a shame all that damage.Thankfully it missed your place.Barb

What's the ultimate size of an Abyssinian anyway?Can you just imagine how thick that trunk is going to get? :shock: Yellow flowers on the mystery pla...

Jim, that Abyssinian has only been in the ground for 1+ week...and look how it's exploded with growth.Beautiful.You say you're waiting for warmth...he...

Man oh man, that's one big project.The results to date are impressive, nice and neat.The new palms are going to have great surroundings...Barb

You're way ahead of us if blooms are appearing on your yuccas.Look forward to seeing them.Barb

Yeah...a planner with a machine! :lol: Great plans ahead.Forgot whether I welcomed you back in 2009 :wink: Big job...like the waterfall at the front...

So fungus/rot caused that?But if it was dry all winter, wouldn't that prevent rot? :| Hope it recovers for you.Barb

Nice palm Andy.Just my eyes probably, but is it planted a little too deep?Is soil at the same level it was in the old pot?I've learned that sand can a...

Great job, Igor!Those palms are beautiful!And with the protection of the concrete block wall, they'll be a zone warmer.Hope the banana was missed by t...

Hi Mike,Thanks for the explanation.Also thanks for the pollen offer.Wes in Vancouver has a male Trachy and he'll send us pollen.Unless Canada Post fou...

palms stiff fronds I bet that has something to do with the roots finally getting out of a pot and doing a happy dance.Interesting that you bring up li...

Hey Wes in Vancouver (going to send us some pollen...thank you!!!!).Probably too early to tell, but any guess if my Trachy is male or female from the ...

:lol: :lol: It's rare to hear a positive comment after such a weather experience.Barb