Garry,Those are famous pictures.Hard to believe anything could grow on vertical rock faces.upside down tectonic uplift? :lol: :lol: I'm very happy ...

In this deserty region, we can't count on rain to water anything.Research from the weather station stated that 70 per cent of what we do get actually ...

They sure seem to be attracted to your keyboard (maybe the monitor) :lol: :lol: Maybe try some red/blue lights on them...Barb

Congrats Cameron!I've heard those two species aren't easy to get going.Young bottle palms have wide, coarse-looking juvenile leaves.But the beautiful ...

Yikes, Heidi, but agree it should pull out of its funk with some heat, and no more rain.Covering against rain is a good idea, but not tightly as the l...

One of my Washys is working on opening up a 3rd leaf for this year, No wonder, with those great temperatures!Young Washies need tons of water, is tha...

Jim, yours are moving along faster than mine.Agree freshness is the real trick here, and then optimum conditions for germination.I was really impresse...

Mike,Good news about the Washy.Looking forward to seeing what you do with the stump planting.Barb

The disco ball is missing :lol: :lol: :lol: Barb

Erik,Even a few Christmas palms would likely make you happy, as it would me.I never count on 100% germination, always surprised when more than 50% pop...

Approx 6 of Garry's princeps seeds have germinated; others just a bit slower.Can't wait to pot them up...Barb

That's really cool, Tim.I bet your city's museum would be able to tell you which group/time it was from.Barb

Yup, that coconut is doing great, must be that red/blue light thingy.Erik, let's see those Veitchia seedlings please.Barb

Our place is too far from the lake to have been of much interest to the native Indian bands.They were smarter than we are :lol: :lol: Barb