Hi serj,I have a Wollemia nobilis, a member of the same family.The Wollemi pine comes from the blue mountain region of Australia (near Sydney) and was...

Erik bananas love heat and are very thirsty so just apply lots of water and fertilizer.Mike perfect conditions to overwinter your plants. Lots of lig...

Jim, my FreezePruf stank to high heaven when I bought it too, and it left blue dots all over the palm.Think it was too cold to apply it that day. oh ...

Thanks John, looking forward to starting seeds that your mediterranean palm produced.And yes I'd love to see pics of the palms in flower.Your huge Tra...

Glad you already transplanted the c.debaoensis.I've transplanted some Foxtails from those big slurpy cups into larger containers.What a job getting th...

Duncan with such warm afternoons, a light blanket thrown over more tender stuff would do in the interim.Barb

The cold tolerance "spread" between robusta and filifera is that pronounced this time of year? Wow.Thanks for showing that Jim.Will look forward to s...

Thanks John. Glad yours are doing well.Don't remember if I mentioned that the cycas debaoensis will need repotting to better soil than what I had it ...

With "regular mix" I meant the sand that was already there (not soil).Just put gravel underneath it.

Yes, direct water away from the bed, especially if there's some clay in the mix.I'd raise the bed--not because of the gasline--cactus roots won't both...

Having a somewhat dry climate helps I thought so too, Jim, but ultimately it comes down to what the minimum is (and for how long it's cold).We're dri...

Igor, while I don't know much about bamboo (except that they become a forest that only a bulldozer can remove), I enjoyed seeing yours.There are a few...

Yup, trust me to find the MOST expensive place to buy something, LOL.Shipping to Canada is as expensive as shipping to Mars!I had looked for a thermoc...

Thanks guys!Sure, a couple more...some of the indoor stuff.Gonna miss the long sunny days...time change this weekend :x Barb

Igor, beautiful garden, lovely selection of plants.You're going to have to do some logging to find room for palms :lol:What bamboo type is that? Barb