A nursery very close to my home has a bottle palm about 5ft tall listed at $269.99 however it now marked down 70% off. Not knowing much about these p...

You are taking the wrong approach. embrace the little buggers. they are your friend. Seriously , its almost impossible to get rid of them once you ...

protection in some cases can be as easy as mulching heavily. Don't let protection methods scare you off. If you are going to the trouble of fin...

its not only plants that get burned. You should see me after a few hours in the sun in April. good renminder though. acclimation to full sun is ...

Nice work Mike, disguising a palm tree buying trip as spring break with the kids. Why didn't I think of that? Where did you go in Texas? Looks lik...

Disclaimer for anything I may post or advice I may give in the future: Proceed with caution. Use your own brain. :lol: I can not be held respon...

Steve - as if you needed any additional help germinating seeds. very nice set up and the fact that its from recycled materials is a bonus. Now if y...

I tried to buy some worms today and they said they were out because some guy in central texas and some gal in Vernon BC bought all the worms. :lol: ...

I think you have a record going here , 2 people three pages of conversation and no one butted in.......except for now. What ya'll planning on doing ...

this particular one is 14' across and 10' high. I don't know how easy it is is to set up, but I have a feeeling it sets up like a modern day tent. ...

Its all about me. Hence a picture of a temporary structure I am thinking about. Your thoughts ?

thanks John. sounds just like what I experience each year. I am in Kansas we get to about 0F / (-17C) at least once or twice each winter. Keep ...

I am only buying if the palm salespeople ask me to buy. LOL. Seriously I am about out of room. I have to come up with a way to protect my cold hardy...

John - Nice pics. The palms look great. Do you cover/protect the Trachy in ground during the wintertime. I see you list your zone as 6b-7a. What...

thanks for the nice comments. I have several smaller adonidia merrilli (christmas palms) but this is my first one with some height. I'd buy anothe...