Jesse- It is undeniably a beautiful banana. Unfortunately it almost always (except Bills in that picture) suffers leaf damage and looks ragged. Very s...

Good stuff! I've never seen such a nice looking Ae Ae EVER. You are doing something (maybe everything?) right!

Ditto here Tim. I've probably killed 20 Y. alofolias over the years. Not a chance that a pure-blood Y. alofolia will survive in my zone 5 (4)!

Jesse- Here is the fig. Downtown Toronto, pic is from 2007??<a href="

I replied on another board... But man, that is one impressive collection.

Opuntia humifusa. aka O. compressa. Eastern Prickly pear.

Jesse- almost certainly it's a R. 'PJM': Thy bloom early and are very hardy. It's a small leafed variety (lepidote) that is almost as common here as R...

Good stuff! You guys need to spread those McCurtain county minors all over that state!

Cam- This is what a second year plant looks like: <a href="

Cameron,The Petasites is only 3 years old... But yeah, I should be able to get one to you.Jim,The thing with those 'big' hostas that surprised me, was...

Cameron- There was one in Halifax by the water that lasted for some ~10 years before the cold finally killed it outright (1960's-70's? John W. would k...

Rainy here too: Finally a hot day is forecast, however!

Mike- These are true zone 7 trees. Beautiful things, but too tender for most areas here in S. Ontario. The only ones in my region that I know of are i...