I agree with Bill 100% on this.I don't know that nanus or princeps are any less hardy than 'normal' fortunei.
holy smokes. That's a lot of palms!Is there room to walk around in there?
Home depot, Rona (in Canada), Lowes, etc carry these in several styles and sizes.I use the fluorescent ones but just put them in inexpensive 'shop-lig...
Personally I'd like to see princpes x nanus... a nice grey nanus too... Now THAT would be a nice palm! I know that the dwarf form of fortunei (aka wag...
Too bad it hit so darn early, it's not even winter yet :cry: Barb Too true. Hope it doesn't get too much worse...
Simple question.... In your opinion, does the saying " in terms of palm seeds, sinking seeds mean they are viable, and floating seeds mean they are mo...
Heidi- Trachys are generally OK down to -12 to -15C. I don't think it got that cold in Vancouver city proper (Harbour was ~-6.5C). The only real chall...
Not even close... Max Temp: 13.7 °CMax Temp.Date: Nov.23 2010Min temp: -0.6 °CMin Temp. Date: Nov.19 2010 I can't get my damn weather sticker to come ...
"its turning out to be quite warm."I think that debatable! I would not consider 12f (the temp as I write this) very warm!Ditto on the Fargesia, they r...
Erik- That's exactly why they are important. Without the back drop of hardy plants (esp. those with an exotic look) the winter garden is particularly ...
The Passiflora is still green??? After -12C??? Has it thawed? Interesting pics, thanks for sharing.
Jesse- Please post some pics of the local BLEs! Euonymous is bullet proof...FYI- It hit 15C this am in the sun. Nothing compared to Erics 26C the othe...
John- That's awesome. Do you have an email contact for Rona? If so, I would love to get it to try to 'persuade' them to carry the palms in S. Ontario ...
I can not confirm the Gunnera in Edwards park (don't know where that is). I'll try to get some more bamboo pics in the next few days.
Igor- Thanks for the I.D.'s. I agree on most. I'm a molecular biologist by trade (which is where I get my 'know-it-all-ism from), not a horticulturali...