That's not fair! I want snow! Why can the West Coast have the cold and snow and all we get is lousy rain (at least it was above 10C, had it been below...

Barb- I don't think it is Bay, but I have been wrong before (believe it or not)... :D

Wow. barb- Bundle both yourself and you plants... I'm not even going to post our long term forecast right now. I don't know why we're getting away wit...

Tim- Not sure. The only ones I see planted are M. aquifolium and the low growing one, so I'd say it's an aquilifolium. An old one. Certainly the talle...

I can't help but think that we're going to pay for this fall later on... Not often that we enjoy Geraniums etc. this late. It's especially strange sin...

Thanks Jim- Very informative as usual!

Let me try that :lickice: :verycold:

Hey- I'm not convinced that Yucca truly have a dormancy period. I see my plants here (including Yucca glauca) will try to keep pushing the leaves out ...

Canadian,Most of the plants on your list look OK to around -15C which is when I would cover them from further cold. The Yucca should be fine on its ow...

I don't know why no one grows Paw-paw around here... If you get northern selections they are 100% hardy. Here is mine, ~5 years old. It sailed through...

Jesse- To each his own! To be honest I've never gotten in to gingers. Not that I find them unappealing, just that they haven't struck me... Yet... Jap...

Jesse- That fig was between 15 and 20 feet high. For a similar look and far less trouble I would go with something like Castor bean! Do you guys grow ...

Jesse- I've tried only Eucalyptus seedlings. They died the first winter. I do still have some high altitude Eucalyptus seed kicking around. I might as...