Very nice Rob... Did you polish the leaves on your So. Mag or what? They are so lustrous.

Interesting that they recovered so well. I wonder if they would have recovered without intervention? Probably not, but someone (maybe me) should reall...

Love the desert areas... Amazing. Can't wait to get back!

Excellent! When am I going to get the invite to come check it out?I'm glad that your bamboo has shot, three of mine (same spp. and cultivar) have shot...

Good stuff! Plenty of room for new plants too...

I can't even believe that you guys can get such awesome palms...

Jim- I do really like the Trachycarpus... I just like to get people going! I think that we'll probably find that 'takil-oreophilius-urkhense' are one ...

Jeez- I didn't realize that T. oreophilius was just fortunei too! Who knew?Seriosuly though, I so wonder if, as Dr. John suggested, we took a transect...

Bill- Here's my reply from the other board:Lovely shots. The habitat of these palms is absolutely amazing! I'd say it certainly 'looks' like a Western...

Jim- Looks like your trig is going to bloom too! That is one of my favorites, but, mine has only bloomed once:(I see that you've got lots of Echinocer...

Ya- It sucks that the new growth got blasted... The cactus must have to face late frosts all the time in the wild...

Kirk- I use heating cables in my enclosure, but the palms I am overwintering are zone 7 palms, not the zone 9ers some on this board grow! I wrap the c...

No recent pics... Wisteria is nearly finished here, Lilacs too... The very late leafing species (oak, locust, etc.) now have fully extended their leav...