Just to annoy you all I'm embedding some new pics in this thread. These are from the public planting of Rhododendron in Mississauga. They are the plan...

Interesting. How long-lasting is your cold? What was the low? How much damage did it have?Thanks for the note!

Erik- P. aureosulcata is a much hardier plant. Some of the 'different' clones are also very interesting. Things like 'Alata' and 'Spectibilis' are rea...

Thanks guys! I don't think I'll be able to generate a bamboo forest... Unless, that is, my house suddenly moves 1 full zone warmer!!!Erik- Bamboo is f...

Duncan- You can try Tony at Broadway gardens... Not sure he has them yet, and they'd be gallon sized... I have seeds (I think) if you'dlike to go that...

"It really helped with my Rhodos"You just need to look for Brachycarpum ssp. tigerstedtii and hybrids involving that plant! Perhaps if you check out R...

Thanks for the posts Rob and Jim!Rob- Here's an interesting note about A. arucana- I grow, in my cactus bed, Maihuenia poeppigii, which is an Opuntia ...

I wanted to avoid this post, but I think some other 'experienced folks' need to give some input too:Barrie- I'll respond to you first:"I look in admir...

Looks good Scotty! Hope that bamboo send up some new shoots soon. You're taking this exotic gardening thing to a whole new level for the Kingston area...

HA! I cna't say that 'no-one in the neighbourhood grows palms' anymore! I think Scotty lives close enough to negate that comment...WXman- things are l...

Rob et al. I think Beaver Creek greenhouses is carrying a hardy form of this (O. macrocentra v. Santa-Rita), I've ordered it and will probably take a ...

Barb- I won't answer that (but you should note that they are all within a 1 hour drive of each other... With the exception of Montreal landscaping, of...