Don,it is 11 oF here right now. The "palm hut" is, as I predicted when filming, -5 oC right now. (In my nervousness, I left off the "minus"). The fina...

Not enough snow to make a difference--about 1 cm. Thermocube in the palm hut is going strong; it is -5 oC in there right now. Fine for the palms in th...

For once, it is warmer where you are than where I am right now. --Erik

It has not been that big a deal here. I guess even a little snow is exciting if you live far enough to the south.

First snow of the winter just started falling, so it is the long johns for me.

Wow!Bet you wish you still lived in OK, huh?It will be cold down here, but definitely "zone 7" stuff.--ErikP.S. Jim, W flirts with Don on FB, too. Mik...

W and Mike are FB buddies and W likes to flirt long distance. He changed his profile photo for her last night. Back on topic...I had a long pipe heati...

PDN is small by comparison with the really big nurseries, like my local Tri B.

I'm glad you tried. Phil does internal US phyto certs, but the "passports" are another thing altogether. He is really a hobbyist (semi-retired physici...

No big surprise--they grow well down here. Only hardiness problem is that they bloom early and we always get a freeze thereafter that kills the blooms...

Barb,congratulations!That is very exciting. It will make a fun change of style, gardening-wise, for you this year. Keep us updated. --Erik

W would love to see you model the 2011 attire on that graph :lol:

I think all of us south of the border are interested in what you folks will order. Did any of you call Phil at Jungle Music to ask if he would make an...

Barb,Usually, although we have had big snows in November and it was 0 oF in mid-December about five years ago. But January is typically the coldest; i...