works great!

Gorgeous border!Absolutely!Please share more photos with us. --Erik

Funny!Jack, do ask Barb about photo posting here. She is the one who helped me (almost) figure it out. I'd love to see that Japanese garden. --Erik

Good Paulownia article, Paul. Let'd keep up the habit of finding and sharing these. My climate is much like those in this trial just to the north. I d...

Hay is my main protection method as it is basically free here on the farm.It does lead to rot. I used to kill palms this way. Last winter my solution ...

Tony,welcome to the forum!I've been here a year and have learned a lot. I used to kill windmill palms regularly but have not lost one since I started ...

Jack, fun thread! I think we all empathize with the challenges of this hobby. Yesterday, W tried to help by dumping a tractor bucket load of uneaten h...

The cabrito tastes like Camellia, and Hibisicus. but tonight we are eating venison we traded for one of our kids.... :D Seriously, I loved the Novembe...

Oh, that makes me jealous. Mine was killed by summer heat. The goats didn't do it any favors, either...Not trying Camellia again this winter, but mayb...

Barb,I'll trade huevos and cabrito for palm wine. Haven't had any of that in 15 years. Need to find some way to grow Jubea... :lol: Jim, she's right: ...

Remember, despite my post #, I am a novice! I post so much because of my inexperience. So, please everyone (that includes you, Bill) give me advice la...

Wow! That is a stunning plant. I know nothing about succulents--I keep putting them (and orchids) off to the future. Thanks for not betting my farm--i...

Nobody around here grows them, but they were fairly common where I grew up on Oregon (45 oN, but mild marine winters). They were real trees up there. ...

Thanks for the tips, Barb & Jim. This marital "conflict" happens this time every year. W is from Michigan; I'm from Oregon. Same latitude (45 oN) ...

Bill,keep the Washy harassment coming. :lol: It is a source of amusement here, as W loves them and so I grumble. In brief, I'll keep trying for the r...