Darn! And I was just there last month. Oh well, I'll just have to make another road trip in April. (Wonder if the neighborhood will still have, uh, :...

I fear we're going into a situation like "Geranium." Does that label on a plant mean "Geranium" or "Pelargonium"? "Takil" seems to have one definition...

Barb,lots of substance in your post as always. Thanks!"Takil" pot planting: this is my first year to try pot planting. So, I've experimented a bit. Ro...

It merely got to 39 oF. One advantage of living up on a hill: the coldest air on wind-less nights settles into the valleys. You shared your 10-day out...

Jim,did you find Arundo at a local nursery or did you get it mail order?I know it grows well here as there are numerous big clumps in the area. I migh...

Jim,the "Takil" was from Junglemusic. The owner, Phil, said it was from seed stock he got in the 1990s from Spanner and Gibbons, which is why I assume...

Coltrane,canadianplant is right. We are at about the same latitude and have a similar climate. I might get a little colder in winter and a little hott...

I quickly brought in potted traveler's palm and Chameadorea geonormis and ernesti-augustii. Everything else ought to be able to take a light frost. (N...

Nice!This is definitely the time to buy cheap palms. As with you, I keep 'em inside overwinter and plant them in spring. --Erik

Dylan,that's great! Brahea are beautiful palms--much nicer than Washingtonia IMO. Here's a naive question: do you have to dig them up? Could you just ...

Jim,I'll check the pool temp later. When I stick my finger in under the cover, it is much warmer than the air, but that isn't saying much. Actually, t...

I think this analysis pretty much corresponds to what I experienced in 2010. Yes, I whined and moaned about how cold early January was, but really, it...

Penny,what is your opinion on whether or not to cut off the three fronds I left--the ones with a tiny bit of green left? --Erik