This photo from January, 2010, shows how I overwinter it:<a href="

That photo (above) was from 2007, in May. Here is the same Ch. humilis in August of 2009, behind Zinnia flowers:<a href="

Thanks for your interest. To save you the trouble, I'm going through my photo albums. Here are my first two Ch. humilis. In the foreground in the grou...

Mnpalms,that is indeed a nice Trachy. Start a new thread sometime to show it being planted, thriving over the summer, surviving next winter....Jim,I w...

I headed out to work this morning (casual Friday, right?) in sandals, shorts and a short-sleeved shirt. Now I'm freezing as a cold front hit! No, not ...

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: --Erik

Oh yes, Jim, very sick! I can hardly wait for the photos to come. You are way ahead of me in planting. Soil temps (4"/10 cm) in my area are 56oF () wh...

Jim,whatever they are, they look fabulous! I hope mine looks so good. Are there any specific photos I could take on this little thing that would help ...

Jim,are you married?Nothing personal, but it might help understand the incomprehensible. The best answer I can give is, "the W wants it planted, and s...

Paul,thanks for the source! Ich sprechen keine Deutsch, but I'm doing my best. :lol: Jim,the little Trachy "takil' came today from Phil Bergman of "ju...

I'll be planting a Phoenix roebelini today, but it will be dug up and brought inside for winters. --Erik

I have a T. takil arriving by Fed Ex any day now, to accompany my T. fortunei and my little Waggy out back. Hmmm...was the vendor trying to unload the...

Scott,those are some nice palms. I'll enjoy following them over the summer. Your crape myrtles especially impress me. I put three small (1 gal.) in th...

Brad,I love your photos. I'm a Rose City native (born at Emmanuel Hospital, as was my older boy; he is now a student at Reed). I like the trench idea....

Welcome!I'm new here, too. I learned a lot this past winter. --Erik