Fantastic!Vastly better looking than my Trachy. I'm sure yours will have a splendid Spring. --Erik

Barrie,that was spectacular!Any hind-sight on how to avoid fungal attack? Since this thread is on Trachy, when I unwrapped my Trachy yesterday I saw f...

Nice photo, Barb!Those palms and cycads look wonderful. They are enjoying the sunshine. --Erik

I'll chime to to attest for my love of Butia (my avatar photo). Both of mine came through an unusually tough winter in good shape. So, although hard t...

This is probably a crazy idea, but Bill has had me thinking. If you are going to replace the greenhouse with a cycad garden, would it make sense to pu...

I'm enjoying the warmer weather down the road, too. I haven't moved anything in pots outside yet, and still haven't built my wife the greenhouse on th...

Paul,here is what my Tampa-area buddy, also named Paul, wrote me a minute ago:"I really don't. I'll ask some of my co-workers. They should know. How a...

When I was in Ft. Worth, Texas, in October I bought a Saturday newspaper and looked for ads saying things like, "All palms 50% off." Maybe your folks ...

I saw the Sequoia. I haven't seen any around here. Growing up as I did on the west coast I wouldn't have even thought of giving them winter protection...

I owe a big debt to you, Barb, and the other folks here for getting my palms through this difficult winter. As I've written before, a year ago I thoug...

Paul,I have some Facebook buddies that live near there, but they only recently moved from Tulsa and so may not know nurseries yet. I'll ask them for y...

Jim,those are phenomenal! I am so impressed. Your winter has been so very cold, and for so long. Those are great results. We'll all be asking you for ...

Thanks for humoring my interjections into this otherwise fascinating thread. Here are brief replies to comments I made...Chickens: they do a super job...

Heidi,they look splendid!I almost can't believe the daylillies already. The Trachies look fantastic to me. This will be a super year for them. --Erik