Agreed, those are super!

You can all hate me, but freaky warm here and the forecast is for rain, not snow! Many potted plants back outside.

Nice! Wish I was there. Did you swim? What is the ocean water temperature like?

I concur with the surprise at Trachies in intense heat. But I've seen them, there and also in North Texas and they do surprisingly well in extreme hea...

Nice pics, Jim! :thumbleft:

I always used extension cords, often long ones. Oops. Couldn't afford to hire an electrician to add GFCI outlets out in the palm garden.

Yes, well done, Scott!

I always did heat tape first, then burlap/hessian, then insulation then plastic covering (which came off most of the time). Yes, heat tape is supposed...

Sid, Mags are a sure thing for you there. (Here, too.) Feel free to pick and choose among varieties. I suspect it is long duration of cold which cause...

I've tried and failed with "hardy" Gardenias. Oh, well.

Thanks for the update.I think of Mags as being quite hardy, as they are down here. Very impressive for the Waggie. Have you measured temperatures insi...

Over an inch of rain fell today!We've had warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico lately. This is the same sort of late-January event that fed into th...

Jeff,welcome.Excellent choices for palms. They will do great for you.

My Nikon's have dedicated rechargables, a different one (and charger) for each. Annoying, and expensive. Have two for my big camera.When I had a camer...

:lol: Trust me, you do NOT want to know what summer is like here. :angryfire: