Thanks for the update on Lou! Yes, I'm very (and happily) surprised. :D

Barb,your foxtail looks great!Mine is looking good this year, too. As with my bottles, I'm keeping it in mostly shade this year; full sun last year ba...

Kris, be sure to let us know how yours is coming along.

I'm also from Portland. W is from Michigan so palms are very exotic for her.

Too funny!My trick with W is to take her on vacations where palms grow. Then, I tell her the palms in the bedroom all winter are a romantic remember o...

I will also give a testimonial to Jungle Music. They ship in pots (I've only ordered in 5 gallon pots but they do larger). They arrive fast by FedEx a...

Never tried, but wish you luck. Very impressive palms! Keep us updated.

They will ship you small plants, and you can buy larger ones if you have to drive south ssmetime.Anyway, we were near penniless after car repairs befo...

This one (C. radicalis) would, in zone 9 microclimates. Zone 8 with some protection for the coldest nights. I think they would be die-back plants in t...

Nice!Med. fan palms are one of my favorites. My one blue specimen small, died a few years ago. So, no help from me but thanks for the photo.

Love it!Yes, snakes are vital to that tropical look. :D Plus they are eating garden pests.

Eventually, eh? Were these planted as trees about this big, or as little potted palms in the last century. :lol: My folks are betting up there in age...

Thanks!I gifted all those toys to krisk. Hoping he never needs them.

Good point about the ugly posts to hold up the palms until they are established. Saw some of those on the In-n-Out palms in Ft Worth Texas in March. B...

Welcome!Lots of great information here. Are you into Brugmansia?