Super! All looking better than mine after spending the winter indoors. You definitely made the right decision to put them all in the ground.

Great photo, Jim! New camera?

Thanks for the really good photo. Yes, please do keep us updated on this one.

Oh, no! I had a drive-through dinner at the KFC there a couple of weeks ago to check on them. Two dead, but two looking great. I hope someone took the...

Kris,glad to see Lou growing well :D The Trachy you dug for me is pushing up its first spear nicely; the two Waggies I dug and potted in August are m...

Nice! There are a few around here that made it through the winter of 2011; I'll see if any are in bloom.

Please do follow up for us. KC is a genuine zone 6, so they'd need real protection every year. Probably even this one.

Looking good! Cold weekend? Dipping into the 50s (15 oC) down here this weekend, but nothing "cold." :D

Economy bad here, too--lost the truck and farm. Have the 1 horsepower "truck" out in a pasture, though!He never nibbled my sago palms, smart thing. I'...

Love it! Note to self: buy big truck.....

I found one of those old photos of the sun shade and mister system to give you a sense of how it worked:<table style="width:auto;"><tr><...

I used sun shades and a mister system over and around my pool to keep temps down in Summer. Will you need to do that there?Note: palms liked the shade...

Mags done here, too, this year. Azaleas are tapering off, and a neighbour's Campsis radicans in in bloom already!Sure don't have to pretend its spring...

Nice potting bench. Keep us updated on Washy and the rostrata.