Welcome! Barb is right -- we like photos.Zone 6 is good. Hard enough to make it a challenge but not too hard.

and my folks in Oregon still in zone 10 :lol:Edit: nope, their coastal place got to 28 F / -2 C this morning. :(

And sleep in a tent. Even better!

Yes, definitely that 2nd one! Small house, big palms.

Others who know more will chime in, but I let 'em get fairly dry as if to simulate the desert winter. They don't grow much for me until March and that...

I'm always the last here to get snow, but we should have it Monday. :D

Nice!I didn't know you had a 2nd palm garden, especially one that nice.Does the water freeze? If not, that should help moderate temps in the microclim...

Goal is to spend zero summers here on out. Oregon coast is lovely; working on mountains of Costa Rica as a dream trip.

So you wonder why I am eager for snow to get here? This is why: --Erik--------------------------------------------------------A final note on Summer 2...

In my little experience with these, 27 F is about the lower limit. Mine have had spear pull at temps like that. I have brought them inside by a window...

W has two olives she bought from Cistus for a lot of money a few years ago. She babies them. They never ever fruit, which annoys her! Maybe in 2012......

Love the cammo! That is great.

Found the box of electric stuff for palms. Let me know if interested, Kris

Nice palms. I brought all mine in yesterday. Hoped to get my son to help but he whined about their weight so I ended up doing almost all the work. Ouc...

I should have saved my trash cans for you. I might have the collection of heat tape and C9 lights still which you can have. As with you, I've used the...