That is great!Nobody tries oleander in the ground here, but down in Texas they came back from their idea of record cold (+16 f) just fine.

Love the Waggie! I poured myself a glass of red wine (NASCARbernet from the box, Mike) and am sharing my big one:<table style="width:auto;"><...

I just love these palms!They were the first palms I ever saw, having Ben born in Oregon where they do great.Never thought of a hydrophytic windmil :l...

John,Good question. If I can, I'll volunteer at the Belze Botanic garden on the topic.Short answer: tradition says Sabal mauritiformis fronds harveste...

Time for a new palm genus of the week, if there is interest. My vote is Trachycarpus. I am busy with work, so I'd like a volunteer (Igor? Barb? Jim?) ...

Beautiful!

Nice description. Sounds like Oklahoma! :lol:

Doesn't this forum have mods?FTR, no one is naked here, ever. We shower in swimsuits. We may pay the Amish to train our horses for cart driving, but w...

The infernal "heat dome" has moved to south Texas and the rain Jim promised is here. About 2" so far today. :D For the next week, seasonal weather: h...

Barb,I'll do a proper thread on bayleaf palm and ecotourism this winter, when there is little else to do. Here is a tease, a raw unedited video I took...

Barb,Sabal "riverside" is a mystery, like Tim's "birmingham": nobody knows what it is!Here is Phil's page on them:Phil is from So Cal and so I assume ...

If Riverside is even faster than mexicana, I need to get one!

Paul,I hadn't thought of that, but I do the same thing in my backyard, so why not on a commercial scale?Hmmm...I smell business opportunity....--Erik

Alright, I'll bite: where were the last two photos taken?If NJ, get me seed! :lol:

The number crunching by the state climatologist is done. July 2011 was the hottest month for any of the 48 contiguous states since record keeping bega...