Bill,thanks. There are other issues, but only Mike here knows them (he and W are buddies) and I'd just as soon keep this a palm forum vs. a "bad neigh...

Jim,bathroom: you must have noticed the palm decorating motif there! :lol: Jesse,any move to Oregon is years away, as I have a kid (age 11) to get th...

Jim,that is a Musa basjoo, returning from the ground and doing very, very well this year.Jesse,if there was any way it was possible, you could have th...

We're broke, financially and physically. We'll be living in an apartment for the next year or two. So, anything dug up will live in a pot for at least...

Thanks!Check out OK. You might like it here. Sort of splits the difference between climates in Idaho and Arizona. Politics to the right of both, thoug...

John,thanks. No, not Belize for another couple of decades, the way our retirement portfolios are doing. With the recent heat here, moving back to Oreg...

Jesse,those rock!Canna from seed--so cool.Also loved the Agave. I need to learn so much about them. Planting out seedlings--super. Never worked for me...

It warmed my heart that the listing realtor thought the "palm garden" was a selling feature(her photos here: )and is hosting an open house for other r...

While we are sharing, here is my Abyssinian as of today. I planted it from a 5 gallon pot last month. Osmocote for fertilizer and a good watering dail...

Barb,sorry, I'm a little short right now. :lol: Saving for the earliest Oklahoma Sabal fossil, anyways...Seriously, though, yesterday I saw a fossil ...

Very nice, Tim. You're making me appreciate Yucca all the more. --Erik

Amazing!Do you know any of the background on this?

Paul,nice!Jim,I hope I didn't exaggerate too much. My source as always is the mesonet, the state climate system for farmers. I was referring to their ...

At least this part of the state (eastern) has full reservoirs as we got the western edge of the huge rains to the east of us. So, no water restriction...