Oh, d**n! First Heidi, now you. I had just decided Trachy were invincible. :? I lost a LOT of palms this year -- more than I have been willing to adm...

Speaking of which--can you get John CO to post here?

Pretty!I find fossils pretty often but never a palm frond. that sure would be cool. --Erik

Barb,they're beautiful. The shells protect them from drying out, so snails are better adapted to arid weather than are slugs. --Erik

Great photography as usual, Mike

2011 has also made me appreciate Trachycarpus more than ever. It was the palm I first knew, as they are common in Portland, Oregon, where I grew up. I...

Yes, but this palm vendor I met today is a treasure, too. Skip is his name. What you and I will like: he cares for bottle palms as part of his job for...

My most invasive plant is bermuda grass. Can't stand the stuff and tend it with Roundup. W is going to a lot of trouble to fertilize the stuff. We jus...

Jack,come on over. We celebrate sunset on the "beach" nightly all summer long. Paul,I'd love to. They sure grow slow from seed, though. Kind of a long...

Heidi,that's too bad. I'm really surprised. Not that I haven't killed a few Trachy over the years, but still I thought yours would be fine. I think th...

Barb,John is a member of PN.I posted a link to a youtube of a broadcast TV show about his palms last year ().Ben is just getting into palms and I'll t...

Hopefully Jim will chime in. I just planted my first Ensete, and I sure have my share of trouble with bananas in general. My Musa basjoo look fine to ...

Yes, a palm god. W says he is "very sweet" and we both agree incredibly talented. If you have even heard of a cold-hardy palm, he has grown it from se...

In 3rd photo, Caryota is on the left, bottle on the far right. Yes, Caryota mitis looks a bit ratty. Got put out on the patio a little too soon and to...