very cool........first Iowa needle palm to bloom outdoors!

Sorry Vinny.......no coconuts up here in Massachusetts!Did you try This one too: This too:

welcome aboard Vinny! Please post photos of your coconuts!

I saw that........pretty cool that the great lakes area (and Iowa...Jim!) was so warm while Alaska was so cold. We are still on the mild side.

those are some cold temps Jesse..............are more of these cold temps coming your way? I hope not.

Nice blooms Jim!

Hi TimNot much more time until our Mags will start to grow. I bet we'll see some life in the next 2 weeks.

Hi James,nice Trachy...........keep us posted on it's progress.

too bad about your bananas...........I'm sure they will bounce back soon.

no sunburn on my Washy. I opened the top and removed the internal leaves about 3? weeks ago. I spoke with Bill yesterday and he mentioned his Washy'...

Hi Barb............brain freeze on my end..........that dead palm was Arenga micrantha. :oops:

Hi Barb,the dead palm in the front is a Coryota 'himilaya'. It fried the first hardy freeze.....not hardy at all when young.

they sure are beauties!! :hello1: It would be interesting to see if any Cordylines along our immediate coast survived this past MILD winter. I'll h...

Sorry about your cold spell Barb..........our heat = your cold. We are suppose to hit 85F tomorrow. 8) I protected that Washy during the 2004-2005 wi...

Hi Tim,I spotted this old photo of my mag after it's first winter (spring 2005 photo). This is what it looked like. Mine was in a 'greenhouse' with ...