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Hawaii was originally our first choice and we were taking vacations there twice a year but it is just getting too expensive meanwhile Palm Springs is ...

I will have a few more cacti in my garden as I have a place now in Palm Springs

I would plant both your sabal minor and needle in full sun as they are both heat loving palms. As far as the Tracy is concerned I would plant it anywh...

Barb, I have been down to -9C once since I started recording temps and that was in 2008.. I started planting palms in 1994 and I am sure 2008 was my c...

Just and update to this post.I know have four needles and three sabal minors now.My largest sabal is about four feet and has been in the ground three ...

You have found the secret of growing sabal minor. Congrats!I have sandy soil which I added a bunch of compost to. I water mind frequently and I don't ...

Drill where the fronds start in the trunk.You can kind of feel where that is.I used a small drill bit and drill into the trunk.

Heidi, not sure what is going on with your palms.All of mine are fine and it really didn't get that cold here.Use a copper fungicide but drill a hole ...

Warmest it has been at my place so far this year is 17C however it never really got cold this winter.

Thanks everyone.Erik,The pasifloria was taken last November.My latisectus caught some kind of disease and died.I never planted it outside. I bought a ...

Yes you can get them at marigold Nurseries in Victoria or Cedar Rim in Langley BC

You are more than two weeks ahead of me.I don't have anyhting starting to show signs of flowers yet.Actually I don't even see new growth started.

I grow mine from seed.They grow quickly.I bought my seed from Rarepalmseeds.comI see on another discussion page that Marigold nurseries in Victoria ha...

Thanks everyone.I will post some more pics later.I am working on improving the back yard and planting more palms in the front yard.The back yard looks...