Where are you ordering the needles and how much are they?

John,Great collection of palms. Have you got any good sized sabals or needles?

If this is right I am going to be above average temps all winter long

By using a recordable min/max thermometer and comparing it to an open area throughout the year.

This is a very common yucca here in Vancouver. I have one that has a 8" trunk and lots of leaves on it. It has grown very quickly this summer.I will p...

Very impressive!!!Keep us informed through out the winter.

Yuccaman,I am not sure what zone 5 minimum temps are but e. debeuzevillei has been known to survive -23C. By the way this is my favourite euc. It has ...

Are a zone 8 palm at best. I have heard of spear pull at 15F but it did recover. If you are going to experiment with this palm which is very expensive...

I am surprised he threw out his palms. It is not that hot there. Sabals and needles are from very hot areas. Hotter than Toronto. It doesn't make sens...

Believe it or not Vancouver actually has about a hlf dozen species of orchids that are native to this area.

That is very coo, of you. You sure made Kansas happy. If you ever make it to Vancouver let me know and I will make sure you leave with some Vancouver ...

My yucca elata is growing in a mixture of sand, top soil and peat moss. It will be very acidic soil which is coomon to our area. We will have to see i...

Any recurv I have seen and I have seen many as they are a dime a dozen here, are much bluer than that. I would agree with Jay, it looks like elephanti...