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Wow very nice looking front yard there Tim! You really spaced everything just right. You're way ahead of me, I barely have anything in the ground by me yet

wow thats a very nice one!!! Steins really pulled through for ya!

Yes I'm hoping once we get some heat around here it should take off.... wxman, My magnolias took a BIG beating this winter and will need to lose and grow new leaves again once it warms up around here,I picked up a 2 more BBB on my Florida trip a 2 weeks back,and a few other things :shock: Hey once S...

Well actually it was uncovered about 2 weeks ago and looked pretty good but the constant pounding of cold wind and rain beat it up a bit,not to mention the 28F temp last night didn't do it any favors. I'm hoping it should be fine.... http://s20.postimg.org/gj3jvrg55/Picture_453.jpg http://s20.postim...

Looks like our cold,wet and windy Wisconsin spring may have beat them up a bit.....I would thing they will be fine once the weather gets warmer....

Yes Barb I remember the leaf bag disaster BUT.....they seemed to have pulled through for ya!!
I'm going to wait a few more weeks until i uncover mine,early April in Wisconsin can get very ugly quick,I'll just give it some air on the nice days.....

Wow they look super! Even after the winter we had this year,they look like they did at the end of fall...great job!

I have green/brown buds and brown/green leaves.... Here's a few pictures of my BBB's.... http://s20.postimage.org/dx57rv5kp/Picture_434.jpg http://s20.postimage.org/enxxxn7y1/Picture_435.jpg http://s20.postimage.org/4rwuy0261/Picture_438.jpg Little Gems on the other hand take a beating around here,b...

Hey it looks really good to me! I wouldn't sweat the brownish leaves, my BBB's get brownish leaves but they fall off and are replaced with new one's pretty quick once the weather stays warm...

Jim, Most of the burn happened before I got it covered in early December,and some bulb burns. I have it set on a thermocube,the only thing the lights did was letting me know it was working. I learned my lesson on waiting to long to get things protected,those nights in the 20's can do alot of damage ...

Barb Yep I do save alot of things inside here too. My basement at home has bananas under grow lights, plus I keep some taller bananas,brugmansias,elephant ears in my shop here :shock: Tim, I always fear losing power,hopefully yours pull through when spring arrives.... in the midst of another actric ...

chadec,
Very nice looking plants and yard! very impressive....
Thanks for sharing!

Yes I saw your other post with the leave bag problems but thankfully you caught it in time to save them. Nothing worse than a huge moister build up and stagnent air to go with it. All my greenhouse palms still look great, some nights it gets down in the 20's F in there and they come through with fly...

Thanks Barb!, I think the mini heater with the fan helped circulate the air inside keeping the moisture down.
I'm not going to take any chances on taking down the enclosure until at least the second week in April.

Thanks chadec and yes I'm REALLY looking forward to gorgetting agout winter here!

Well my curiosity got the best of me over the weekend,so with the sun out and temps. only in the 20's I cut a small hole and snapped a few shots. So far I'm pleasantly surprised. No huge moisture build up and only a few brown spots on the fronds. Thanks for looking..... http://s20.postimage.org/8j3z...

Love hitting Stein's in April, To bad the last few years they really don't carry to many exotics like they used too. If someone loves Sagos they sure have plenty of those LOL,and blood bananas

Wowza A 15 gallon EB is a nice size! I didn't think the nurseries around here were accomidating like that.
Awesome score....

Nice palms!
I'm jealous now,it looks warmer there than here

Barb,
Well MAYBE this weekend I'll take a peek at my Washy. I'll cut a small hole in the plastic and take a few pics

Barb,
wow everything looks nice and green there! I haven't had nice enough weather around here to check on mine lately
All my palms packed in my (not heated all to well)greenhouse looks good though I'm thinking another 5 weeks or so before I start to slowly empty it out

Glenn.

Barb,
I was thinking about taking a quick peek with my camera BUT the weather aroung here today stinks.
Cloudy and maybe making it to 17F...
Glad you finished your post with an August pic!

Your protection looks GOOD Barb! I worry about the moisture with my Washy too,I might have to take a peek at it if the weather ever gets about freezing around here. The last few days have been miserable with highs only around 8F. Not the mention my biggest enemy the WIND!!! At least January is over ...

wxman, Yeah I was wondering why Steins stopped selling them. I think they're nuts for offering free replacement/refund on their nursery stock up to 2 years. Iv'e been looking for some ever since with no luck either. You might have to bite the bullit and buy one online,but then you'll end up with a s...

Oh yes they are little gems,I tried one 3 years ago and it's still doing well,the first winter I decided to bury it in leaves and wrap it in burlap,bad idea cause it lost all its leaves and took all summer to grow them back. I'll take some pictures and post them on here.....

LOL Good one!!
The bigger challange is finding the pond....
Trust me it's out there...

Nice looking magnolia and waggie. I have 2 BBB I bought from Steins 2 years back and 2 little gems I bought from Florida. I don't protect them with anything and they seem to pull through with only losing a few leaves... http://s20.postimage.org/y0kxj8fll/Picture_339.jpg last summer http://s20.postim...

Barb, The funny thing is that I DO have a machete,but I keep it in the garage

Wow thanks for all the great compliments!! wxman your yard looks amazing,it's nice to have a neighbor that enjoys tropicals as much as I do. You must get plenty of questions and compliments all summer long with the way you landscaped your front yard. Love the big windmills next to the house. The mex...

Oh yeah I love the sabals too,to bad they grow so SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOW. I really didn't start to get nervous until the temp. started to drop below 0.F around here with that one planted out in the open like that.

Thanks Barb! Yeah it came down to the wire when it came to protecting it last December. I tend to plant a ton of banans,elephant ears,cannas etc....It took me many many weekends to get all those dug up and put in storage before it really got cold around here,the rest of my yard looked like this: htt...

http://s20.postimage.org/5rrzh4x6h/Picture_345.jpg This is what it looked like at the end of summer http://s20.postimage.org/vbu9nkik9/Picture_421.jpg And here's it's winter home. I tied up the fronds,put 2 sets of C-9 xmas lights,a small hearter run off of a thermo cube. Then wrapped it up with pl...

Thanks for the warm welcome! :D Well the coldest it's been here so far was -4F last week. Below zero temps happen at least once or twice around here each winter,it's unavoidable. I keep a gas heater in my green house for those really fridgid nights. I have a ton more sabals and needles in there I pl...

My Needle palm protection this winter, I plan on finding good spot to plant it this spring along with a few others i have stuffed in my barely heated greenhouse. http://s20.postimage.org/kyfy7nzsp/Picture_425.jpg My sabal minor with no protection seems to be holding its own http://s20.postimage.org/...