Article on Niagara Garden

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:29 am

Posted by a friend on another website. This is one of the guys who has been growing palms unprotected for 10+ years in Ontario!

http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2013 ... ara-garden

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:10 am

Great story, Paul.

That Arizona cypress is stunning.
I'm surprised the fellow doesn't have a Trachy or two.

Too bad they didn't picture the Needle palms.

How the guy must love his life...Manager at a nursery/greenhouse and can go home to THAT...

Barb

bananieru · Post by **bananieru** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:55 am

This forum needs a 'LIKE' button, like in facebook. I don't have always something to say, but I'd like to acknowledge when I like something: and this article is great.

Tavi

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:58 am

I don't have always something to say

Nice to know WHO likes it, via the Reply button.
Even just a smiley

, takes 1 second, tells us that.

Barb

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:08 pm

Did you notice the Cylindropuntia in the foreground? The thing is something like 8' tall and was cut back a couple years ago!

He does (did?) have a couple decent sized Trachies which he burlaps for the winter. He also has a magnificent Cunninghamia, the best I've seen here (30' tall maybe?), a huge Albizia, several trunking Yuccas, etc. etc. Pretty impressive really.

It says that Niagara is a zone 6a, but it's really averaged in zone 7 for the past 20+ years.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 1:27 pm

yes.........that garden has some great specimen plants.

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:26 pm

Thanks for sharing this, Paul!