I would estimate that temps would rarely ever drop below -6°C in this region. This Meyer lemon is along a back fence with a glass panel overhead covering. This keeps the weather elements off the tree. Lemon trees don't require much heat to ripen, unlike grapefruit and oranges etc. The rest of Bob's ...

A very nice specimen Yucca rostrata !!!
Happy Birthday too !!!

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This Yucca elephantipes is still out on the front stoop.

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Well, only a very small portion of Canada is capable of such a hoticultural venture. I've been to Bob's place and seen these first hand.

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Interesting 'vid' Barrie, :) Thanks for sharing! They are planted quite close to the building and will likely grow tall and suck the life out of the ground in the process! No worries there. All there's around is concrete and paving. The only thing that might be concerning are the grates situated ar...

I have a nice potted Cycas revoluta that I intend on planting out next spring. I've had the thing for about 5 years and is inadvertantly featured in this video. I leave it out most of the winter, only moving it during a nasty cold weather event.

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Very nice, but was space a reason for pruning this so severely? Personally I prefer a fuller crown.

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Cameras are so hi tech these days. The one I have has far more features than I could ever hope to use or learn.

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Today and tomorrow rain highs around 10°C. calm.
Sun returning for Friday and the weekend.

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Another one I did a few days back.

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Real nice one there brother ... are these things good where you're at? Over this way they need a bit of winter protection from year to year.

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Troppoz wrote; "Barrie what is a 'Pineapple Express'?" Sean it's a local term for a heavy moisture system moving in off the Pacific Ocean. It's most often pushing in from Hawaii (or that general direction), hence the name, Pineapple Express. I've had to quite often Google some of the Brit...

Not only are we "allowed", it's the law!

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Humm? I was thinking Myrica california although Umbellularia is also a Pacific coast possibility.

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Started out dang nice today, but this afternoon shifted to rain as a Pineapple Express moved in off the Pacific.

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