Butia, Jubaea are slow in the UK climate

Well I was certainly glad I had got it wind and water tight before today's storms!

Welcome to the forum Dave, I have seen them attached to the Trachycarpus trunks at Wisley but have no idea whether they were cheating or not!

I mentioned on Dave Brown's thread that I also was trying to replace a large part of our old Victorian conservatory, just reached the wind and watertight stage icon_cheers You can see the story so far here as thread on Pushing the Borders http://www.pushingtheborders.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=4&...

They will survive near the coast here in Cornwall but I am only 4 miles inland and even a mild winter sees them off, you can of course protect them. personally I prefer to pot grow and bring in as that way its always in good condition. and of course if they dont die they are far too big for most gar...

How are you insulating the greenhouse?

I have a couple of electric fan heaters with thermostats that I can use in an emergency but I generally do nothing. I find moving the air around is beneficial but I last used them 6 years ago!

As Karl has said, they wont reshoot from the stems. Once the stem goes they often regrow from below ground, so you can get rid of the eyesore straight away, start at the top and keep removing sections of stem until you reach healthy wood. they cut very easily as the stems are quite soft. Because the...

Sounds intriguing! Lets see some pictures when you get a chance

T rex is likely to behave as an herbaceous perennial, ie die down and come up each year, often spreading by suckering. It is possible to keep the stems but not worth the effort as the plant will look better if it starts fresh each year. The Musa you have a choice you can protect the base to keep som...

They are surprising tricky for something that looks as if it runs about! I only have Colocasia fontanesii but it goes through a winter here outside although I always keep a pot full on the go as well just for back up https://live.staticflickr.com/2877/9562113440_cbc1f07e2f_c.jpg 002 by charliepridha...

You must have half a forest by now!!

How is the great garden move coming along Karl? been dreadful weather for getting on with anything here and because its been mild the grass needs cutting!

Seems to have been the attempt to upgrade the phpBB to the latest version that started the problems here, although it works now, for me its still playing up and I have to go around the houses to look in. But I have to say that the forum is still attracting a stream of new members, something "Pu...

I grow figs mainly for the fruit but several of them have good leaves the most lobed are probable Brunswick and White Ishcia (not sure of the spelling!) we have 7 in the garden, last year was poor for fruit but the year before we had loads, I think my pruning tactic is at fault, I tend to get cross ...

Does Grand Canary not have the water coming out of the hillsides like Tenerife and La Palma? I know they are busily replanting the pines on both these to increase that supply, not sure if the tap water was slightly salty or not as I tend to stick to wine!