Here in calgary, weve had one of the coldest and snowiest winters in a while, and so have you guys out there in vancouver/the islands. Just wondering how your tropicals/hardy tropical gardens are handling the very very bad weather youve been having???
In contrast to the weather, your Flames are HOT! Just imagine...Jarome Iginla hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup---now that would make a happy new year! Merry Christmas to you, C.p.
I probably thought about the palm trees first and the stranded travellers second (hardcore gardener). I do remember seeing palm trees in Vancouver and have heard of many different out of zone plants grown on the island. How heart breaking (besides the ruined holiday plans) to lose plants that have settled in and begun to thrive. I'm still expecting to be able to grow palm trees here in Yellowknife someday but this year I'll be happy to see any of my perennials come back. Shaun
It'll be nearly impossible to evaluate the winners and losers until probably May of '09. Trachycarpus fortunei (Windmill palm) is iron clad in our climate. I had one really cold night of 13°F (-10.6°C) but most where in the 27°F to 18°F (-2.8°C to -7.8°C) range. I have a variety of protection methods for other palms which have been successful in the past and we'll see this spring whether or not they have worked again. Cheers, LPN.
Yeah, it won't be spring until we know which of the borderline stuff has been most affected. I'm hoping some of the cool Araliaceae we have make it through. The snow was a good insulator against the coldest of nights, so there's reason to be optimistic.
