Well it was another winter that had the records tumbling, this time it was for the coldest December on record. Now, at the end of February I'm getting the sense that milder weather is approaching which is surely confirmed by the energy companies telling us about their great upcoming deals on...
Archive for February, 2011
Winter Review
Friday, February 25th, 2011Flattened Phormiums
Sunday, February 20th, 2011Well if you are a proud owner of a big clump of Phormium in the garden, you are probably looking upon a fairly sorry-looking specimen. This loss of condition in the Phormium will be the result of the heavy December snows sitting on and eventually flattening the foliage. Well this is not too...
Dwarf Fan Palm to the rescue!
Friday, February 11th, 2011Fresh in the nursery this morning is a whole platoon of dwarf fan palm (Chamaerops humilis). This hardy fan palm is salt tolerant, wind tolerant, looks great in a pot or planted out with other palms and structural plants. If you are new to palms this is a great place to start. Click on