Great pics, thanks for sharing!

Yeah thos are great pics make me want spring to show up NOW!

looks like a jungle to me!!!!!!!! good job!

Oh great job with your 'protection'!!...Love the night photo :)

Come on Spring...Counting down the days!!...Today I planted some Sweet Peas and repotted 2 of my Abutilons...I just had to play in the dirt!!

Hurry up Spring, I'm going CRAZY and the inside of my house looks like a jungle...Need to get these plants outside!!!...lol

knotz

jimhardy,

What plant is the 4th picture(very pointy edge)? What exact cultivar? Where did you buy it?

Looks great!

Thanks guys(gals?)!
v1rt,that one is Agave havardiana,$60.00 delivered off e-bay,you can find great deals there if you keep checking back,I think thats a good price for this Agave its over a foot across- heres another shot

It looks great! It's as if it's not in winter! :D

Do you still water them?

The other one like it(A.parryi-fifth pic)is a cool one too,I also bought a blue form of parryi very beautiful!I gave them a little water when I planted them in late Nov and a little a week ago as the soil temps are kinda chilly and there not doing much in the cool weather although it has hit the 70s and even the low 80s once are twice lately,main challenge now will be keeping them cool during the warmup the next 7-10 days as temps are forecast to be in the 40s and 50s and maybe 60+!,The main issue as we get into March is keeping them dry until it warms up for good in April as the protection(added warmth) is not necessary anymore and will probably get trashed by the first big storm,so I may need to switch to a overhead cover that is a little more wind resistant,what did Rose anne roseannadanna(Saturday night live) say?if it ain't one thing its another?I think that was it-LOL-if I remember correctly,its only been about 30yrs-

Im confused-- How is your grass still green in Feb?

Wineandlobos,I wish it was green!the one picture of outside protection is from November and the other(with green grass,etc) is from October,I believe.

Looking good Jim. On the nice days did you open your protection to let them breathe?
I unwrapped my Trachys a few days ago and found I had fried one. Another had some tip burn from the cold but is pushing out a healthy green frond. Even with my wrap I had some moisture problem, so I think next winter I will just build an enclosure for it.
I think until spring I am going to wrap it with burlap and turn on the rope light on the cold nights, and throw a huge black garbage can over it when rain/snow, or some real cold comes.
Luckily nothing under 15 or so for the next week.

The stuff in the clear g/houses I don't need to uncover but yes,I have a needle, 4 Sabals and a blue needle palm that are under strofoam covers and those I uncover every time we are above 45F

Jim, is that variegated yucca hardy in your zone? I noticed you have it covered as well. I thought they are zone 5 like filamentosa...

I think it would be hardy if moisture is kept off it but I think its best to protect the first few years,all of the stuff in the biggest "g/house"is supposed to be hardy to 0F,except C.cerifera but its not to tough to just keep them a little warmer and then once they have been around a few years maybe I'll let them deal with a little more cold,you know I think that always starts out as the plan but as soon as you have something survive the winter you get more attached to it and don't end up finding out how cold hardy they really are until something goes wrong,like what happened with Mikes waggie-