Awesome pics! Great update! Poor bee, maybe I should get a few more cactus so I can take care of the wasp problem in my yard! I hate wasps, dont have a problem with bees though.

Those castor beans are already pretty big! Hope they make it through the last few cold nights!

Your dicksonia looks good! They seem to be very good at regrowing fronds and staying green during cold.

The wu giant hosta is supposed to be the largest one out there! I think its a new cultivator as of this year.

Looking forward to seeing how big that is by the end of the summer!

Your yard already looks like June! Everything is growing fast!

I planted a large stingray alocasia yesterday and made some holes for a few new plants. Hopefully this weekend rain wont be too cold and set them back! My Lantanas are coming back up now! Im adding that to the list of marginals that survived last winter (so far begonias, purple hearts, cannas, gingers, musa basjoos, pineapple lilies, lantana, and possibly my mexican petunias all survived last winter!)

-Alex

Awesome Pics!! Its looks more like late Mid to Late May in your yard. If the Washys keep growing, protecting them is going to be a challenging this winter and beyond. Wow, that was one unlucky bee!!

Jim- That is a crazy pic of that bee impaled on that cacti! Never seen anything like that.

That philodendron looks like a split-leaf philodendron. I grew a couple last year, and found 2 more at Lowe's at the end of the season for $3 on clearance. Great price for such big plants. A word of advice, they do appreciate some shade, and can definitely tolerate it if you have a shady spot where you need to plant something.

Your Nainital is getting huge! I just planted mine in the ground the other day. I hope mine grows as fast as yours.

Your Washys look awesome! I can't wait to receive mine from the mail man LOL.

I'll have to keep my eye out for that cultivar of hosta. It's always nice to have hardy plants that only look like tropicals without any special attention.

One last thing I was thinking of...be careful when planting running bamboo. I was out in my yard yesterday and noticed bamboo popping up everywhere. It can and probably will become invasive, even in zones 5 and 6. Very hard to get rid of, if not impossible, once you have it.

Everything looks awesome.

Alex

You might need to swing that cactus as I think it is fairly uncommon for them to off themselves(-:

Chi-palm

Those leaves can be easily be folded like a fan but still
alot of work -for sure.

Ryan

I think some Superthrive or other root hormone will get that sucker jumping this year.

You won't believe the roots on that Washy-they are huge.

The lawn mower should keep the Bamboo down-I hope.

Hopefully you will get it tomorrow.

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Nice pics Jim. All of your plants are ahead of mine.

I'll have to get a plant stand that rotates the cactus around. That should do the trick! lol
-Alex

...or put a handle on it and come out swinging!

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