That is cool. Shows a lot of new growth.

That movie had the saddest ending.

LMAO holedigger - well said. I'm looking forward to the sequel...due out in theaters next fall....

Darryl- can you give us a list of what you have growing, and what you expect will come back in the spring?

Darryl-just looks so cool except the after the freeze pictures. That's got to hurt. I have a question for you- where did you get the seeds for you Castor beans? I have never seen any get that large. Mine might make it to 6 ft.

Holedigger,The plants you might see in the slide show are: castor beans, musa basjoo, cavendish bananas, elephant ears - not sure the variety - they're the common variety that gets huge...,upright elephant ears(persian palm?) and cold hardy hibiscus. There's also some ornamental grasses, yuccas and an arbor w/ chinese wisteria. The castors are annuals, the musa basjoo stay out year round but die back to the ground in the winter - I cage some of them with pine needles and that gives me a two foot puesdostem to work with in the spring. The cavendishes I put in pots and lug down to my basement for the winter...,the EE's get pruned, dug up and stored in boxes for the following year and the hibiscus' get cut back...the easiest plant I have lol. I'm considering some cold hardy palms for 2007...
vmckague, It does hurt & looks like hell all winter...I got my first seeds at www.gurneys.com back in 2001. I have since harvested my own seeds with equal or better success...18.5 feet tall and a 6 inch diameter stalk is my best a couple of years ago. The taller ones in these pics are about 17' w/ 3-4" stalks