Bambusa oldhamii Bambusa ventricosa 'clone x' Bambusa chungii Bambusa multiplex Bambusa textilis mutabilis Bambusa textilis 'albostriata', Bambusa multiplex 'fernleaf', Bambusa multiplex 'alphose kar' multiplex. The oldhamii just lost its leaves and it got down to 18 last winter as the lowest here in Anderson, SC(yes where the anderson clone 'moso' comes from. The chungii seemed to have some culm damage but is leafing back out pretty good now. The multiplex does fine and the textilis also does fine here. I figured that even if the oldhamii does get killed to the ground if we happen to have one freak winter that the roots will be pretty large and it should still be able to put up some decent canes. Also have: Ph. edulis 'Anderson clone moso'-gets huge here Ph. Vivax Ph. vivax 'aureocaulis'-one of my favorites Ph. henon Ph. nigra Borinda Boliana Borinda angustissima Fargesia Robusta Fargesia Rufa Pseudosasa Japonica I want to get some : Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda Pseudasa japonica 'tsutsumiana' Pleioblastus juxianensis

Here's another link that may be a little more specific to find your Plant Hardiness Zone---by state & zip code. Here is a link that might be useful: National Arboretum-USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map/Locator

I might be the last, but got a good laugh in rereading again! I, too, love my label maker. I alphabetize. I (quoting STBX) can load 10 pounds of crap into a 5 pound bag. Referring to me loading the DW. It's astonishing how space-wasteful some people are! I only stand on my counters to paint my cabinets. Where I struggle moving a ladder, I never hate to worry about the cabinets being in the wrong place. Of course, until very, very recently, I just had plywood countertops. When picking up fixtures for the house in 2006, I convinced DH I had found some "on sale" online. My Cifial kitchen and 1 bathroom faucets and a couple of other things. He'll never know that I'm SO good, I can convince eBay vendors to let me do a "lay away" with them, where I'm paying them on time. I confess the 12" tall wall cabinets I'm building and putting on top of my 30" cabinets for architectural detail will remain empty. I can't reach them, and if I put anything in them I'll never, ever think of it again. But they look cool! I confess I buy doors, cabinets, hardware, and other sundries at the Community Forklift because I might have a use for them, or they're too cool not to buy. I can, however, load up my truck and take a lot back when I just plain can't figure something out for them. They become a (re)donation. For $5.00 a cab, or $15 an antique door? I'm fine with it. And finally, after work today? I'm going to spend my 1st Christmas in 3 years of work and about 4 years of other crap, (my DH's hospitalization, then a fire, then his depression, then unbeknownst to me, his blah about xmas because he was running back and forth to his chick's, kind of killed any Christmas we were to have) I am going to be home tonight, tomorrow and Monday. I am going to get my Fein MultiMaster and cut out some existing drywall (can't believe I'm doing that) to fit cabinets into the MBR. I'm going to use my fabulous orbital sander to sand my butcherblock countertop again. I'm going to hopefully change out some pocket doors for antiques I got at Comm Forklift. And? I'm going to make myself some Crown Rib dinner and sit on the couch and DO NOTHING. Merry Christmas to you all! And happy other holiday I can think of. Be safe and spend it with people you love. Christine

Hey, John, I would strip away the grass, lay down some manure or compost, then cover with cardboard or newspaper, followed by some mulch to hold the cardboard/paper in place. The cardboard/paper will decompose quickly, and the mulch will breakdown as well. Once this happens, apply more manure, compost, or fertilizer, and repeat the process. I'm a high school teacher, so I bring home a huge stack of unclaimed papers at the end of the Fall semester and I lay the paper out in my garden for "lasagna" or layer mulching. I don't till my garden, I just keep adding layers of paper, old potting mix, leaves, manure, and occasionally some bark mulch. Within a few months of Winter rains, the papers are completely broken down. Josh