OOOoooo...FABULOUS photos, Rian!! Eye Candy!! Loved to see: the Monilaria, the Lachenalia (like one I have), the C. hemisphaerica, (yes, I think it is a) Bijlia ( I might still have a B. cana), the Aloinopsis lodewykii & the Aloe bulbifera (I lost all mine)! Loved ALL the pix. THANKS!

OMG!!!!!!!!!! I can actually pull up your pictures here Jojo, but I can't see Joshes. What's up with that??!!!:-(.....:-) These are unbeleivably beautiful!!!!!! Wow do I love this thread.. Thanks Josh for telling me about it and for such a great time..Wait till you see what mine look like once the snow finally reveals some beauty! Oh, now I can't wait to go looking for more in places I never once thought to look, like the old woods up the street, the back of my brothers farm, and my friends woods! Jojo, you have places there in Arizona, that have some of the most amazing driftwood and stones you could ever see. I saw some in some state parks that I would never take, yup, I would not take because I would of felt wrong about that, but boy I hated to leave them there..lol I must be weird, because my friends would never notice things like this, and asked me what the heck I saw in them..Oh well, they are also the same ones that don't even know what a fern looks like. Josh, with the pics and places you have to discover, I can't wait to see what else you come up with.. I am jealous that all your weather is warming up..My temps reached the 50's today!!!Yup, I wore my shorts today for the first time while exposing my nice WHITE legs! God, between your cactus and Josh's unique rocks, moss, ferns, and so on, it makes one appreciate what the planet has to offer. I had a good trip here.. Take care dear friends, Mike..:-)

Hey Ken, I tried to respond last night, but the GW had a few problems...so it wouldn't let me post...after I wrote a whole long response to you....Argggg!!! Anyway...I was saying earlier that I do like Spanish Moss, but since I have been here in VB for a long time (born and raised) I have always heard that it smothers the host tree...I know that there is alot of pros and cons on this matter. I am open to others enjoying this moss...but I don't really have any interest in putting any in my trees. Since I travel to Savannah and other "low country" places like Hilton Head and I can't help from visiting and revisiting the same places (since I work for the airlines) and I have seen trees that are covered and then killed by the moss. I know that some say this is not true...but my eyes and through the years tell me the story!! So, Spanish Moss is great for some people...but not me! The person who planted that Windmill farm was a very wise man or women!!! I think the market for palms will take off in the next couple of years...especially Windmills, they grow so fast. I think this is a great business to venture into...I have shared my thoughts to a friend of mine...and they are doing a fine job... :) Those Sabals and Pindos (sagos) as well, will be fine to leave unprotected after 3-4 years...That way they can get established and acclimated to the area. The ones that need protection are the newly planted trees. Last week, when we had lows in the 20's during the day..I even was worried about my trees. They have been in the ground for 16+ years. The only people that had them back then was Jungle Golf at the ocean front and the Palm man in Pungo..A few others...but we were the first in the area to push the limits!! I even have to chuckle on they way we would wrap the trees back then...LOL.. I'm glad that you like the area so much!! We all love the beach and have seen such a huge change here in the last 10 years!!! You are correct in that this will start to look like Hillton Head some day or maybe Myrtle beach...Hopefully I will be here to see this some day!!! Please give me a heads up on when you decide to visit our area...OK? Take care Ken and I'm glad you made it home safely!! Laura in VB

Carefree Sunshine: The leaves seem sensitive to certain sprays...BUT the blooms are looking better and better as the bushes age... The blooms do fade on this rose even in cooler temps... But the bloom remains looking good right to the end... Pic I took of same bloom 3 days later... SAme bloom 6 days later: This post was edited by jim1961 on Thu, Sep 19, 13 at 8:59