spring?

Will someone tell me when winter will end? Snow and Sleet on Thursday. How in the world is a palm tree supposed to survive in that kind of weather. I am starting to think that maybe Iowa does not want palm trees. What do you think? Do you want palm trees in Iowa?

not so crazy after all

Well, maybe we are not so crazy after all. In doing a little research on the palm tree thing, it turns out that there are many folks that would like to have palm trees in Iowa, and one gentleman that actually does have one in the yard of his house! To learn more about this, click here: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/iowa/msg0102085120357.html . We will of course have to add to this site when we have our palm trees in. Our are considerably bigger going in, as I am told that they are 18-20 feet tall. I can't wait to see them.

Yes, indeed, real live palm trees are coming to Iowa. In the next 30 days a gentleman from California will arrive in Des Moines, Ia with 19 Chinese Tibetan palm trees to be planted at an as yet undisclosed site. What are those people thinking? What matter of insanity is this? Will they survive an Iowa winter? At least they are planting them in the spring and they will have a chance to take root...hope that Iowa next year does not have a winter like this one. This was one of the toughest winters that Iowa has experienced in many years. Maybe the planting of these palm trees will reassure Iowans that spring is truly around the corner