tired of waiting

This winter that never seemed to end turned into a spring that never sprung! But it would seem that summer is nearly upon us, and conditions are indeed favorable for the planting of palm trees in Iowa! And that is about as likely as finding this car in front of your business in Iowa, but it was! So the palm trees shall come! The sun will shine, the fronds will wave in the breeze, I just hope that their presence does not cause car accidents as people pass by and stare in disbelief. Perhaps we should get a liability waiver? Will they stop in and ask us what in the world were you thinking when you planted these? Will they just shake their head in disbelief and walk away? Will they ask to have their picture taken to send to their cousin in California (saying that they left California to get away from the crazy folks and here they are, right here in good Old Des Moines....). I guess we will find out real soon.

30 days

Well, I am really counting down the days to the time when the palm trees will be here. Less than thirty and I am getting pretty excited. I walk the property and close my eyes and imagine opening them and see the trees, fronds waving in the wind. It will truly be a sight to behold.

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

Is this Iowa????? Where in Iowa could we find a palm tree like this? How could someone concieve of planting a tree like this in Iowa?

The Palm Trees are coming

Belive it or not, someone has purchased 30 palm trees to plant as landscaping for a new development! I can't wait to see what they look like! who is taking bets that they will survive the next winter?