Hi neighbor

I saw serious damage to mature Cryptomeria along 400 at Windward. Those exposed to the wind most are almost fried & these are 35' tall. I'm past the northern suburbs & lost a few things.

@@katiekane5247 I've been noticing damage across many plants as well; especially on the interstate exits. Sheltered plantings did better than those exposed.

Hollywood juniper get mites really bad have to be on a spraying plan

They don't get mites unless they are stressed in some way. Also if something needs a spray schedule it belongs on the compost pile

@suzilamb7922, I do the same thing, I take notes as if I’m in a college class with my professor!! 😃

Same here!

One of my favorites!!!

I can’t like this comment ENOUGH bc of the “EXCEPT IN TEXAS asterick” quote! I’m in west Tx, zone 8a, Odessa/Midland area which is the desert, very much like an AZ climate. We get very little rain so our water and soil r alkaline as hell, we get high winds so things dry out very quickly, and we get temps upwards of 110 degrees for most of the summer. Yesterday, in June 2023, was 107 degrees and today was 105 with the next 10 days more of the same. Things have got to be tough as nails here to survive. I have a cinderblock fence which ups the zone in the planting areas in front of it to probably a zone 9. We r in the process of creating a flower bed in the backyard next to the fence, and I really have been researching different evergreens that can handle the brutal heat we get esp off that fence. Our house is also brick and faces west so that complicates the heat situation. Roses do incredibly well here as do crepe myrtles, but I WANT to plant an evergreen screening area in front of that particular section of the fence. It’s incredibly difficult to find something that will thrive there, and while I’d like to plant multiple plants at the same time so they can mature together, I just am afraid bc I really need to be able to evaluate one plant in that situation to see if it can handle our Tx beast of a sun. I’ve been researching my little heart out to see what to try, but still undecided. Plants r just too expensive to plant six at a time before I’ve seen if they can make it here. I REALLY REALLY wish the big plant nurseries would have at least one nursery in Tx so they could TRULY evaluate if plants can handle our sun! Every single time that I order a plant from Proven Winners and it comes from MI, it gets here and can’t handle our Tx sun. I’ve gotten to the point in the last two years that I just have stopped bc it’s a certain death sentence and a complete waste of money. Warranty or not, it’s just heartbreaking to watch it happen over and over again. Those plant tags need to be more specific AND those plants need to be evaluated IN TEXAS before they get labeled zone 4-9 bc oftentimes it’s not the case once they’re planted in Tx.

Thank you so much!

We've had more of a light haze from that here in Raleigh. Making my eyes itch, but not too bad.

I did just that along my street. 2 rows of different colored evergreens/conifers. ✌️

Couple of maples and a black crape myrtle in there too.

That's an awesome idea! I've always wanted an area large enough to have a conifer garden. It would be beautiful!

You may not see the exact varieties shown in this video, but I've seen at least some variety of most of these at the home improvement stores in my area.

I think he is talking about the Southeast US specifically which would be hot and humid, but some of these might work for the dry heat also, not sure.