African Violets and Gesneriads: O/T Please show us your favorite non-gesnariads!, 1 by ineedacupoftea

ineedacupoftea wrote:
I ripped most of the grass out of my back yard! There is but a 6' diameter spot for the dogs.

I think you would have me beat on cold stories, seeing as how I live in subtropical Colorado. Our coldest temp this winter was 5.5 F and last night was 15. It rarely does not rise above 32 in the day. We do not get much snow, and poeple are going nuts over a record 2.4 inches yesterday. But drive an hour or two east and find yourself in literally zone 3b! Summers in my valley are windless, cloudless, dry (virtually no percent humidity) and hot. The sun is dangerous here. Last summer was 106. The good thing is that plants can transpire to cool off when they could not otherwise in humidity. Similarly, I find that if I can drink between one and two gallons of water per day, I can work outside safely. Otherwise, snap on those floodlights at night, baby! (See post: Jan 12, 2006
12:08 AM)

But you know, we have not lost our water rights yet, so the grass is still green here. I love this climate, odd as it is somedays.
Kenton

The Main Garden in November after its first summer(05).
I pray those palms and bananas live.