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I have 2 plants that my grand parents had. The other is a Hoya that is doing pretty good also. This is it.

I would have sworn that was a jade plant. Whatever it is, it is beautiful. So is your hoya.

it is a Jade only Bonzied, I had them in Calif. as hedges out side. they do get large.
Love the Hoya.

Sofer said rubber tree.

Rubber trees have big flat leaves.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/54952/

Rubber Tree = Jade. Same thing.

Jade= Money plant

Those of you who speak of lost plants, do you not feel the snow acts an an insulator? I had high hopes that would be so!

I did notice my worm bin, on the porch next to the house for shelter, is a frozen lump. Don't know if they'll thaw out or what.

Murmur, did I miss that you have a puppy? Need photos of that!
You must be excited about the MG classes starting very soon. I was invited to the afternoon session of your first 'meet n greet' day and hope to be able to attend.

I have signed up for a floral design course in Seattle on Monday and Tuesday nights for 4 months! It starts on Jan 14. I'm excited but also wondering what I've gotten myself into, with the driving, expense, etc. We'll see. I will post photos of my creations! I'm hoping it'll help me with designing my garden beds as well.

Hi Gwen, sounds like you are going to be busy.
Happy New Year

Not sure about how snow effects them, we will see come spring.

Here's the tread on Carols little wonder.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/925751/

I just whent thru the Bluestone Cat. on line, and have a total of $200. got to go back a curb it some, Ya think. LOL Just spent $100. in Brecks. Then to think what I may have lost, I must be crazy.

So exciting about your Master Gardener class, Murmer!

I think the snow does insulate, and it did help some of my plants pull through. I don't grow any zone 9's, but i have a few zone 8b's that might be questionably hardy for these conditions. It did not get extremely cold where I am, not below 15 degrees for more than one or two nights, and mostly stayed in the low 20's. But I did possibly lose my artichoke plant because it stayed cold for longer than it has been through before. My hope is that it may yet sprout from the roots, The lettuce, chard, and spinach in my mini hoop house did not make it. The wind blew apart one end and the snow went right in there. The Chinese cabbage is looking alive though, as is the kale which were both towards the other end of the hoop house.

Gwen, is floral design about making bouquets? That would be fun to see.

I hope you enjoy your MG class. I just retired from MG after seven years. I ran the clinic, chaired the plant sale and was treasurer for four years. And with this snow I still have their checkbook. Hope it thaws soon.

Lost a large branch on my smoke tree. It needed pruning anyway but not that much. Oh well, it will look like a single trunk tree now. Everything else looks good. What I can see of it anyway.

I have just assessed the snow damage so far, and looks like one of my Daphne's lost a major branch (affecting about 1/3 the plant), and one of the Lavateras lost its main branch, so it will start from scratch again, come Spring.
I ran out of Autumn & did not head back the Lavatera. Tired of the outcome of poorly assessed risk: the plants lose every time...

So true, and so does my pocketbook. I just don't know whether to assess risk based on the freaky low that might happen every few years or so, or to go with the average low temp.

Katye, I lost a side branch of a 6 year red lace leaf maple. so I tried something I had heard about. where it had broke off I put the branch up to the cut and it matched perfectly. so it didn't in seperate pieces. I matched it up and used some cable ties to make it snug againts the trunk. then I dabbed some hot wax over the edges. I don't know how this will turn out since I have never tried it before. but it was worth a try, since the branch was lost anyway. I realize you couldn't do this with very large branches but the smaller. ones might work. Jim

The Daphne odora branch is about 1 1/2" diameter, and heavy. It will be cut after blooming, and the entire plant will be headed back. This Daphne has already lost a branch in December 06, & recovered nicely. The other Daphne is just black-leaved, but the flower buds are swollen & looks to be ok otherwise.
I have a smaller, fragrant Daphne that didn't suffer any ill effects whatsoever. All sited within a similar area. Oh well.
The Drimys looks scorched at the tips, and the Melianthus is just mush. Hope it doesn't root kill.

I've lost two melianthus in two years. Bah on them. Jim, it would not surprise me if your tree heals. I've used duct tape to put small branches back together and it works. I guess it depends on the break.

I used electrical tape on a juniper, and it healed nicely.

Yes, flower arranging and the like. We'll be learning wedding flowers too. It starts next Monday, so I'm getting excited.

I've been reading along with this thread -
Soferdig I have never seen a jade plant in bloom! It is beautiful! Does it bloom at a certain time? How did you get it to do that??? I didn't even know they bloomed!

Mine blooms every Late November to the end of January. It is still going strong. It blooms on terminal pieces so a lot of people probably pinch back the bud. This plant is also an old one because it was originally raised by my Grandmother over 50 years ago. I work hard at it to keep it going and it seems pretty good right now. I did some root pruning last year so that helped a lot.