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Locut0s

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8. Actually there are some Palms here in Vancouver too...

Reply to AsahinaKimi (Reply #3)

Sun Jun 23, 2013, 02:58 AM

Jun 2013

I've seen the odd one in peoples gardens. They don't love the cold but it doesn't get cold enough to kill most of them. I'm sure it's only certain species that can grow here. In fact you can grow banana "trees" here too, they don't fruit but I've seen them in a few places. We only get a few days of below zero weather per year here. Vancouver and Victoria have about the same annual temperatures.

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The Buchart Garden -Victoria, British Columbia [View all] Earth_First Jun 2013 OP

That's beautiful. Tobin S. Jun 2013 #1

It's a magical place -- but I only saw it in the daytime. mainer Jun 2013 #2

I have been there.. twice AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #3

People start complaining about the cold u4ic Jun 2013 #7

Actually there are some Palms here in Vancouver too... Locut0s Jun 2013 #8

Nice! GoCubsGo Jun 2013 #4

Wow! SammyWinstonJack Jun 2013 #5

That is my favorite place at Butchart: the quarry. applegrove Jun 2013 #6

Nice. Do you live on the Island?... Locut0s Jun 2013 #9

surreal. thanks for posting it. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2013 #10