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Past Issues of HPI - Contents and Links.

This section deals only with the last issues. Beyond that timeframe, please refer to the HPI master list and contact Nick Parker for availability of a paper copy.

Issue # 75 - August 2008

Links mentioned in some of the articles can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate "more..." that follows the article description.

  • Browns Point Bamboo & Exotics
  • Nick spends a spring afternoon with society member Vladimir Shakov in his interesting garden in Browns Point WA . More...Jungle Fever Exotics photos February cover
  • King of the Tree Ferns - Dicksonia antarctica
  • Jay Rowland sings the praises of the tree fern from down under
  • Tropical Garden Landscape Design - A Personal Perspective
  • John begins with part 1 of his essay on a long awaited and overlooked facet of subtropical gardening
  • Erect Cactus Species Thrives in the South Okanagan
  • A large upright cactus is being successfully grown in BC’s wine country by a local landscaper and horticulturist
  • Amusing Correspondence from the Temperate Zones
  • Letters and pictures from our members scattered 'round the globe
  • What’s Wrong With My Palm?
  • Charlie Warburton dips into the mailbag to deal with pressing member's problems
  • A Potted Canna’s Christmas Surprise
  • The club President describes an unexpected discovery

Issue #74 - May 2008

Links mentioned in some of the articles can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate "more..." that follows the article description.

  • February coverPalm Readings - Survey Results
  • With the help of Survey Monkey, John and his committee swing through the jungle of measuring membership moods. More...Survey Results
  • Sequoias - the Greatest of the Northwest Conifers
  • Nick takes an admiring look at the stately Redwood species
  • Northern Outposts of the Mojave Desert
  • Frequent contributor Nick Bettner is our guide through Walker Lake and Hawthorne, Nevada at the northern edge of America’s greatest desert
  • How Hardy the Hebe ?
  • When is a Palm not a Palm ?
  • From BC’s Sunshine Coast, first-time contributor Lori Pickering offers her insights and suggestions for growing cycads in a temperate climate
  • Mid Island Report
  • Barrie Maguire checks in with his update on activities in and around Nanaimo

 

Issue # 73 - February 2008

New! - Links mentioned in some of the articles can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate "more..." that follows the article description.

  • February coverAncient Cedar Forest Discovered in zone 3 Central BC
  • The discovery of an ancient forest in BC’s hinterland made the news last autumn
  • Extra Virgin Oregon
  • Regular contributor John Bengston chronicles the growth of the fledgling olive oil industry in Oregon’s Williamette Valley
  • Transporting Large Palms
  • Gerard Pury describes his techniques for transplanting and moving large palms in urban areas
  • So you Want to Purchase a Palm
  • Charlie Warburton provides useful tips for buyers on the prowl for their next palm
  • Ball & Columnar Cacti for PNW and Interior Exotic Garden
  • Jay Akerley showcases four beautiful cactus species that will provide splashes of colour to gardens in any climate zone
  • Miscellaneous Oddities
  • Interesting photos from around the chapter
  • Goldilocks, the Untold Story
  • Extreme Palmophilia

 

Issue #72 - November 2007

New! - Links mentioned in some of the articles can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate "more..." that follows the article description.

  • November coverA Summer Visit to the Seattle Zoo
    • Nick Parker reports on the Society’s visit last July to two of Seattle’s more exotic locations - one fauna and one flora.
  • Night Lighting in the “Northern Tropics”
  • John Brimacombe describes how the creative use of outdoor lights can accent the beauty of your plants and garden at night, any time of year. More...
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  • Garden Tour & Picnic - South of the Fraser
  • Nick joined other Society members for a very successful visit last August to member gardens in Delta and Tsawwassen.
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  • Palm Prosthetics
  • Jeff St Gelais describes his efforts to save a Butia capitata, severely damaged by winter cold.
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  • An Inordinate Fondness for Cordylines
  • The more we can't grow them, the more we want them! John discusses new findings and protection techniques. More...
  • Reminiscences of "South of the Fraser"
  • Excellent summer photos find a home on these pages.
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  • The Naysayer
  • So, Where’s the Global Warming? Everything you always wanted to know about the Pacific Decadal Oscillation but were afraid to ask. More...
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  • Salt Spring Island Report
  • Banana Joe Clemente returns with his notes from Canada’s most exotics-friendly island.
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  • Through The Hedges
  • Nick finds a Phoenix canariensis that has survived against all odds.

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