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A gardener from Belgium

Post by yoritomo » Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:36 am

Hello

I am living in a very humid climate 6b in center of Belgium.

I am a lover about any exotics, but especially palms, banana plants and cycads.

In the garden actually i have Chamaerops Humilis, Jubaea Chilensis, Sabal Minor var louisiana, Sabal Minor var blue, Butia Capitata, Brahea Armata, Musa Basjoo, Opuntia Humifusa, Eucalyptus Gunii, Ficus Carica and a lot on native plants and trees not exotics

i will show you some pictures of my garden to let you see a bit, but unluckily i got some problems on last winter which was -21C. Luckily all of the palms are alive, ....

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My protection assemblies for Butia Capitata, Brahea Armata and Jubaea Chilensis

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Dammage on my Butia capitata after the 7th january 2009 (-21°C, -5°F) it has been cutted above the sproud using a trunk cutter to avoid risk of rotten in the hole on place of the missing flush.

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Post by BILL MA » Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:02 am

That is one BEAUTIFUL garden and property you have there. I love the variety of different plants and palms you have
growing on your property. Welcome aboard looks like you've been at this for a while, you'll fit right in here. Sorry
to hear about your capitata too.

Bill

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Post by lucky1 » Tue Dec 29, 2009 10:48 am

Thank you for posting the pics of your gorgeous property.
Nice specimens!

Good to hear you're growing cycads and bananas too!

Interesting picture of the cut to the Butia's spear center.
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Post by yoritomo » Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:19 pm

heu the cycas and cactus you can see on the picture are growing only in summer outside.

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Post by oppalm » Tue Dec 29, 2009 7:21 pm

nice looking plants , palms and property. welcome to the forum. post away.
Kent in Kansas
where it's cold in winter (always)
and hot in summer (usually)
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Post by yoritomo » Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:25 am

Thank you everyone, i usually care about the ornemental plants, and my father is the one to care the vegetables, he is getting old and then living with us.

A garden is the best good to have in the life.

I don't know if you learned the french tales of La Fontaine at school.

"a farmer had two son's and was going to die, he gave his farm and fields as legacy and told them, shake the earth and dig, a treasure is hiden inside, then they searched everywhere could not find anything on the earth, and finally they saw wheat growing and they had to eat for long time, it was the treasure !"

What would be a world without plants ? it would exist without us :)

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Post by hardyjim » Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:50 am

Yea-
Thanks for posting your pictures and good luck with everything this winter.
Doesn't look like it will warm up anytime soon-
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Re: A gardener from Belgium

Post by sidpook » Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:47 am

yoritomo wrote:Hello

I am living in a very humid climate 6b in center of Belgium.

I am a lover about any exotics, but especially palms, banana plants and cycads.

In the garden actually i have Chamaerops Humilis, Jubaea Chilensis, Sabal Minor var louisiana, Sabal Minor var blue, Butia Capitata, Brahea Armata, Musa Basjoo, Opuntia Humifusa, Eucalyptus Gunii, Ficus Carica and a lot on native plants and trees not exotics

i will show you some pictures of my garden to let you see a bit, but unluckily i got some problems on last winter which was -21C. Luckily all of the palms are alive, ....

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

My protection assemblies for Butia Capitata, Brahea Armata and Jubaea Chilensis

Image

Dammage on my Butia capitata after the 7th january 2009 (-21°C, -5°F) it has been cutted above the sproud using a trunk cutter to avoid risk of rotten in the hole on place of the missing flush.

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Very nice pictures. What town are you in? I lived in Strasbourg France and have passed through Belgium and visited many times.
Michael
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Post by yoritomo » Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:25 pm

Do you know about Gerpinnes, it is especially famous by St Rolende it has the feast each pentecost days with the most important folkloric napoleonian march of Belgium.

I am living in that area, it is not too far from Charleroi. It is nice and quiet on country side but unluckily a cold place.

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Post by yoritomo » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:40 pm

I just got a wireless weather station which enable to use three sensors, i will by the too more sensors to be well equiped :) i bought it 17€ in Aldi supermarket in Belgium, the brand is Ascot.

Untill now it looks like working fine, let see later.
http://home.scarlet.be/palmiers_belges My personnal website about exotics in Belgium USDA 6,7,8

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Post by lucky1 » Tue Oct 05, 2010 4:50 pm

yoritomo, haven't heard from you in ages...how did your plants do this summer?

We'd love to see some updated photos.
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Post by DesertZone » Tue Oct 05, 2010 5:19 pm

Nice garden. 8)
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