Sept 3rd & 4th pics

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 10:24 am

RyanNiagara · Post by **RyanNiagara** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 11:20 am

Amazing selection of plants you got there. Love the Madagascar.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:08 pm

Wow

Who needs curtains?

I still think that Philodendron is a Selloum.

I may throw my Pachypodium lamerei in the compost after I've seen yours.

Remember when that Sequoia was a foot tall?
Incredible at 7 feet

The township will start charging you boulevard rent.

My princeps seedlings from Garry--while smaller than yours--are nice too.
Great seed source!

So, are you convinced princeps, tesan, takil(?)

should be planted in the ground as youngsters?

The ice plant around the base of the Butia(??) palm looks fabulous!!!!

Barb

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:49 pm

So..all that are in the ground get over wintered? (Fiddle leaf fig etc)?

andym · Post by **andym** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:31 pm

Cor blimey Jim... don't you ever have overcast days

Your Ricinus Zanzibarinensis look amazing.. what 12-15ft high? Agaves, Palms all look a picture of good health. Its amazing what you can grow in your sub tropical climate

yeah I wish. Those lovely blue princeps are outside your protective zone? Thanks for the photo's

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:25 pm

Nice pics as usual, Jim!

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 8:22 pm

I knew that 2012 was going to be spectacular for you, but this is amazing!

cuja1 · Post by **cuja1** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:59 pm

Some of those pictures could be mistaken for having been taken in a tropical rainforest. Very cool!

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:08 am

Andy, 12 to 15 foot high is nearly five metres

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:55 am

I bet I'll find larger castor plants in my town but the rest.... Jim, you and your plants would inspire everyone who has seen them once.... That was happened to me once upon a time.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:17 am

Thanks you guys/gals......

These is Ice plant there Barb but not around the Butia.....
don't throw your Madagascar palm away

pretty insane right-
shows what a lot of heat/early start and lots of watering can do

It has been insanely sunny this year,we had our first cloudy day in
like 2 months last week or so.

The Castor beans are over 13' right now.

Only the Cactus and palms stay in the ground

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:42 am

Madagascar palm away icon_biggrin.gif pretty insane right-
shows what a lot of heat/early start and lots of watering can do

Lots of watering?
I thought they were supposed to be dry-ish...all that water storage area in their thick trunks?

Sheesh, so that's my problem!

Off to go drown my P.lamerei.

Barb

PS: Jim, what's the palm with the iceplant around it?
Didn't think Trachy because it's bluish?

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:49 am

Yea Barb,they are one of those opportunistic plants though..... that take advantage of the wet season.

When I stop watering in the winter it drops all it's leaves,then it goes in the corner

Sorry,

I looked at that after I read your post.........Sabal Louisiana with Moss roses around it.

Beny · Post by **Beny** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:15 pm

Really nice garden, i like the desert garden. But here i can only have 2 species of opuntia that can stay on the ground a year round without protection.
Good job....

bgodwin1987 · Post by **bgodwin1987** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:27 pm

Wow Jim I love your garden as always, its starting to look like your garden is in California, instead of Iowa. I love those big agaves and palms, your garden is really exotic looking.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:14 am

Beny wrote:Really nice garden, i like the desert garden. But here i can only have 2 species of opuntia that can stay on the ground a year round without protection.
Good job....

I can't grow any more than that without covering.....

I had a nice tree Opuntia for a couple years but it froze and fell.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:18 am

bgodwin1987 wrote:Wow Jim I love your garden as always, its starting to look like your garden is in California, instead of Iowa. I love those big agaves and palms, your garden is really exotic looking.

Every year I think,man,this stuff will be huge by fall..... with some of the palms
I will be needing a ladder next year-when it's time to cover.

They are getting big enough to notice from the road now-I think in
summer most people see the Bananas and Castors from the road
and miss the palms and cactus.

sashaeffer · Post by **sashaeffer** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 4:42 am

How is your Australian Tree Fern doing? any specific pics of that this time of the year? and you over winter it right??

I bought a small one at Mulhall's and have it in a pot. Grows pretty fast as long as I can keep it out of direct/hot sun.

Scott/Omaha

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:02 am

My T.ferns were killed last fall by 18-22F temps-it was supposed to be 27F.

The Antarctica made it but was damaged,one of the Cooperi is still green
but I don't think it can come back-there is a pic in there of one of the 2 backups
I planted in spring to replace them...C.Brownii and D.Squarrosa are gone too.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:12 am

Philodendron Selloum "Hope"

Thats why I (jokingly

)call it "Hype"

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Sep 08, 2012 11:29 am

Sabal Louisiana with Moss roses around it

OK thanks; that's an unusual combination, looks very nice.

they are one of those opportunistic plants though..... that take advantage of the wet season.
When I stop watering in the winter it drops all it's leaves

And here I thought they were sick when they dropped leaves.

Barb

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:30 am

I think next time I post I should focus on groups of plants instead of all

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:03 pm

groups of plants instead of all

nice to get the entire view, and a real feel for your place, with all.

Barb