New arid bed for 2014.

cheshirepalms · Post by **cheshirepalms** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 5:22 pm

Here's some pictures of my new arid bed, with Chamerops, Agave Americana, Various Opuntias, Lewsia and Delosperma Cooperi.

http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... &start=210

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:31 am

Very nice. I'm about to kick off a similar project in my front yard as well.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:41 am

Very nice! Wish your arid bed growing and flourishing!

cheshirepalms · Post by **cheshirepalms** » Tue May 13, 2014 12:04 pm

Bought some new cacti today, any idea if they are hardy enough to make it through a UK winter if kept dry? My opuntias are putting on some new growth now.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue May 13, 2014 12:28 pm

Love the arid bed, and sure like it when a Phoenix is included.

Good work!

Barb

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Wed Jun 11, 2014 3:01 pm

Great work!

cheshirepalms · Post by **cheshirepalms** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:41 pm

I found an aloe striatula today after months of searching. It makes a nice addition to the arid bed which has filled out nicely in a short period of time. I didn't realise myself until I saw the pictures on here from May.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:52 am

How did I miss this post. Looks good!

cheshirepalms · Post by **cheshirepalms** » Tue Sep 09, 2014 5:41 pm

DesertZone wrote:How did I miss this post. Looks good!

Lets hope it survives a winter here. Anything like last year and it should be fine, minus the small cacti which I bought cheap as houseplants. It will need to be mild and dry for them which doesn't happen here. Cold is frosty and dry, mild is wet and windy, usually.

cheshirepalms · Post by **cheshirepalms** » Wed Dec 31, 2014 1:32 pm

Here's an update on the arid bed in mid winter, some casualties and surprises already.

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DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:42 am

cheshirepalms wrote:Here's an update on the arid bed in mid winter, some casualties and surprises already.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eLyojyO5iM[/list][/code]

For the most part everything looks so good! Looks like a mild winter?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:02 am

A surprise to see protection REMOVED on New Year's

That CIDP is so lovely!

Barb

cheshirepalms · Post by **cheshirepalms** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 3:03 pm

DesertZone wrote:
cheshirepalms wrote:Here's an update on the arid bed in mid winter, some casualties and surprises already.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eLyojyO5iM[/list][/code]
For the most part everything looks so good! Looks like a mild winter?

For the most part its been mild, apart from 26th-31st December. These are my weather stats from a sheltered spot in my garden.

Mean Maximum: 9.7c
Mean Minimum: 4.4c
Overall Mean: 7.0c

Highest daily maximum temperature: 15.3C (18th December)
Lowest daily maximum temperature: 5.1C (27th December)
Highest daily minimum temperature: 12.5C (22nd December)
Lowest daily minimum temperature: -0.5C (3rd December)

cheshirepalms · Post by **cheshirepalms** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 3:05 pm

lucky1 wrote:A surprise to see protection REMOVED on New Year's

That CIDP is so lovely!

Barb

I only protect when its cold and remove as soon as it turns mild, to allow airflow to the palms. It's a lot of messing around but our winters the temps are up and down.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:52 pm

I'm certainly envious of those temperatures during winter!

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 6:54 pm

Everything is looking great. You seem to be having a great winter.

cheshirepalms · Post by **cheshirepalms** » Thu Apr 16, 2015 3:23 pm

I've extended the arid bed to allow for some new plants and to give the Canary Island date palm a central and prominent position in the bed. I've also added some stepping stones to make it easier to get around the car when its on the driveway.

Edmar · Post by **Edmar** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:45 am

Looking good! nice work on the extension of the arid bed