Recent garden Pics

Wes North Van · Post by **Wes North Van** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:49 pm

here is an attachment that will take you to some new garden pics.

http://www.cloudforest.com/northwest/forum/962.html

oppalm · Post by **oppalm** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:58 am

wes - fantastic pictures. thanks for posting them. a great look and plants are well spaced with lots of variety. I have to get back ot the drawing board and do more planning. you have obviously mastered working with your mild climate. thanks again, great work

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:37 pm

Hey Wes nice updated pics.
You know my FAV

that gorgeous huge female fortunei .

I like the look of those large bark pieces, looks better than the bark mulch I have (which is half dust).
Everything looks good. Nice to see banana leaves don't get shredded from the wind if they're in a sheltered area.

Wow those cannas and hydrangeas...great colours.
And those kiwis and lemons (me, green with envy...

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The bamboo canes are lovely against that fence, nice colour contrast.
It was great seeing those pics.
Thanks.
Barb

PALMETTOMAN · Post by **PALMETTOMAN** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:24 pm

wes,

i really enjoyed your pics!

too many favorites for me to pick but I really dig your Dicksonia...how old is it?

the trachy's are sweet!!

Palmettoman Z6-Ajax, On

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:36 pm

Very impressive! You have such a good collection.

Wes North Van · Post by **Wes North Van** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:56 pm

Thank you.

Palmettoman, I have had my dicksonia for almost two years. They say it grows an inch of trunk a year so I guess it would be around 8 years old. Last winter was it's first and it lost some of it's fronds but most of them stayed green. It has produced around a dozen new fronds this year. It looks very healthy and likes where it is.

Aaron,
you have to try and get up here one of these days and I can shoe you around Vancouver. There are a lot of tropicals here now. Large Trachycarpus Fortunei is very common place now.

Barb, Yah I kinda like my old female trachy too. I bought it for $19.00 back in 1994 and it was around 12" in height. Everyone told me it will never grow here. I guess it proved them wrong. It now stands over 20' in height.

Oppalm,
Thanks for your comments. We are lucky here to be this far north and enjoy such a mild climate.

PhilMusa · Post by **PhilMusa** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 5:51 pm

Wes,

I love all of your pics, the meyer lemon looks great. And I love the use of the hockey sticks in pic#6.

Wes North Van · Post by **Wes North Van** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:03 pm

What can I say. I'm just a good old boy from Canada eh.
Hockey is life and life is hockey

PhilMusa · Post by **PhilMusa** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:42 am

Well put Wes!

Alchris · Post by **Alchris** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:09 am

Very nice pics, Wes.

Did the cactus survive?

Allen

Wes North Van · Post by **Wes North Van** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:36 pm

Yes it did but I kept it in a pot and did not plant it in the ground. It hasn't grown since I got it from you but looks healthy.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:45 am

Wes, if I ever make it to Canada I would love to see your area, looks very interesting.

Wes North Van · Post by **Wes North Van** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:36 pm

Just let me know and I will show you around.

PalmsNorth.com

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Thanks all

Phil

Wes

Allen

Aaron