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Morning coffee in the garden

LilikoiLee

By LilikoiLee
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I start everyday with coffee in the garden…..sometimes by walking through it, which lets me see how everything is doing and think about future plantings. But most often I start my morning coffee ritual by sitting on this bench. I like this bench in particular because it has a view of our earliest plantings and the biggest display of what not to do in the future. As you can see one of those mistakes was to plant everything too close together. Here are some of the views from it.

Lee

My morning coffee bench.

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Panoramic view.

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In the foreground are three palms whose names I have forgotten. I hope someone will be able to identify them. Two chambeyronia can be seen in the background. Unfortunately they have tilted in the sun. We now plant palms that are facing the sun with a slight backward tilt. At the lower left (down a small cliff) is a Syagrus schizophylla.

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Areca catechu alba to the back left. (Another one tilting to the sun.)

Euterpe precatoria

Two orange crown shaft Areca vestiaria.

Cleo, the cat, who enjoys the garden as much as we do. The orange pot is where were keep our ‘spider sticks’. We have spider pots all over the garden and grab a stick whenever we enter an area where we are likely to run into a spider web.

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A verschaffeltia in the left foreground with two Burretiokentia in the background.

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A grouping of five Lytocaryum weddellianum. We recently acquired two L. hoehnei which aren’t visible because we planted them on the back sick of the weddellianum. The clumping palm at the upper left is a Euterpe oleracea.

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Cycas with the S. schizophylla and a couple of Pinangas in the background.

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One of our orange heliconia with the verschaffeltia in the background.

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The three palms I don’t remember the name of on the left, Veitchia joannis and a Chambeyronia and across the driveway.

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Young climbing calamus with old foot for scale.

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Lee

Located at 1500' elevation in Kona on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii.

Average annual rainfall is about 60"; temperature around 80 degrees.

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palmislandRandy Grand Master

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Too close together? I still see some bare spaces between them. Beautiful Lee!

-Randy

"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

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Keith N Tampa (ex SoJax)

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No coffee in the garden for me in the morning.... It stresses me out! Mosquitoes are awful, Red Imported Fire ants everywhere, and the dang Armadilloes dig every night. So, its better to start the day inside, let the stress of work get me all riled up so the gardening part seems more like recreation.

Now, if I had a garden like yours....I can see how things would be much different.

Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

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sur4z Grand Master

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Lee- The garden looks very peaceful...what fauna is around when you are having your coffee? -Peter

The weight of lies will bring you down / And follow you to every town / Cause nothin happens here

That doesn't happen there / So when you run make sure you run / To something and not away from

Cause lies don't need an aero plane / To chase you anywhere

--Avett Bros

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Kim Grand Master

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Are you able to sit for long and enjoy your coffee? When I do that, it's only a short time before I get up and start tidying up this and that -- or taking photos, as you have done. :) Everything looks lush and beautiful, and the density seems just right. I like your garden art too. What can you tell us about the red ball in one of the photos?

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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doranakandawatta Grand Master

doranakandawatta

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OMG! is that real?

But just a question before I decide If I come for coffee or not: do you serve ristretto?

More seriously (and kindly) I think if I come for coffee I'll stay for weeks and discover every day your garden and collection, from morning to evening ( what do you serve in the evening?)

Bravo, Lee and Mike, Bravo. (again I get jealous :crying: )

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Philippe

 

Jungle Paradise in Sri Lanka

 

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realarch Grand Master

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Unfortunately I've never had the opportunity to have coffee or tea in this garden anytime of the day. Maybe I'll get the chance before I'm at the 'walker' stage. It's so hard not to make that sound like a whine.

Tim

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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bgl Grand Master

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Lee,

Well, what an amazing concept - morning coffee bench! :) I have to give that some thought... Great pictures of a great garden, and everything looks so green and perfect! :)

Bo-Göran

Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

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Al in Kona Grand Master

Al in Kona

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Looks great Lee & Mike! Yes, planting palms too close together is a common problem probably most of us have, however, that should not be too much of a problem as you have a professional hole digger on hand who can thin out and re-plant the more crowded plants for you! Just get him a new o`o bar if the other one is too worn down.

That morning coffee bench is a great idea. Now how about an evening wine tasting bench to end the day right?

Hawaii Island (Big Island), leeward coast, 19 degrees N. latitude, south Kona mauka at approx. 380m (1,250 ft.) and about 1.6 km (1-mile) upslope from ocean.

 

No record of a hurricane passing over this island (yet!).  

Summer maximum rainfall - variable averaging 900-1150mm (35-45") - Perfect drainage on black volcanic rocky soil.  

Nice sunsets!

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Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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nice place to sit and view those spectacular palms

this is my spot

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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realarch Grand Master

realarch

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Sounds like it might be a good subject for a new thread, 'Views from your private palm refuge.'

C'mon Bo, relax a little bit and put down that Red Bull.

Tim

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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sur4z Grand Master

sur4z

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nice place to sit and view those spectacular palms

this is my spot

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Hey Tassie that doesn't look like a cup of coffee...also dont let that tree fern bite you.

The weight of lies will bring you down / And follow you to every town / Cause nothin happens here

That doesn't happen there / So when you run make sure you run / To something and not away from

Cause lies don't need an aero plane / To chase you anywhere

--Avett Bros

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nice place to sit and view those spectacular palms

this is my spot

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i made a spot in the garden that looks almost the same where i can enjoy my cup of coffee in a few years

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bgl Grand Master

bgl

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Sounds like it might be a good subject for a new thread, 'Views from your private palm refuge.'

C'mon Bo, relax a little bit and put down that Red Bull.

Tim

Red Bull, hmmm...you must have me confused with someone else! :bemused: Now if you've said Gatorade 'Rain' I would have paid attention! :laugh2: Actually, you made me pay attention anyway - new thread in the making! See how easy that was! :mrlooney:

Bo-Göran

Leilani Estates, 25 mls/40 km south of Hilo, Big Island of Hawai'i. Elevation 880 ft/270 m. Average rainfall 140 inches/3550 mm

 

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Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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nice place to sit and view those spectacular palms

this is my spot

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Hey Tassie that doesn't look like a cup of coffee...also dont let that tree fern bite you.

It was beer ' o clock that evening ! LOL

Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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nice place to sit and view those spectacular palms

this is my spot

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i made a spot in the garden that looks almost the same where i can enjoy my cup of coffee in a few years

Sounds good Kenny !

Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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