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Landsendt Sub-tropical gardens, Auckland New Zealand Video of this fantastic garden

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Posted 11 June 2010 - 01:31 AM

Here is a video for all of you who want to know what we can grow down here in NZ.

I shot this in May 2009 at Landsendt in Auckland New Zealand. Landsendt is a property owned by the Endt family since 1962, and was used for exotic fruit horticulture for many years. Today it has around 6 acres of Sub-Tropical gardens with a large focus on Palms and Cycads.

Many will know this garden well.

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Posted 11 June 2010 - 06:24 AM

Michael, Thanks for posting the Vid of that epic garden! Those Geonoma Undatas, Ceroxys and Rhopies ROCK :drool: :drool: You did a very professional job on the video as well.

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Posted 11 June 2010 - 12:14 PM

Thanks Stevo, The video was a bit rushed as I had to get it done for a meeting. I am going to do a "proper one" soon.
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 01:57 PM

Thanks Michael
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 02:21 PM

Thanks for posting Michael. What an amazing garden. Very good job filming and editing it too. At one point I felt like a bee flying towards that Strelitzia flower. The filming style certainly had you guessing what would come next. Those Geonoma's and Ceroxylons are amazing, as well as all those healthy Nikaus. The Bromeliads, were they Alacantarea imperialis with those huge tall flowers? I'm going to put a few of them around my garden.

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Posted 11 June 2010 - 02:23 PM

Nice work Michael - although some of those close-ups are almost a bit indiscrete!

Cheers,

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Posted 11 June 2010 - 02:43 PM

Tyrone, Yes I think they are Alacantarea imperialis. Im not a brom person so Im not up on all the names.
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 02:44 PM

View PostJonathan, on 12 June 2010 - 03:23 PM, said:

Nice work Michael - although some of those close-ups are almost a bit indiscrete!

Cheers,

Jonathan


Should I have included a warning??? :D
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 06:01 PM

What an amazing video! It's palm fetishism in its best, G-rated form. I shared your tour on my blog, as well:
http://floragrubb.com/pbBlog/?p=271
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 09:59 PM

Hi Jason,
I have just added a comment on your site.

Dick the founder of the gardens has recently written a book tracking the beginings of the gardens to present day with many photos of the plants being collected in habitat in South America. More info can be found here: Landsendt book
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 10:15 PM

Michael that video was superb. Lovely big palms and other things that I long for. The garden is a real work of art.
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Posted 12 June 2010 - 10:30 PM

View Postpeachy, on 12 June 2010 - 11:15 PM, said:

Michael that video was superb. Lovely big palms and other things that I long for. The garden is a real work of art.
Peachy


Its a great property with some great plants alright.
I wish I had that much land to play with.
Did you get frost today?
Michael
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Posted 13 June 2010 - 07:21 AM

No time to view completely, but looking forward to it!
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Posted 13 June 2010 - 08:00 AM

No Michael, friday was our first night below freezing, -1.5, not cold enough for frost to come up to my place, but there was a bit in the park opposite me. Everything is still pushing up spears actually, even some of the tropical stuff, so I don't know whats happening. I didnt get a frost worth mentioning last year so hopefully this year will be the same. I had some big queens removed and couple of tipuanas taken out as well as some big things cut right back so if I get a frost its going to make a mess !!
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Posted 13 June 2010 - 08:52 AM

Thanks for sharing,Michael!
I also liked the Ceroxylons,the superb Geonoma undata and the nikaus!
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