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A private Spanish garden

John in Andalucia

By John in Andalucia
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John in Andalucia Grand Master

John in Andalucia

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As some of you know, I was looking to sell my stock recently, as there is nobody on the premises here to look after my seedlings, hence it was to be the end of my business. All that changed the morning after the night I booked my flight to Peru, when I received a call from a woman called Isabel who lives near Malaga, one hour west along the coast. I met her briefly several weeks ago, when she came up to buy a few seedlings with her husband and children, and brought 5 members of the Spanish gardening forum, InfoJardin with her!

Isabel offered to look after my stock and send plants out to customers. It naturally came about that we would both enjoy working as "socios", or partners, especially since she is an active member of the palm forum on InfoJardin. She not only knows a lot of palm growers and collectors here in Spain, but through the forum, members from South America too.

So, last weekend she invited me up to her place to see if her garden was suitable to accommodate around 55 sq. yards of seedlings in pots. I wasn't sure what to expect when I met her at the petrol station just off the autovía, but within 5 minutes, I was in palm botanico heaven and totally lost for words. You just don't expect to find 25 year-old established gardens down here, and someone keen to help you along in business!

I'm just going to post all the photos. The garden is basically formed like a steep amphitheatre with tracks leading down to the bottom, where there's a large pond/reservoir. I can only image how beautiful it looks in summer. Of course I won't be here to see it, but then you can't have it all ways. I'm just thrilled that the seedlings I've never spent a day away from in 3 years will get to line the pathways of this shady little paradise.

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more to follow..

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BS Man about Palms

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What a neat place to discover!

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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John in Andalucia Grand Master

John in Andalucia

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Thanks, Bill! All of their CIDP are well-protected with weevil traps, and so far have only lost one specimen. They've created a reasonable micro-climate, with lows over the last 2 years of 7-8C /45-46F. That's around 3 degrees Celsius above the normal.

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yachtingone

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John,

Good for you finding two jewels! The garden and caretaker in one, SCORE!

I like the shot with the pond best. The place looks great.

Randy

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John in Andalucia

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John,

Good for you finding two jewels! The garden and caretaker in one, SCORE!

I like the shot with the pond best. The place looks great.

Randy

Thanks, Randy! I admit to feeling a little choked. I booked my flight to Peru, went to bed and thought, "Now what?" The following morning, I stepped outside and my mother handed me the phone.

Here's what lives down on the pond..

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Nice John!

PS- I wanted to say "Thanks" for the temp converter on your signature.

Bill

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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John, that's a Dypsis lutescens in the pic? If they grow in Spain there's hope for me!

Oceanic Climate

Annual Rainfall:1000mm

Temp Range:2c-30c

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John in Andalucia

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Bill, use the temp converter whenever you like! The page is a bit bare. Any suggestions?

John, that's a Dypsis lutescens in the pic? If they grow in Spain there's hope for me!

Yes, Mike. It's well-protected from the wind, given that it sits in a basin and with lots of canopy. That's the key in a Mediterranean climate. Those last few shots you just wouldn't associate with a garden on the exposed, south coast of Spain.

Thanks Wal, Ante and Darold for your thoughts!

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BS Man about Palms

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Bill, use the temp converter whenever you like! The page is a bit bare. Any suggestions?

The only thing could maybe think is a conversion for feet to meters etc., and maybe a "pot size" converter? :blink:

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Kim Grand Master

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Funny how things can work out sometimes, huh? :) Must be a great relief to know your seedlings will be cared for, and the setting is wonderful.

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and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
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Funny how things can work out sometimes, huh? :) Must be a great relief to know your seedlings will be cared for, and the setting is wonderful.

Thanks Kim. It make you realise the power of an enthusiast community. One nation under an anorak!

Bill - you have a new converter! biggrin.gif

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BS Man about Palms

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VERY COOL JOHN!! Thanks!!!! :D

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Great news John, and what an awesome garden. Thanks for the photos! :drool:

Martin Farris, San Angelo, TX

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Jul - 92F/69F, Jan - 55F/31F

Lows:

02-03: 18F;

03-04: 19F;

04-05: 17F;

05-06: 11F;

06-07: 13F;

07-08: 14F 147.5 Freezing Degree-Hours http://www.palmtalk.org/forum/index.php?sh...ee+hours\;

08-09: 23F;

09-10: 12F 467.6 Freezing Degree Hours, Average Temperature During Freeze 24.2F;

10-11: 13F 1,059.5 Freezing Degree Hours with Strong Winds/Rain/Snow/Sleet, Average Temperature During Freeze 19.4F;

Record low -4F in 1989 (High of 36F that p.m.) 1,125.2 freezing degree hours, Average Temperature During Freeze 13.6F;

Record Freeze 1983: 2,300.3 Freezing Degree Hours with a low of 5F, Average Temperature During Freeze 13.7F.

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Could be my place!

Palm nuttiness incarnate!

Great find!

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Could be my place!

Palm nuttiness incarnate!

Great find!

Thanks, Dave!

I liken it to guerilla planting in your own, private copse!

Here's a shot of the main house..

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As it may escape most people's notice, a new member has joined PalmTalk today. The owner of this Spanish garden. If you enjoyed the photos, feel free to surprise her! She speaks no English, but well-wishers might like to follow up her introduction in the Spanish forum: http://www.palmtalk....ndpost&p=446283 Thank you! smilie.gif

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Thanks for sharing John.. i love stumbling across places like that, almost like an oasis.

Bermuda (32N 64W)

Subtropical Zone 11, no frost

Humidity (77% ave.)

Warm Season: (May-Nov): Max/Min 88F/73F

Cool Season: (Dec-Apr): Max/Min 70F/62F

Wet season Dec-April.

"What happens to you does not matter; what you become through those experiences is all that is significant. This is the true meaning of life."

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Thanks for sharing John.. i love stumbling across places like that, almost like an oasis.

Thank you, Rob! In summer, it must feel exactly that. Just a stone's throw from North Africa.

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