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My Garden in Pyrgos...

Kostas

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Kostas Grand Master

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And finally,a few extra pictures of my biggest Howea fosteriana which has developed into an awesome looking palm!!!!drool.gif

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These were all the pictures from my previous visits to Pyrgos this year. I plan to visit again early on Julysmilie.gif

I hope you liked it!!!smilie.gif

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Stuff is looking good Kostas!

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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Well your long scorching hot summer will be good for the palms! But plenty water for ythose rainforest species!

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Hi Kosta,

you are right. The designing of the TV-gardeners is always somekind of technical and artificial. I think your garden will be (and already is) looking far more natural! When your plants will be higher and larger, you'll have the perfect tropical feeling in your garden :drool:

Waiting for the next update :winkie:

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Thank you very much all of you for your replies!

Thanks Bill! smilie.gif Its great to hear that from you!

Hello Alexandersmilie.gif

Yeap,lots of new growth here but some scorch as well from the blazing sun and high heat. Hopefully when my shade trees and palms grow some,there will only be growth in the summer,without the scorch!

Hi Janni!smilie.gif

I am really looking forward to that!!!! Some palms have already started looking pretty impressing and i love it!drool.gif

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Things have done well and some palms grew a lot the past 2 months! Some very few of them even put on their first rings of TRUNK! :yay:drool.gifSo here we go with the update!

I went to Pyrgos 2 times the past months,first in mid July and then again last week. As mid July's photos cover most of the garden while the ones of August are only of a few select plants due to taking them in a hurry,i will post both for you to enjoysmilie.gif

Here are the photos i took on July 20th!

Male Cycas revoluta and Washingtonia robusta(Sonora)

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Male Cycas revoluta...

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...in cone!

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Washingtonia robusta(Sonora). This beauty is a little less than 3years from seed!!!!!drool.gif

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Howea fosteriana hiding under my Washingtonia robusta(Sonora)!

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And inbetween them,a newly planted Stangeria eriopus!

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A wider view of part of the planter featuring Trachycarpus fortunei,Howea fosteriana,Stangeria eriopus,Washingtonia robusta(Sonora) and male Cycas revoluta!

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Trachycarpus fortunei setting seeds!smilie.gif

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Bismarckia nobilis(Silver)

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Smaller Washingtonia robusta(Sonora),same age as my big one.

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Encephalartos concinnus

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Normanbya normanbyi

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Stangeria eriopus and Zamia standleyi

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Ceroxylon amazonicum

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Cycas micronesica(Rota)

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Caryota maxima(Himalaya)

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Musa ''Kandrian'' upon my arrival to Pyrgos...

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...and just before leaving!

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Leaning trunk Dicksonia antarctica

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Kentiopsis oliviformis next to the walkway

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Newly planted Lepidozamia hopei,now dug up by cats or dogs and deadsad.gif Next time i will be fencing every new planting in this area as they all end up dead from being dug upangry.gif

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Straight trunk Dicksonia antarctica

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Ceroxylon amazonicum

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Zamia lindenii caudex,still not leafed out but firm after more than 2 years...

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Cycas micronesica(Rota)

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Yet another Cycas micronesica(Rota)

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Encephalartos concinnus

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Newly planted,acclimating Howea fosteriana. It suffered from a clogged dripper and was quite drought stressed as you can see from the leafs bent where they meet their petioles but should recover well as the roots are fine and the leafs were still saveable,although in pretty bad condition!

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Smaller Castanospermum australe and newly planted Lepidozamia hopei!

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Ceroxylon amazonicum

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Zamia hamannii flushing!!!drool.gif

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Cibotium glaucumdrool.gif

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Potted Castanospermum australe

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Cyphophoenix(Veillonia) alba

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Chamaedorea tepejilote(Blanco)

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Prestoea acuminata var. montana

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Ceratozamia miqueliana

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Chamaedorea tepejilote(Blanco)

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Hyophorbe indica(Southern) along with Chamaedorea tepejilote(Blanco),understory Cycas and Ceratozamia miqueliana

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Stangeria eriopus(Forest Form). All my Stangeria eriopus are Forest Formsmilie.gif

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Matteuccia struthiopteris. This fern had never looked like something for me as it was always getting severely munched on by something. This year however has been healthier than ever and starting to look nice! I hope it continues to be successful and grows to be a nice,biggish fern!smilie.gif

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Newly planted Lepidozamia hopei!

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Castanospermum australe

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Ceroxylon amazonicum recovering from severe drought stress resulting firstly from almost totally rotten roots while potted,being pushed over a little after ground planting and a clogged dripper earlier this summer/late spring. Its actively pushing a new leaf though!drool.gif

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Cyathea medullaris struggling to recover from last summer's severe burn. I really hope it recovers soon and resumes the very fast growth it used to havesad.gif

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Chamaedorea tepejilote(Blanco)

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Kerriodoxa elegans putting out its second or third partly palmate leaf!drool.gif

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Dioon spinulossum

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Ceroxylon amazonicum

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Dioon spinullossum with it's first new flush of leafs since i got it!smilie.gif

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Acanthophoenix rubrasmilie.gif

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Ceratozamia miqueliana flushing for the first time for me since getting it!!!!smilie.gif

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Thank you very much Ante!smilie.gif

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Archontophoenix alexandrae!drool.gif

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Cryosophila warcewicziismilie.gif

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Yet another Chamaedorea tepejilote(Blanco)!

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Female Cycas revoluta with new flush of leafs! The new leafs probably got damaged from the hail it poured while it was flushing or it may be due to the root rot it had last year. The problem seems to be fixed and new roots should establish well the cycad again soonsmilie.gif

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Howea fosteriana and Archontophoenix alexandrae!

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Archontophoenix alexandrae

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Newest leaf unfolding!

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Howea fosteriana

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Zamia standleyi

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Syagrus romanzoffiana and Howea fosteriana

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Howea fosteriana

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Stangeria eriopus(Forest Form)

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Syagrus romanzoffiana

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Close up of its newest opening leaf. It has been putting out deformed leafs for a year or more now but my addition of Boron containing,organic fertilizer has been slowly fixing the problem. The previous leaf was mostly good and normal but this latest one seems that it died from the point you see and up. I found the other half still folded and inside the leaf base of the previous leaf...

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Callistemon laevis along with Strelitzia reginae and Cymbidium hybrid(this last one is to be removed when a pure species replacement is found)

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Panoramic photoshoot from my veranda!

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And some other nice views from up there...

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These were all the pictures from July. And here are the newest ones from August 21st!smilie.gif

Male Cycas revoluta and Washingtonia robusta(Sonora)

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Washingtonia robusta(Sonora) and Howea fosteriana

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Bismarckia nobilis(Silver)drool.gif

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Musa ''Kandrian''smilie.gif

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