My House

[realarch]

Wow, looks great! I can only imagine what the place will look like in 5 years or so. Thanks for the tour.

Tim

[freakypalmguy]

Brachychiton rupestris

Xanthorhoea preisii . These are the first plants I have grown from seed and they are VERY slow. Two years from germination. They seem to be gaining some speed

Closer

E. horridus X woodii

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Agave

Bizzie looking a bit tired from the wind

Sabal uresana just starting to gain some speed

Arenga engleri growing very slow

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struggling C. alba

Parajubea tor tor

P. reclinata

another tor tor

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P. robellini and D. fine leaf

back down the hill

C. radicalis

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E. longifolius blue which is some sort of hybrid I believe

Z. furfuracea

Z. floridana

Wallichia densiflora and Colocasia

[pogobob]

Your place is going to be "spectacular"

[freakypalmguy]

E. trispinosus seedling

C. melango and Z. vasquezii

some of my recent booty that will have to wait untill spring. D. onilahensis, Mac. diplomera, C. ophiolitica, T. latisectus, A. purpurea, and Attalea geraensis

A. arenaria

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I thought this was a cool shot with the color contrast. E. longifolius joubertina form with a new green flush.

C. glaucifolia

Ravenea glauca

I thought this D. fineleaf was interesting how it put out one broad leaf ?

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closeup of an emerging flush on C. taitungensis

Caryota obtusa and two R. rivularis

Greenhouse

Inside. It's a bit of a mess

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and one last parting shot for now, I went up on the entrance road to my place and snapped this overview shot.

Here is a satellite shot with a red line drawn around. It's about 2.5 years old.

[Pivi]

Great piece of land. It's goona be a heaven one day, i see it

[freakypalmguy]

Appreciate it Tim, Bob, and Pivi

[osideterry]

Love the aerial view for giving perspective. Hey, you could fly over and take an updated photo yourself! I'm sure the airline would be cool about the detour. (Not so cool about the steep bank to get a photo from the window.)

It looks like you are keeping all the tender stuff close to the house, and up on the hill. I missed the S. riverside and Royal... which posts numbers?

[freakypalmguy]

Love the aerial view for giving perspective. Hey, you could fly over and take an updated photo yourself! I'm sure the airline would be cool about the detour. (Not so cool about the steep bank to get a photo from the window.)

It looks like you are keeping all the tender stuff close to the house, and up on the hill. I missed the S. riverside and Royal... which posts numbers?

Terry,

For now, until some of the more cold hardy stuff gets bigger on the hill, I am being cautious. I am starting to spread out more now that I am full up top for now. Someday I'll remove some of that water guzzling grass to make more room. A pool might happen in the back yard which opens up a whole new are for planting. Someday.

Post 14, pic 4 next to the hose is the Sabal, and the Royal is to the left of it but not in the pic. I had not noticed I missed that grouping. I'm doing the redeye to Kennedy tonight so I'll have to get a pic up when I get back in a few.

Also the Sabal riverside seedling and Syagrus obreojos are in post 13 pic 4 but they are to small to see there is a bunch of other stuff on that hillside like R. xerophila, and 3 B. allfredii but they are also too small for now.

[Mark_NoVA]

Wow, you are really going to transform that 5 acres!

Out of curiosity, how far apart are those palms in the 'Canary Field' planted?

[Don Little]

Wow Matt that is some transformation from the first pic till know. In 5 to 10 years those jubs and cidps will be out of this world. Nice collection of cycads along with the palms. Your yard is looking great, thanks for sharing those pics.

Don

[Alicehunter2000]

Wow, great visual presentation. As others have already said....it's going to be really awsome in a few years. Do you run individual drip irrigation to each plant......the place looks really dry (but the palms are doing great). Anyway, thanks for the visuals........you are really freaky!

[Kris]

Iam speechless by the visuals...

Love,

Kris

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Fantastic place and a good variety of drought hardy palms . How cold was it january 2007 ?

[ariscott]

It looks bigger than my 5 acres.... How long have you been planting it? Mine is only 2 years old...

Regards, Ari

[freakypalmguy]

Thank you all again.

Mark Nova - The canaries are planted twelve feet apart. They will be touching eventually, but my plan is to sell some or all someday.

David - Before we planted, my wife and I rented a ditch witch, trenched all over, and laid pipe so everything is irrigated on individual drips on a timer. I was well worth the effort.

Troy - we got down to 22F

Ari - We started 3 years ago with a bunch of queens, then two years ago probably two thirds of what is planted then this spring another third. I look forward to this spring

[Palmetro]

Matt your place looks awesone!

I like your cycad & palm collection, and the best of it, is that you still have plenty of room for more cool plants!

Congratulations

Christian

[LJG]

5 acres, palm garden, RV, greenhouse, airline pilot... you are living the dream buddy!

[freakypalmguy]

Thank you Christian.

I'm having some fun with it Len, and talk about living the dream

[BS Man about Palms]

BS, I see if I can get her in a bikini and strike a pose for you

Really Matt, you let it warm up a bit first. I don't want her to catch her "death of cold" or nuthin like that.

[NBTX11]

Awesome job Matt! Fantastic!

Question, I notice there is very little natural vegetation. Is there normally no grass or natural ground cover in your area?

[joe_OC]

Matt, wow! 5 acres of palm bliss? That is going to be an amazing yard. This is going to be an amazing "before and after" yard in a few years. How many palms did you put in the ground this year?

[freakypalmguy]

BS, I see if I can get her in a bikini and strike a pose for you

Really Matt, you let it warm up a bit first. I don't want her to catch her "death of cold" or nuthin like that.

The cold makes it more interesting

[freakypalmguy]

Matt, wow! 5 acres of palm bliss? That is going to be an amazing yard. This is going to be an amazing "before and after" yard in a few years. How many palms did you put in the ground this year?

Thanks Joe, I guess I probably put in around 35 this year. Mainly small stuff because that's all I can afford right now. Except for that killer freebie I got from LJG. Had to dig it, but it was worth it.

Matt

[BigFrond]

Very nice Matt! You still have a lot of land to work with. Did you get your succulents from SteveInSoCal? BTW, what happen to him.

[phatmiata]

Alot of land and a lot more palms!!! Great job!! It will look steller once you get some age on the palms!!

[Joe palma]

Really well done Matt!

I didn't realize you had that much space. Sweet.

Love the collection and plantings that you have choosen.

Your lot will be even more completely awesome looking in the years to come!

Keep up the good work.

Joe

[Jose Maria]

Hi Matt,

You did an outstanding job in your garden. I liked the greenhouse with the small palms waiting to be planted.

Your garden inspired me ...... what to do in my own garden!

Enjoyed your post.

[freakypalmguy]

Thank you Contractor, Joe, and Jose.

Very nice Matt! You still have a lot of land to work with. Did you get your succulents from SteveInSoCal? BTW, what happen to him.

Thanks Big,

I did get some of my succulents from Steve. He has been very busy with his house remodel and also bought a vacation home in the mountains that he has been spending a lot of time at.

Matt

[Perito]

Matt- My lower jaw's on the floor, and if I ever get it reattached I'll mop up the drool. Great Landscaping! Perito

[freakypalmguy]

Awesome job Matt! Fantastic!

Question, I notice there is very little natural vegetation. Is there normally no grass or natural ground cover in your area?

Sorry I missed this before Jim.

It would be covered with sagebrush, tumbleweeds, and assorted other weeds but I try to keep it cleared. I'll try to take a pic of the natural vegetation that is not cleared off the back side of my property when the sun comes up. Actually, I just noticed in the Satellite photo, you can see what the natural looks like on the back side of my house.

Matt

[Phil]

Matt,

Thanks for sharing the photos. Very nice. I appreciate the time you took to post this thread. For those who don't know Temecula, it's north of San Diego one and a half hours and interior from the coast. This means it's hot in the summer and cooler in the winter. You'll notice that Matt is growing the species that benefit from this heat but survive his winters.

Matt, a few things that I noticed and took interest in: The cycads look great. The Brahea clara is superb. Everything blue is really showing good color with your heat. Your plantings are going to continue to be great for photos. They are nicely spaced because you have so much land. If my recognition is correct, is that a R. rivularis in the front? It looks excellent. Many people have trouble with Ravenea rivularis inland. And, the Hyphanae corriacea. That's gong to be superb in time. I also liked the P. torralyii. I'm sure your Bismarckias are going to jam up there if we can cancel the deal with Alaska to send us their air.

Way to go and thanks again.

Phil

[freakypalmguy]

Matt- My lower jaw's on the floor, and if I ever get it reattached I'll mop up the drool. Great Landscaping! Perito

Thank you Perry.

[freakypalmguy]

Matt,

Thanks for sharing the photos. Very nice. I appreciate the time you took to post this thread. For those who don't know Temecula, it's north of San Diego one and a half hours and interior from the coast. This means it's hot in the summer and cooler in the winter. You'll notice that Matt is growing the species that benefit from this heat but survive his winters.

Matt, a few things that I noticed and took interest in: The cycads look great. The Brahea clara is superb. Everything blue is really showing good color with your heat. Your plantings are going to continue to be great for photos. They are nicely spaced because you have so much land. If my recognition is correct, is that a R. rivularis in the front? It looks excellent. Many people have trouble with Ravenea rivularis inland. And, the Hyphanae corriacea. That's gong to be superb in time. I also liked the P. torralyii. I'm sure your Bismarckias are going to jam up there if we can cancel the deal with Alaska to send us their air.

Way to go and thanks again.

Phil

Hi Phil,

Thank you for the very nice comments.

That is a Ravenea rivularis at the front of my house. I placed it there as it is South facing and hopefully gets some radiant heat from my house. Also the queens next to it offer a little protection. There were others in Temecula that defoliated in the big freeze but came back just fine. I also observed Archontophoenix cunninghamiana that burned 100% but have recovered.

Also my spacing has gotten better, but I do have a few placed way to close together. My wife gets the credit for the improved spacing. She is constantly reminding me, "don't put that there, it's toooo close". So now I usually consult with her before I plant so I don't get scolded later.

I don't know if you keep a record of what your customers purchase, but there are a few in there from you. Here is a list and how they are doing.

The Caryota obtusa I purchased from you before the big freeze a few years back, but luckily had not planted it yet. It has been in the ground for about a year and a half and is doing very well. It is on it's third spear of the year. Right now I have it partially covered.

Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera growing very nicely.

Bismarkia nobilis really took off this year

Dypsis decipiens doing well

The large Dioon edule always looks great.

Colocasia Black Majic defoliates in the winter but comes back nicely in the spring.

Also The double Buitagrus. I remember you wanted me to select a nicer one, as this plant was looking a bit rough. I appreciated your care, but we really wanted a double. It was slow to start, but as you can see from the pics it has now exploded with growth and is looking beautiful. Next year I think it is really going to go in to overtime.

My three largest Jubeas are from you and all doing great.

Unfortunately, the big freeze claimed my Dypsis decaryi as it was the first I planted.

Depending on how this year goes (weather wise), I might get a tad more adventurous.

Thank you again,

Matt