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PRA in OC,OK?

paulgila

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glad you could join us for our latest PRA! hope you had us much fun as we did,or even more,but i doubt it.

thanks to joe,jon & guy for sharing their wonderful gardens with us!!!

I just have to say, if this CREW showed up at your home ,would you let them in the backyard to view your palms? And if so would you let them actually walk through the house to get there? :lol:

Joe, Jon, and Guy thanks for letting us tour your gardens ,though the eyes of this pack of palmophiles.

Great pics and comentary guys,thanks!

Scott

Titusville, FL

1/2 mile from the Indian River

USDA Zone COLD

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brilliant, encore, apple core, you name it.

Imagine how many more palms you could have if that pool was filled in. Well, same as removing the Hills Hoist isn't it ?

Thanks to the PRA team once again.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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osideterry Grand Master

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The bar has been raised on PRA threads. Got any more photos of the cat giving that rabbit a beat down?

I saw this Syagrus botryphora in Summer 2007, and it was mostly fried. Glad to see it's back with a vengeance. Imagine the potential of this crossed with a Butia!

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Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

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still don't know what a PRA is ??

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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:o ah , thanks Joe , now I know :rolleyes:

Michael in palm paradise,

Tully, wet tropics in Australia, over 4 meters of rain every year.

Home of the Golden Gumboot, its over 8m high , our record annual rainfall.

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LJG Grand Master

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Nice shot Paul. He did a great job of plant placement.

Thanks for the tour!

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Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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paulgila Grand Master

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thanks,len.nice to hear from you.learn any cambodian?

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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thanks scott & wal & terry.

these gardens are among the best in socal so there was a lot of good material to photograph.

do they still say that in this age of digital cameras? :huh:

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Those gardens rock. Very nice work crew. Thank you for showing them.

Matt

Matt in Temecula, CA

Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

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"hey bob,touch that wire again..." :evil:

ouch!!!! :rage::huh::o

Bob imagine if you had some of that aluminum foil in your mouth at the same from that last PRA........

Might be ...umm....well, I don't know what it would be.

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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who needs t-shirts?

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bs tries to get 2-dimensional.

glad you could join us for our latest PRA! hope you had us much fun as we did,or even more,but i doubt it.

thanks to joe,jon & guy for sharing their wonderful gardens with us!!!

Thanks for shareing photos of the nice gardens dudes... the mini van should be equiped with lights and siren! :lol: The Looney Bin Van! :lol:

Robert de Jong

San Clemente, CA

 

Willowbrook Nursery

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"hey bob,touch that wire again..." :evil:

ouch!!!! :rage::huh::o

Bob imagine if you had some of that aluminum foil in your mouth at the same from that last PRA........

Might be ...umm....well, I don't know what it would be.

Bill does the phrase "light up like a Christmas tree" sound famillure...

more palms, less bombs!

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Jeff Searle Grand Master

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What a great tour, and some beautifully nice plant collections. But, I'm a little confused, who's who? Who's Matty, and which guy is BS Man, doesn't he have a real name like Paul? Was Paul the blonde guy? And do you have to pay the homeowners for all the crap they have to put with? :lol:

Jeff

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Jeff, go back to Garden Web. There's a thread that explains it all there. :lol:

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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jeff the PRA team has a trust fund.all payments to home owners for damages &/or loss of respect from other growers for letting us in is deducted therefrom.

i explained all that & no caps.

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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who needs t-shirts?

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bs tries to get 2-dimensional.

glad you could join us for our latest PRA! hope you had us much fun as we did,or even more,but i doubt it.

thanks to joe,jon & guy for sharing their wonderful gardens with us!!!

Thanks for shareing photos of the nice gardens dudes... the mini van should be equiped with lights and siren! :lol: The Looney Bin Van! :lol:

glad you enjoyed it,bob.

bob? bob,where are you?

hmmm maybe the "Looney Bin Van" took him :hmm:

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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who needs t-shirts?

Picture309.jpg

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bs tries to get 2-dimensional.

glad you could join us for our latest PRA! hope you had us much fun as we did,or even more,but i doubt it.

thanks to joe,jon & guy for sharing their wonderful gardens with us!!!

Thanks for shareing photos of the nice gardens dudes... the mini van should be equiped with lights and siren! :lol: The Looney Bin Van! :lol:

glad you enjoyed it,bob.

bob? bob,where are you?

hmmm maybe the "Looney Bin Van" took him :hmm:

they came to take me away ha-ha,ho-ho , he-he to the funny farm were life is beautiful all the time...

more palms, less bombs!

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Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

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Awesome palm pics. As for the dudes, they have much better pictures in the Post Office.

Coastal San Diego, California

Z10b

Dry summer subtropical/Mediterranean

warm summer/mild winter

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paulgila Grand Master

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i have been in the post office & seen those pix but i just pull the hood of my sweatshirt over my face :mrlooney:

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Looks like a fantastic days fun ,touring those private gardens . That rhopies trunk was bloody huge !

well Done Matty Paul and Jon !!!

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

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Fantastic! Glad I actually had time to look at some threads for the first time in 2008...

Jack Sayers

East Los Angeles

growing cold tolerant palms halfway between the equator and the arctic circle...

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Jeff Searle Grand Master

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Fantastic! Glad I actually had time to look at some threads for the first time in 2008...

jeeeeez, where in the hell have you'vvvv been? I almost forget your name.

007

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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osideterry

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Jeff - You just wrote in all lower case. Are you trying to be like poet E.E. Cummings or something? Think you are more clever than the rest of us? ;)

Zone 9b/10a, Sunset Zone 22

7 miles inland. Elevation 120ft (37m)

Average annual low temp: 30F (-1C)

Average annual rainfall: 8" (20cm)

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Fantastic! Glad I actually had time to look at some threads for the first time in 2008...

jeeeeez, where in the hell have you'vvvv been? I almost forget your name.

007

Work :rage: :rage: :rage:

Jack Sayers

East Los Angeles

growing cold tolerant palms halfway between the equator and the arctic circle...

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Jeff Searle Grand Master

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Jeff - You just wrote in all lower case. Are you trying to be like poet E.E. Cummings or something? Think you are more clever than the rest of us? ;)

No, I think the "dewd" is starting to rub off on me. The freaking guy pm's me like every freakin day. Wanting me to hang out with him, eat sushi, go see a flick, bla,bla, bla.

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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who needs t-shirts?

Picture309.jpg

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bs tries to get 2-dimensional.

glad you could join us for our latest PRA! hope you had us much fun as we did,or even more,but i doubt it.

thanks to joe,jon & guy for sharing their wonderful gardens with us!!!

Thanks for shareing photos of the nice gardens dudes... the mini van should be equiped with lights and siren! :lol: The Looney Bin Van! :lol:

glad you enjoyed it,bob.

bob? bob,where are you?

hmmm maybe the "Looney Bin Van" took him :hmm:

they came to take me away ha-ha,ho-ho , he-he to the funny farm were life is beautiful all the time...

:lol::lol::lol:

Robert de Jong

San Clemente, CA

 

Willowbrook Nursery

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