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Garden Tour of our Yard


Jeff Searle

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My largest Orania ravaka from Madagascar. It's 3 1/2' tall now and has been planted almost 2 years.

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Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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It seems as though you position your palms and cycads so they can be shown off in photos.  Thanks for posting such fine examples of palms I am growing (D. onilahensis, carlsmithii, Kentiopsis, Chambeyronia, Beccariophoenix), I can hope mine look like yours someday.  You've certainly got me interested in Zamias and other cycads I am not growing.  Nice variagated Caryota and Clinostigma harlandii.

Tim Brisbane

Patterson Lakes, bayside Melbourne, Australia

Rarely Frost

2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

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Hi jeff, you sure do work hard, do you get time to sleep at all ? Totaly amazing and great growth,those copernicas must be more than 5 years old ??? the calyptrocalyx would love some of those protected gardens, C.mara (elegans) will take full sun and are very strong plants, simular to laccospadix (not as cold tolerant ) but you could plant in same situation. same with the C. sp (puah) bright red new leaf. Your ptychosperma lauterbachii looks a little different than the ones we have here, our ones have a leaf like P.elegans but half the length and are heavely recurved, I will send you a photo. Anyway congratulations on one of the best gardens i've seen in a long time !!!!! keep planting!!If  every one put this much work back into the land we all would be living in paradise. [ we can all see you are living in paradise and if we all planted like you - the unpredictable weather could be different - no hurricanes even.]

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Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia

Minimum 3.C -------- maximum 43.C Average Annual Rainfall 1700mm

IPS Membership since 1991

PLANT MORE PALMS TO SOOTH THE SOUL

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jeff i'm reduced to a puddle on the floor after seeing those nice licuala...someone get a mop!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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This is that ptychosperma Lauterbachii could be that we get alittle cold and it grows slower than yours

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Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia

Minimum 3.C -------- maximum 43.C Average Annual Rainfall 1700mm

IPS Membership since 1991

PLANT MORE PALMS TO SOOTH THE SOUL

www.utopiapalmsandcycads.com

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Looking up into the crown of Gulubia longispatha.

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Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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The old name for this was Aiphanes vincentiana. Not sure what the new species name is. Maybe A. minima.

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Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Close-up of it flowering.

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Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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A grouping of Chamaedorea metallica. There's the normal entire leaf form along with some split leaf form mixed in.

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Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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A nice split leaf, Chamaedorea metallica.

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Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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A small Corypha umbraculifera.

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Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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My final picture of the waterfall on. Thank-you.

Jeff

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Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Thanks for the tour over to Oasis Lane........ :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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Jeff,

You have a great place. Thanks for sharing the pictures and giving us a virtual tour.

Jake

Cincinnati, Ohio USA & Mindo, Ecuador

 

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  • 11 years later...

Wow, so much has changed in your garden in 11.5 years. Hardly any grass left now. BS Man about Palms can attest to the big change. :wub:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Yep, Lotsa changes! Some gone, some BIG now and some new stuff! UPDATE THIS MAN! ;)

 

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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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12 hours ago, BS Man about Palms said:

Yep, Lotsa changes! Some gone, some BIG now and some new stuff! UPDATE THIS MAN! ;)

 

What Bill said, only louder!! :bemused:

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let me see what I can do....

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Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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Echoing all of those above...hoping to see how this incredible slice of paradise has progressed through the years! Outstanding garden, outstanding plants, and outstanding job overall, Jeff! Inspirational! 

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Jeff, just do it.

Put us all at a loss for words!

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I'd say put Ryan to work with updated pics, but I'm sure he's swamped with Extravaganza photos! 

Naples (inland), FL - technically 10a but more like 9b in the winter :hmm:

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That was amazing Jeff. Thank you for posting - I had not seen this thread. I would live to see your place in person if you are doing another tour sometime.

Tracy

Stuart, Florida

Zone 10a

So many palms, so little room

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13 hours ago, Missi said:

I'd say put Ryan to work with updated pics, but I'm sure he's swamped with Extravaganza photos! 

Lol! Yes he is.....

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and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

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