Richard Josephson Garden

[ghar41]

Sunday, June 13 was the date for our most recent Northern Ca. Palm Society meeting and Richards place in Santa Cruz was the site. Just a few blocks from the beach, his place is an incredibly eclectic collection of many plant types with large specimen palms overlooking the garden. The front of the house features this beautiful Phoenix reclinata:

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Phoenix as you make your way towards the backyard

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The backyard has a huge pond surrounded by annuals and perennials

and more large specimen palms including a large Caryota gigas

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Huge Acceoloraphe wrightii on the left with many trunks over 15 feet. Archontophoenix cunninghamiana on the right.

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Rhopolostylus bauerii

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Livistona chinensis. Notice the varigated bamboo fireworks in the left of the picture.

[Shon]

Awesome lookin garden and a sunny day in Santa Cruz to boot.. Santa Cruz seems like a great palm growing area. Rhopies,Lord Howe island palms Ceroxylons,Oraniopsis etc.

[BS Man about Palms]

Looks like Fastasy Island.. Cool!.

[freakypalmguy]

Very nice Glenn, any other forum peeps in attendance?

Matt

[Meaghean]

Rhopolostylus bauerii

this is absolutly beautiful!!

[paulgila]

that is an awesome garden! do you know when the house was built?

[Darold Petty]

Hi Paul, I'm a remodeling contractor, and pretty accurate about house vintage. This home is at least 100 years, possibly 120, and is largely original inside. That's me with the hat in photo # 6 examining both garden and house!

[John Case]

I belive that Richard said it was built in 1880......but I may be mistaken,

[paulgila]

a beautiful old house in great shape deserves a lovely garden to match

thanks for posting these pix!

[palmislandRandy]

That backyard pond picture is something! Great photo & great house.

Randy

[iwan]

Thanks for posting pictures Glenn. Wish I could have made it.

[Jeff Searle]

As Dave would say....Glorious!

But it does look like he's got a nice collection of many types of plants there. Did the owner start all these palms from a very small size? Thanks for sharing....

Jeff

[John Case]

As Dave would say....Glorious!

But it does look like he's got a nice collection of many types of plants there. Did the owner start all these palms from a very small size? Thanks for sharing....

Jeff

Jeff,

In his presentation, he mentioned often on the difficulty and cost of the cranes that were used to move many of the palms on to the property. I think the Caryota and some of the Kings were grown primarily on site but the large specimens were craned over his home on to the property. Others may remember more specifically than I do as I had ingested a few Pacifico clara prior to the talk.

[daxin]

Here are some photos of Mr. Josephson's other plants:

1. Ligularia 'Gold Edge'

2. Various plants with oversized leaves. The one near the top left corner is Gunnera killipiana. The top leaf surface is flat and glossy, very different from the common G. tinctoria

3. Flambouyant double poppies

4. The bonsai is a super-dwarf Wisteria and the big-leaf plant is Dendroseris litoralis

5. Agaves and other drought tolerant goodies inside the greenhouse

6. Tropical effect in Northern California, quite convincing

Edited June 24, 2010 by daxin

[Jeff Searle]

As Dave would say....Glorious!

But it does look like he's got a nice collection of many types of plants there. Did the owner start all these palms from a very small size? Thanks for sharing....

Jeff

Jeff,

In his presentation, he mentioned often on the difficulty and cost of the cranes that were used to move many of the palms on to the property. I think the Caryota and some of the Kings were grown primarily on site but the large specimens were craned over his home on to the property. Others may remember more specifically than I do as I had ingested a few Pacifico clara prior to the talk.

Thanks John.

[ghar41]

Here are some photos of Mr. Josephson's other plants:

Thanks for posting these Daxin! Your photos are always great. Hope to see you at the August meeting.

[sick1166]

nice