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Front garden rejuvanation

deezpalms

By deezpalms
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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deezpalms Grand Master

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Here's a picture of a small garden at the entry way to my house. It was very empty before this weekend. I mostly moved plants from the back garden but I added some different stuff that I got from el blanco on saturday.

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Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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another angle.

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Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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deezpalms Grand Master

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This one shows a little path I made with some lava rock that leads to the water main and faucet.

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Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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It looks like you were very busy this weekend :)

Are you going to plant them out or leave them in pots?

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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I'd plant them how you have them laid out like that, looks the right mix, which is an extension of your personality apparently. So they say.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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I agree with Wal on the current arrangement.

Tampa, Interbay Peninsula, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10A

Bokeelia, Pine Island, Florida, USA

subtropical USDA Zone 10B

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Thanks alot guys!! Unfortunatly, I'm still a renter so everything is in containers here. I'm really leary of planting stuff that I will regret later. About half of the plants are too spendy to leave behind and repurchase later.

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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Looks good Dave.  I like the layering with the tall stuff in the back.  You can't even see most of the pots and as it gets more dense the pots you see will slowly dissapear into the jungle.  Just curious, what kind of sun exposure does that spot get?

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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quaman58 Grand Master

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Matt,

Beautiful instant jungle! Just beware of where you pluck that Gigas...(I assume that's one). My neighbor & I are learning about where not to plant them, too close to houses, driveways; etc. Seemed like a good idea at the time!

B/R's

Bret

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Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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(MattyB @ Jul. 10 2006,09:10)

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Looks good Dave.  I like the layering with the tall stuff in the back.  You can't even see most of the pots and as it gets more dense the pots you see will slowly dissapear into the jungle.  Just curious, what kind of sun exposure does that spot get?

Hey Matty!! It gets sun from about 5:30 till the sun goes down. It is in a west facing area right by my front door and the plants on the outer edge get the most sun and filter the rest of the sun to rest of the plants. I put the most sun tollerant plants there in hopes that they would filter out most of the sun for the less tollerant ones.

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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(quaman58 @ Jul. 10 2006,09:34)

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Matt,

Beautiful instant jungle! Just beware of where you pluck that Gigas...(I assume that's one). My neighbor & I are learning about where not to plant them, too close to houses, driveways; etc. Seemed like a good idea at the time!

B/R's

Bret

Hey Bret. It's actually my house, but don't worry my friend. I'm not planting anything there as I'm still a renter. And yes, that is a gigas. Yeah, it's not called gigas for some stupid reason. ha haaa! Anyone planting one must know that it will get giant!!

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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Sorry Dave. I need to pay more attention, as my wife regularly reminds me.. Awesome plants though. And yeah, you would think with a name like Gigas that I would have given it plenty of elbow room. But, you'd be wrong! (One of my many gardening blunders.)

Bret

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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(quaman58 @ Jul. 10 2006,15:14)

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Sorry Dave. I need to pay more attention, as my wife regularly reminds me.. Awesome plants though. And yeah, you would think with a name like Gigas that I would have given it plenty of elbow room. But, you'd be wrong! (One of my many gardening blunders.)

Bret

Bret-

Di you see the one at the Zoo that I and Gileno posted on the thread started by MattyB? (wild animal park)

Sorry for the hi-jack Matt.

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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Dave your potted garden looks killer! Nice layout. I saw another potted garden last year in Laguna Beach. Nothing rare but still a fantastic potted garden. The gardener planted dwarf Alocasias, Colocasias and Cannas to hide most of the black containers. They dig up very easily. He then used a generous amount of the Black Mondo Grass to conceal the smaller clay pots in his garden. the Mondo made the clay pots look great! Again, nice job with the layout!

John Mendoza

Landscape Designer, Owner

Tropical Vibe Nursery and Landscape

www.tropicalvibe.com

949.340.5444

-Full Landscape design and installation

-Wide variety of palms and tropicals, centrally located in Orange County

-Complete line of garden care products available everyday

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(Johnny @ Jul. 11 2006,01:05)

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Dave your potted garden looks killer! Nice layout. I saw another potted garden last year in Laguna Beach. Nothing rare but still a fantastic potted garden. The gardener planted dwarf Alocasias, Colocasias and Cannas to hide most of the black containers. They dig up very easily. He then used a generous amount of the Black Mondo Grass to conceal the smaller clay pots in his garden. the Mondo made the clay pots look great! Again, nice job with the layout!

Thank you very much Jonny. By the way, did you notice the beautiful ti on the right? I bought it for $10.99 at a lowes here in san diego sold as "red sister" but If I remember correctly "red sister" is red with pink variation not pink, green and red. Also, how much are you selling your new varieties of ti for and how big are they? Will they grow outside in a coastal climate?

Thanks much,

Dave

Dave Hughson

Carlsbad, Ca

1 mile from ocean

Zone 10b

Palm freaks are good peeps!!!!!

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Someone say there's a good image of one at the zoo??

I'd love to see it.

Bret

Bret

 

Coastal canyon area of San Diego

 

"In the shadow of the Cross"

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Bret try looking here,

 

http://palmtalk.org/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboar...ct=ST;f=1;t=217

about the 20th post or so.

Bill

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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