PSSC meeting november 16, 2013!

[paulgila]

The latest PSSC meeting/tour was held in Whittier CA at the gardens of Herb & Connie & Sergio & Maria (last names withheld to protect

the innocent).

1st was the garden of herb & connie, a nice suburban spot on a "leave it to beaver" type street.

here PRA team member MattyB scmoozes with El Hoagie.

here FM akemu tries to get some tips on how to "velez" his garden.

cryosophila,perhaps?

not sure here,either.

[paulgila]

PRA team member palmgrover sings "Volare" every chance he gets so i humored him with a photo this time.

palmscape that kinda bleeds into the neighbors yard. hey,hey we've all done it.

will someone please moves those cycads so i can see the PALMS?!?!?!?

didn't get any shots of the backyard but it was quite pleasant. trust me on this one.

[paulgila]

coolest olive tree pruning the PRA team(™) has ever seen. yes,thats official.

lots of chambeyronia--can't complain.

oops--out of order,nice chams at the 1st garden.

[paulgila]

on to the garden of sergio & maria!

heres PRA team member "mrs akemu" with her closely-guarded stash of gluten-free baked goods.

awesome d.plumosa!

stupid computer putting my pics slightly out of order.

(al pacino) "No,you're out of order!"

the famous lagoon. not gonna turn down any future invites!

[paulgila]

on to the garden of sergio & maria!

heres PRA team member "mrs akemu" with her closely-guarded stash of gluten-free baked goods.

awesome d.plumosa!

stupid computer putting my pics slightly out of order.

(al pacino) "No,you're out of order!"

the famous lagoon. not gonna turn down any future invites!

[paulgila]

ooops, double-posted. maybe the mod can delete one of those. and this post,too?

thanks!

[paulgila]

parajubaea species wants to arm-wrestle you and it will win.

"palm-ucopia." ok, that was a stretch,i admit it.

archontophoenix.

mattyb models the latest in skullcaps.

[DoomsDave]

Paul, I was getting worried.

No pictures from the PRA Team????

Whew, put that dread fear to rest!

[Walter John]

Getting cooler by the looks, those fan palms in post # 1 would be Cocothrinax dontcha reckon, hey ?

Thanks for posting and yes, those cycads are taking up room for palms...

[Jim in Los Altos]

As usual, you SoCal guys and gals are having too much palm related fun. I'm jealous.

[Tassie_Troy1971]

more !

[Darold Petty]

It's heartening to see Louis Hooper in attendance !

[MattyB]

Louis seems to be more mobile these days which is great to see.

[paulgila]

I have more pix,will try to get them posted tonite.

[paulgila]

bob doing his best stevie wonder impersonation.

wavy washie.

adam plays the "spot the palm" game.

there were lots of these around the garden,and thats a good thing.

[paulgila]

see,told ya.

bill sanford & an associate do some close-up palm inspecting.

everyone loves a pool shot.

foxy lady was looking--dare i say it--nah,better not.

[paulgila]

cute little Latania.

[paulgila]

jack tries to make new friends.

pretty sure they were filming an episode of "Gilligan's Island."

there was a nice presentation on the construction of the garden in the poolside bar.

you can never have enough s.schizophylla.

or can you?

[paulgila]

colors are nice.

the monroes never take off their sunglasses & it kinda freaks me out.

[paulgila]

the auction gets underway.

mattyb & kathy monroe at the senior prom.

cool & blue.

then gene bought all the palms at the auction.

[paulgila]

"triangle man,triangle man,doin' the things a triangle can."

caryota leaf.

the place had more bars than TJ.

trachies need love,too.

[paulgila]

as the day draws to a close mattyb & akemu head off into the sunset.

the end.