After a quick visit to these gardens last week http://www.palmtalk....showtopic=33869, I returned today with the Green Twins (FM Newcal and his brother Andy) to have a more relaxed look at these gardens...

Just up the road was this old Phoenix sylvestris

They have a good selection of Cycads as well, such as these Macrozamias

The main lake

A nice elevated boardwalk takes you past the crowns of a few palms...

Livistona decora for example...

With Livistona australis as well...

Angiopteris evicta were planted in amongst them

As were grass trees (Xanthorea)

Howea belmoreana

Very nice. I can see how the drought has influenced many of the public plantings in Brisbane with the explosion in succulent and semi-succulent popularity

Cyathea cooperi are good companion plants for palms

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Dypsis amboza again...a great small Dypsis

Guihaia argyrata

Euterpe sp

Pinanga coronata

Licuala peltata var sumawongii

Ravenea sp

Dypsis hybrid redneck

Coccothrinax sp

Dypsis madagascariensis

Yellow Latania

Cordyline 'Rooster Tail'

Dypsis sp

Water Dragon sunning itself on a rock...

Young Spindle Palms

Foxy Ladies were flowering

Beccariophoenix 'windows'

Red Latania

Cryosophila sp

Euterpe sp

Dypsis carlsmithii

Dypsis hybrid Cabadae x madagascariensis

Ravenea glauca

Adonidia merrillii

Dypsis madagascariensis

Whatchu Lookin' at Willis?

Dypsis pembana

Coccothrinax sp

Trying to identify the species?

Schippia concolor

Both Howea species

A little man-made stuff...

Howea belmoreana

Yellow Kangaroo Paw

A little Cordyline colour...

Chamaedorea siefritzii

Chamaedorea metallica

Nicely landscaped

Vireya colour

Bougainvillea

Sculptures and natural colours

Livistona australis and decora

Late afternoon sun in Fern Gully

Last lot for this thread....

escape before they lock the gates...

Dypsis pembana in late afternoon sun...

Protected Licuala ramsayii

More Angiopteris

Livistona decora starting to flower...Spring is almost here!

Kangaroo Paw

Young topiarised Szygizium with old Ficus benjamina

Bauhinia sp

Foxtails

Livistona nitida

That's all folks...hope you liked the photos....

regards,

Daryl

Thanks for posting. I really must get down there sometime as I'm Roma St Parklands virgin.

Regards Neil

Nice place Daryl

I will have to check it out when i am up in Brisvegas for the PACSOA show next March .

I highly recommend it Neil.

Troy, glad to hear you are coming up to QLD again next year!

Daryl

Great pics Daryl, glad you guys have finally got to see these gardens well, how do you rate them ? Not bad for an inner city garden hey, and not even a botanical garden as such.

They take on different plants in the changing seasons as well in respect to the floral sections.

I was close by as it turns out, visiting sick family member at the PA unfortunately.

Wow, what a fantastic place. Quite a commitment to the public. Nice.

Great pics Daryl, glad you guys have finally got to see these gardens well, how do you rate them ? Not bad for an inner city garden hey, and not even a botanical garden as such.

They take on different plants in the changing seasons as well in respect to the floral sections.

I was close by as it turns out, visiting sick family member at the PA unfortunately.

Wal, I rate the gardens highly..I'd give them 8 out of 10 for variety and imagination. Very well maintained too, although needed some mulch in places. As for palms, what can I say...you just don't see some of those palms growing anywhere...

Sorry to hear about your relo, hope they get better soon.

Daryl

I really like the Dypsis amboza in post #3. Is this the same as Dypsis procera?

Hi Scott, I'm not sure of the true identity...D.amboza is not a valid name but commonly used for many years here. The plants offered for sale here as D.procera are different again to this palm.

regards,

Daryl

Great shots again Daryl. Anyone have a guess on what that Dypsis sp might be? I got one that looks like that,though not as mature from Floribunda labeled betafaka.

Great shots Daryl. Thanks for posting. I've been there many times and I highly recommend a visit or 2. There is a Bentinckia there as well that is doing well and beginning to flower. I'll try and dig up a pic.

Here is a photo of Bentinckia condapanna

Eye candy stuff, Daryl...and the macrozamias are also to die for...