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About the recent thread bumps of what one PT members termed as "ancient threads." Yes they are indeed exactly that, "ancient," well at least in the eyes of a young internet savvy person. Plants do not run on Internet time, and making a living in technology, I love that. It gives me a great balance in life. Many of these bumped threads are open ended begging to re-display old knowledge, honor those now departed, give closure to questions once asked, and to offer the opportunity for that most precious "before and after." Every day we plant things simply in the hopes of what may be in the future. I am of a certain age, and as that famous quote goes, I plant things under whose shade I will never sit. I plant them in the promise that someone someday might appreciate what I began. And if they don't and cut them all down which is their right, well, I only hope that they will plant their own dreams as I once did mine. So there you go, my little introspection of the day.

I have been impressed by the structure of these two old houses compounds I have been lucky to discover by riding bicycle around the village of Vettakada, rare examples of old architecture with different gates and courtyards, showing the social rule of the different spaces. These houses are private an owned by local people, which is good but doesn't offer a chance for renovation as it could be with new foreign owners (as it happens in Sri Lanka). Sorry Kris, I am respecting indian people but the relationship to the past and memories is different in India and in western countries. You can notice some portuguese influence on decorative architectural details. It could be lovely gardens .... second house: third house:

Hi all. I am new here to the forums and just thought I would introduce myself. My name is Garrett and I live in Southwest Florida. Cape Coral to be exact(zone 10a/10b). I have lived here for over 11 years and am lucky to be able to grow a good number of palms. For those of you that know the area, our yards are not too large but I have managed to grow a large selection of palms. I always wondered why so few palm species are available in my local nurseries considering the climate. Here is a list of palms that I have had great success with (many thanks to the South Florida Palm Society sales): *= rarely planted in the area Acoelorrhaphe wrightii Adonidia merrillii...overplanted in SWFL Archontophoenix alexandrae...not planted enough here* Archontophoenix cunninghamiana* Archontophoenix purpurea* Bismarckia nobilis...green* and silver forms Burretiokentia hapala* Chamaedorea cataractarum...full sun too Chamaedorea elegans* Chamaedorea metallica* Chamaerops humilis Chambeyronia macrocarpa* Coccothrinax argentea...perfect small fan palm* Coccothrinax crinita* Cocos nucifera...gold dwarf, green dwarf, maypan Copernicia prunifera* Dypsis decaryi Dypsis lutescens Hydriastele microspadix* Hyophorbe lagenicaulis Hyophorbe verschaffeltii Licuala spinosa...fast grower* Livistona chinensis Phoenix roebelenii Pinanga coronata* Pritchardia hillebrandii* Pseudophoenix sargentii* Ptychosperma elegans Ptychosperma macarthurii* Ptychosperma microcarpum...neatly and sparsely suckering* Ptychosperma sanderianum...like a more delicate looking Macarthur palm* Roystonea regia Schippia concolor* Syagrus romanzoffiana...overplanted here in SWFL Thrinax radiata Veitchia arecina Veitchia joannis...more robust with rounder crown than arecina* Washingtnia robusta...tallest palm in the area with royals Wodyetia bifurcata I managed to plant most of this on an 80x120 lot which created a real tropical jungle. Very little grass in the front yard and only shell pathways through the side and back yards. I moved from that house just over two years ago and am now starting over. I sure miss that landscape but the new owners and my old neighbors love it. I also managed to plant many of this with the existing poinciana, orchid and weeping bottle brush trees. Hurricane Charley in 2004 caused havoc but I only lost a couple queen palms, a mango and a schefflera through the storm. It did take me a week to clean up though. What a mess. I am looking forward to the forums and sure hope Ken Johnson makes another trip to the west coast here. He has some great pricing. I don't know why it took me so long to come across this forum but glad I did. Hope this wasn't too long winded. Garrett

In sweden. Hope you got a nice car, and enjoy your thirties . . . those later ones will come soon enough! Treat yourself to a nice palm!

You live in an area rich in horticultural history and rich in fellow palm gardeners.

Birthday wishes to you, Kris -Randy

Warm welcome home.since our forum is considered as a big family. Even my eyes are eager to see visuals from your garden. lots of love, kris.

Happy Birthday my friend Kris!!! with love, Bill

happy bday old timer!

I worship in the garden (every day) , happy birthday Kris.

Axel! That is such a cool picture! Monster crown shaft plus cute kid. Love it! I am going to put Darold's Geonoma undata at the top of my list of palms I want to grow.

Matty has since hired a professional to do this job.

Happy CIDP Kris.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN CHENNAI! MANY MORE! LOVE from La Habra. . . . .

Happy Birthday Kris! Although I have never had the chance to meet you, I have always enjoyed and learned from your posts!

Happy birthday Kris!

Grove of Licuala orbicularis

Big boy infloresence on a Borassodendron machadonis . Lets hope we can get some of the spread out ones to set seed . I really like this palm , and so few available .

hey dude , you got all the pics stashed on your PC somewhere , feel free to post some ... this big palm makes me sick , all the blody arguments about it ..

Hi Guys, Hi Len Hey I'm not sure if Michael got me in a Picture, we'll have to wait and see, I could do a Wal and brake out in song, but instead here's a question for Wal, name thae Beatles song with the words "Catch me if you can, catch me if you can" Hey Michael, More Dude, More I know you have heaps there Man........... Cheers Mikey....