Went over to pogobobs house the other day for some PRA. He's got alot of admirable plants and landscaping and was nice enoiugh to let post some shots. Enjoy.

Nice Foxy Lady.

Roystonea and Chambreyonia

Another Chambreyonia macrocarpa, which bob has allot of

Most likely a D.psammophile

A real beauty!

Another view with some cool plants.

D.onilahensis to the right, looking good.

lil' redneck in the front.

Now to the backyard.

could you live here?

Thats it for now. Will post more maniana.

palmcurry,

i think you are a little off on some of your palm ID's...

nice pics though.. it's cool to see how Bob's palms are doing. his Chambey Houailou has gotta be huge by now!!

Is Pogobob that guy that hugs Orangutans?

Now to the backyard.

could you live here?

What superb R.Sapida palms

I never get tired of seeing Pogos masterpiece San Clemente garden . It's like a cheap trip to New Caledonia . Imo one of the best gardens in So Cal... nah, it is the best!!!

Stevo

Now to the backyard.

could you live here?

What superb R.Sapida palms

Thats the seed Sol that i got off Bob , R sapida Chatham Islands ours will be that size in many years to come !

Oh boy what a great garden landscape, (as I wipe the drool off my shirt), what a clean ordered job. Thanks for the pics Stevo.

Tim

Now to the backyard.

could you live here?

What superb R.Sapida palms

Thats the seed Sol that i got off Bob , R sapida Chatham Islands ours will be that size in many years to come !

The one on the right is very fat and green - nice

Just gets better everytime i see it . The block appears to be a similar size to mine and its amazing how Bob has integrated all those palms into a rather small space .

the "Pièce de résistance is the Hedyscepe canterburyana that was planted in 1978 a beautiful aged trunk with a perfectly symetrical crownshaft of arching fronds reaching up into the southern California sun .

Close 2nd IMO is the Rhopalostylis sapida (chatham Islands )

and 3rd is the legendary syagrus abreojos and the amazing story behind its discovery in Baja !

Having received a quantity of seeds from Bob's Syagrus abreojos and the beer belly Rhopalostylis sapida (chatham Islands ) the Tasmanian growers ,Nomolos, Jonathan and myself hope to have a little piece of Bob's palms in our own Gardens .

Just gets better everytime i see it . The block appears to be a similar size to mine and its amazing how Bob has integrated all those palms into a rather small space .

the "Pièce de résistance is the Hedyscepe canterburyana that was planted in 1978 a beautiful aged trunk with a perfectly symetrical crownshaft of arching fronds reaching up into the southern California sun .

Close 2nd IMO is the Rhopalostylis sapida (chatham Islands )

and 3rd is the legendary syagrus abreojos and the amazing story behind its discovery in Baja !

Having received a quantity of seeds from Bob's Syagrus abreojos and the beer belly Rhopalostylis sapida (chatham Islands ) the Tasmanian growers ,Nomolos, Jonathan and myself hope to have a little piece of Bob's palms in our own Gardens .

Yes there id also a very nice kentia there as well

I agree with JD on some of the id's being wrong. Post 8 isn't a redneck, looks like a tri-bear.

Pardon my rookie ID's. I'm still a seedling! The small palm in the front is a tri bear and Chambeyronia is a houailou. Here are some more shots.

OK...I believe this is a Rhopalostylis hedysepi. Again, pardon my ID's if they are off mark

A look up at the canopy.

A Howea belmorreana.

Here is the largest Dypsis baronii I've come across

At it's base is a Dypsis heteromorpha.

Here is Bob himself next to his Cyphophoenix elegans.

I think this is another Howea belmoreana.

Those rhopies are admirable but how many million years old would they be ??? That is the only thing that stops me from planting a couple. Did Bob by them half grown or did he plant them before he was born ?

Peachy

Here is a close up of a Burretiokentia hapala with rasta dreadlock infructescences!

Cool C.macrocarpa watermelon trunk!

I'll finish with pogobob's dog. Cheers.

Great pictures Vince! You are doing fine as a "seedling". But #22 is a Hedyscepe canterburyana and #24 has a Howea belmoreana... You were right on the Chamby the first time. The "identifiable" C. houliou is the "yellow" trunked one behind the bench in post #2. Please keep posting.

You have some of the best pictures of Bobs place I've seen!

Ahh, nice to see the white work truck still in place. has it been moved since my visit 1 1/2 years ago? lol! The yard is looking great, just as I remembered. Size for size, it's one of the nicest gardens in Socal, IMO. Thanks for the pictures.....

Jeff

Those rhopies are admirable but how many million years old would they be ??? That is the only thing that stops me from planting a couple. Did Bob by them half grown or did he plant them before he was born ?

Peachy

Peachy,

I think Bob been in that house for just over 30 years...so many of those beauties are 20+ years old. And here in Cali they usually grow slower!!

Great pictures Vince! You are doing fine as a "seedling". But #22 is a Hedyscepe canterburyana and #24 has a Howea belmoreana... You were right on the Chamby the first time. The "identifiable" C. houliou is the "yellow" trunnked one behind the bench in post #2. Please keep posting.

You have some of the best pictures of Bobs place I've seen!

Thanks BS Man! Nice gardens are rae and I like to capture'em

Nice pics Vince. And is all I can say about Pogo's place.

I don't care what you call them, they're awesome! Tough crowd. Thanks for the tour!

Thanks for the photos of this fine garden. It's not only a wonderful collection of mature palms, it has a real sense of place. When you walk out among the palms, you know you have entered a special place; something to do with the cohesive design, the colorful details, the manicured neatness of a resort combined with the relaxed tropical vibe. I give this garden five stars:

Thank you for a great tour! Those Rhopies, among many others, are outstanding. That Palm garden flows.

That yard IS Oceania. (Lord Howe, Norfolk, New Caledonia...) Wow.