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Happy Birthday Bill Sanford

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in OHANA NUI  -  OFF TOPIC SUB-FORUM

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Happy Birthday Bill! biggrin.gifBS Man about Palms turns 97 today, you don't look a day over 50.

Go weed your garden!

Kindest regards, laugh.gif

Ron.

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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Bill doing the "jig" at Mike Harris's garden (Waykoolplantz). Pre- Birthday celebration. laugh.gif

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

You are right ...Bill doesnt look a day over 50. More like 20 years over 50.

Happy Boithday Uncle Bill

From Peachy, The Poochie Boys and the Feathered Fiends.

I came. I saw. I purchased

 

 

27.35 south.

Warm subtropical, with occasional frosts.

time to grow up billy boy

I get by with a little help from my fronds

Bill,

Happy birthday!biggrin.gif

So what do you want for your birthday that I am NOT going to give you?

I'll see you saturday with something.

Randy

test

Happy birthday, Bill!

John Case

Brentwood CA

Owner and curator of Hana Keu Garden

USDA Zone 9b more or less, Sunset Zone 14 in winter 9 in summer

"Its always exciting the first time you save the world. Its a real thrill!"

Happy Birthday BS. The white stem should be at your door by noon.

San Marcos CA

Happy Birthday my dear friend Bill Sanford. If I bring you a present will you just leave it in the box?

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)

Bill,

Happy birthday to a great guy. And for my birthday gift to you, I arranged for Matty and Paul to come over this saturday morning and pull some weeds for 3 hours. They even thought it was an excellent idea and gift.Just supply them with some drinking water for from the garden hose. It might get hot out there for them.

But...have a great day!

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.
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Bill,

Happy birthday to a great guy. And for my birthday gift to you, I arranged for Matty and Paul to come over this saturday morning and pull some weeds for 3 hours. They even thought it was an excellent idea and gift.Just supply them with some drinking water for from the garden hose. It might get hot out there for them.

But...have a great day!

6 man hours pulling weeds?

Well at least most of the front yard will be done?

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

Happy Birthday BS MAN!happy0045.gif

The ROUND UP weed killer is in the mail, have a good day!

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Luke

Tallahassee, FL - USDA zone 8b/9a

63" rain annually

January avg 65/40 - July avg 92/73

North Florida Palm Society - http://palmsociety.blogspot.com/

Happy birthday Bill! Hope it's a good one.
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You are right ...Bill doesnt look a day over 50. More like 20 years over 50.

Happy Boithday Uncle Bill

From Peachy, The Poochie Boys and the Feathered Fiends.

Peachy - do I detect a bit of snark? blush.gif

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILL! B) MAY ALL YOUR DYPSIS BE LARGE DYPSIS :P

Randy :)

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"If you need me, I'll be outside" -Randy Wiesner Palm Beach County, Florida Zone 10Bish

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Bill must be hanging with the Ranch Hands. They really like it when he does this ...

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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    Bill!

    Happy Birthday!

    May everything (except your troubles) be large!

    Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

    Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply.

    Happy birthday, Bill! Pop open a cold Dr. Pepper for a walk through the garden and enjoy the Velezity of it all!

    Kim Cyr

    Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
    and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
    All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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    Happy birthday, Bill! Pop open a cold Dr. Pepper for a walk through the garden and enjoy the Velezity of it all!

    Hmm.

    Sanfordization?

    Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

    Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply.
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    Happy birthday, Bill! Pop open a cold Dr. Pepper for a walk through the garden and enjoy the Velezity of it all!

    Hmm.

    Sanfordization?

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    Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

    missed the notification, best wishes Bill, your input on palmtalk is greatly appreciated by all here in OZ, you're a crate bloke, ah, great bloke.

    Happy Gardening

    Cheers,

    Wal

    Queensland, Australia.

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    Happy birthday, Bill! Pop open a cold Dr. Pepper for a walk through the garden and enjoy the Velezity of it all!

    Hmm.

    Sanfordization?

    Oh my god Dave, that's genius.

    Sanfordization - The act of allowing ones yard to be completely consumed by invasive flora.

    Matt in Temecula, CA

    Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

    happy birthday bs man!

    enjoy this snark-free b-day greeting. :mrlooney:

    the "prince of snarkness."

     

    still "warning-free."

     

    san diego,california,left coast.

    Bill is the other Sanford son

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    I get by with a little help from my fronds

    Happy B Day Bill,

    dk

    Don Kittelson

     

    LIFE ON THE RIO NEGRO

    03° 06' 07'' South 60° 01' 30'' West

    Altitude 92 Meters / 308 feet above sea level

    1,500 kms / 932 miles to the mouth of the Amazon River

     

    Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil - A Cidade da Floresta

    Where the world´s largest Tropical Rainforest embraces the Greatest Rivers in the World. .

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    Click here to visit Amazonas

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    Keep up the cheerful and young spirit, don't ever let your body tell you otherwise! Happy B-day!!

    Frank

     

    Zone 9b pine flatlands

    humid/hot summers; dry/cool winters

    with yearly freezes

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    Happy birthday, Bill! Pop open a cold Dr. Pepper for a walk through the garden and enjoy the Velezity of it all!

    Hmm.

    Sanfordization?

    Oh my god Dave, that's genius.

    Sanfordization - The act of allowing ones yard to be completely consumed by invasive flora.

    Or, maybe, the act of planting prize palms in boxes, half-buried?

    Or, both . . . .

    Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

    Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or lost profits or revenue, claims by third parties or for other similar costs, or any special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of my opinion or the use of this data. The accuracy or reliability of the data is not guaranteed or warranted in any way and I disclaim liability of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, liability for quality, performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose arising out of the use, or inability to use my data. Other terms may apply.

    I suspect I am a language unto my own. :lol:

    Thanks for the best wishes folks. No planting today, but yesterday my Dypsis malcolmberi 5 gal went into an 18" box to prepare for the ground...:)

    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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