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Southern California Tri county PRA!

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If I could get you to call me Justin instead of Jason you might end up on the invite list. :mrlooney:

Resident of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, San Diego, CA and Pahoa, HI.  Former garden in Vista, CA.  Garden Photos

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    If I could get you to call me Justin instead of Jason you might end up on the invite list. mrlooney.gif

    OOPs!sad.gif I fixed all but one Justin!

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    Len's garden is well... there are quite a few superlatives to discribe how cool it is! It's a mini vacation spot to relax and let the time drift by with a favoite cocktail!

    Some plant pics;

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    Len and I with hot palm trees!

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    Like all the others before him, Len showed me a good time!

    It was nice to see all the gardens!

    I will surmise my venture later

    Thanks everyone, Randy

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    Great tour bud, lot's of nice pictures and all the gardens looks killer, kudos to the owners. Thanks for taking the time to post them all.

    Matt

    Matt in Temecula, CA

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

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    Randy fantastic garden selection, every one of them are a feast for my eyes, thanks for showing us some primo garden in SoCali. :drool: If only I lived in Cali too. :(

    I hate to think what some of the water bill are like in summer thou. Also what is the large leaf butia hybrid I saw on Justin website?

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    Somehow I missed posting this pic!!!confused0065.gif Lens backyard.

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    Len this is the reed I was talking about. Chondropetalum elephantinium

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    Nice Licuala Len.

    San Marcos CA

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    Len, You've been holding out with the pics :hmm: . Your place looks like a friggin resort!! Nice pics Randy.

    Stevo

    Urban Rainforest Palms,Cycads and Exotics. Were in San Diego Ca. about 5 miles from the beach on Tecolote canyon. It seems to be an ideal growing climate with moderate temps. and very little frost. Vacation Rental in Leilani Estates, big island Hi PM me if interested in staying there.

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    Great pics of a wonderful palm journey.... that last panoramic pic of Len's is amazing! Fantastic chamerhops by the pool and what a backdrop!

    So Randy a non-palm question for you... what vehicle were you driving on this journey that has 295,000 miles on it??? Jv

    Jv in San Antonio Texas / Zone 8/extremes past 29 yrs: 117F (47.2C) / 8F (-13.3C)

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    Len, You've been holding out with the pics :hmm: . Your place looks like a friggin resort!! Nice pics Randy.

    Stevo

    Thanks Steve. Stop by anytime.

    Len

    Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

    Shadowridge Area

    "Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

    -- Alfred Austin

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    Great pics and Thanks for the work Randy!

    Len, that last pool shot is killer! How did you make him take a shot like that!! :hmm:

    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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    Thanks, Randy, for the wonderful tours. And thanks to everyone that allowed us to tour their sanctuaries via Randy's pictures!!

    Jackie

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    Jv,

    The truck is a 1998 diesel Dodge Ram 1 ton pickup. It got 18 mpg during the trip at 75 mph. For you metric people that's excellent fuel economybiggrin.gif !

    Randy

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    Jv,

    The truck is a 1998 diesel Dodge Ram 1 ton pickup. It got 18 mpg during the trip at 75 mph. For you metric people that's excellent fuel economybiggrin.gif !

    Randy

    Randy,

    Thanks for taking the time to venture through these gardens. Great shots of some beautiful gardens.

    Bo

    Geeze, Randy, when you PRA, you don't mess around!

    You're a one-man Ratpack, all by your self!

    All of your pictures left me too breathless to type . . . . . . :)

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    I want to thank all of the gardeners that took thier time to show me thier work! Every single garden I went to was different. The hard scapes were well thought out and alot of labor was required! I was inspired to build an observation deck(thanks Calvin)! It was cool to see some very rare and hot looking palm trees! Some of the gardens I went to are quite large! I went to 4 places on saturday and 5 on sunday. It was tiring in a good way. With a few of us there was an exchange of plants! When I do this again I will only have three destinations each direction. Also i will take pics of saturday nights festivaties in the harbor!laugh.gif

    Regards Randy

    The pic is of the boat I stayed on.

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