Lush Life

[realarch]

I'm just so in love with this garden, with this place, and thought I'd share some recent pics. The garden was started in early 2008 and the changes from month to month

are hard to believe. One of these days I'll post some pics of the side and front garden which are finally starting to get their groove on.

[realarch]

Hydriastele beguinii

Path through Clinostigma

Native ferns

[realarch]

The heliconia finally hit their stride this year.

[Patricia-CR]

No wonder why you're in love with the garden, is

[realarch]

Lots of pineapple too.

Clino's, Dypsis faneva & paludosa, Nenga pumilla.

Chambeyronia, Pinanga caesia

In the foreground is the still 'yet to be rehabed' pond.

[Peter]

Wow, so that's why people move to Hawaii. Very elegant Tim-can't believe you've accomplished all of that in so short a time. Fabulous!

[brodklop]

Well done Tim, a great selection of various plants.

[Really full garden]

Very lush.The heliconias add a spectacular splash of color.

[Paul The Palm Doctor!]

Extremely beautiful; dripping with that sense of the tropics that is quintessential in the mind's eye!

Pablo PD

[Bill Austin]

WOW ! Tim you have done an incredible work of art with your place. The heliconias are very nice can't wait for mine to hit there stride.

[colin Peters]

aloha

wow what a great garden, nice and lush. The macrocaylx is stunning, as are the rest of the plants and palms.

[Dypsisdean]

I know how much time goes into the selection and placement of each and every plant - and it shows - very nice effect.

[Jeff in Costa Rica]

Tim, you have done a fantastic job. That is a beautiful garden!

[BS Man about Palms]

Tim, Who's place is that REALLY?

Beautiful....................... !!!!!!!!!!!!

[paulgila]

very nice! so much color!

[Ntheastpalms]

WOW Tim!! absolutley beautifull.

[Central Floridave]

Ditto...it is beautiful. thanks for the photos.

[Tropicgardener]

Absolutely gorgeous garden, very well done !!!

[Peter Pacific]

Tim, what a fantasy you're living, I hope you appreciate it! My garden gives me a place to think, a place to marvel at every new leaf that emerges and it gives me peace (even if I have to get out there everyday with a hose). I can only imagine being in Hawaii where the palms are absolutely thrilling. Congratulations! Peter

[LauraAnu]

The garden is amazing Tim . Great work.

Laura

[Kim]

You are an artist who uses plants for paints. Very inspiring!

[bgl]

Tim,

You have a beautiful garden and I look forward to seeing it in person every now and then so I can enjoy and appreciate the progress and the growth of all your palms! As you know, things happen quickly here! Thanks for the photos!

Bo-Göran

[ariscott]

Beautiful work, Tim... I absolutely love your Alocasia stingray. Grown to perfection!! I also like the way you mix your foliage too. You have to add some special trees in the mix and then it will be perfect . More please....

Regards, Ari

[Breadfruit Bill]

Makin' me homesick bro!

Mulch! How bout that?!

[Tassie_Troy1971]

A pleasure to view Tim ,very well laid out plantings.

[Xenon]

Beautiful! Love all the companion plants too.

Jonathan

[KPL]

Tim,

Three years magnificent!

I knew your garden would be a work of art with such beautiful contrast.

Do keep the pictures rolling.

KPL

[realarch]

Thanks for all the wonderful comments, from folks who share not just the palm passion, but the 'anything botanic' passion. You know for all the hype about invasive pests, VOG, and whatever else,

living here is no worse than living in Southern California. If I ever see or smell another skunk, it will be too soon.

[amazondk]

Tim,

You garden looks great. I am sure that it wll age with increasing beauty. By the way it is a long time since I have smelled a skunk come to think of it.

dk

[MattyB]

Beautiful. Thanks Tim.

[Daryl]

Wow Tim, that garden is just powering on...well done!

Daryl

[Palm crazy]

Edited April 18, 2011 by Palm crazy

[Palm crazy]

I don't know how I missed this post, but I have to say...Gosh darn it, you stole all my ideas for my garden this year!

Seriously though Very Nicely Done. The laval rocks look really natural and love all the colorful plants, excellent!.

Edited April 18, 2011 by Palm crazy

[NApalm]

OH MAN!!! This is an insane garden. Any updated pics? How's that Pinanga caesia 'red' going?

[akamu]

WOW thanks for the pics very insperational il like the mix of plants

[humangenomaproject]

What a stunning garden! The A. Macrocalyx is my favorite. How long have those Clinostigmas been in the ground and what species are they?

On a separate subject, It also looks like you have a pretty varied heliconia collection as well. The last heliconia looks like the hybrid between a chartacea (sexy pink sexy scarlet species) and a platystachys (sexy orange) called "Tempstress". Very nice and very rare. I have noticed many Hawaiian gardens that grow different heliconias that I don't see in Costa Rica as I suspect the pollinators are different (different hummingbirds or bats). If anyone is growing Heliconia Spectabilis (as I have seen in several Hawaiian garden pictures), I will gladly barter seeds and will probably have the species you are looking for (I have about 150 species now and many more if you are sourcing a specific hybrid). Carla Black, the undisputed queen of heliconias (http://www.heliconiagarden.com/), could not grow Spectabilis in Panama but I want to give it a go.

Jason

[bobchamnan]

Artistically botanical work, Tim! Thanks for the pictures.

[Daryl]

Yeah, I think Tim should get the camera out...

[Jim in Los Altos]

Amazing garden! The color and lushness are so alluring. Great job.

[realarch]

Wow, thanks for the 'bump' NApalm. Hard to believe those photos were posted two years ago. The garden has grown well and I'll post some updated pics soon.

Jason, only have about 20 varieties of heliconia and I'm sure I don't have sexy orange. Sounds like a nice one though.