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My Backyard Makeover

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In November 2011, I began a backyard makeover! What a long journey it was. The building of the swimming took eight months due to problems with the contractor and the delays with heavy rains.

But in the end it was built just in time for summer. I planned out the project over two years ago doing research and bidding out the work. I got to enjoy the fruits of the labor! I planted a lot of different palms to give the backyard a tropical vibe. These are my before and after pictures. Thanks to all the PalmTalk members for giving me input on the landscaping.

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The Dig and forms for the pool

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Rebar

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Heavy rain delayed the project for several weeks. The dirt collapsed and lost two palms.

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Gunite and hardscape

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Some of the first palms planted

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Tahoe Blue Pebble Tech bottom.

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Good luck to you but now you've lost all that ground to grow palms.... :(

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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Wow November 2011!!! How are the chargers doing in the future? :mrlooney: all kidding aside that's a beautiful pool!

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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i agree with mr.toad. nice pool. the shape is better than just some old rectangle or something. :D

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

Peter Grand Master

Peter

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Looks great!

San Fernando Valley, California

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That's only gonna be more awesomer when the palms grow in. :)

-Randy

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

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WOW! thats a nice transformation, pool will set those palms off nicely. :greenthumb:

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JEFF from Trabuco Canyon CA

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Looks great!

Jeff Rood

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Pool gargen party!

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)

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will you hire a gargener or do it yourself?

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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  On 9/17/2011 at 6:37 AM, BS Man about Palms said:

will you hire a gargener or do it yourself?

The pool and garden maintenance will be all handled by me. The palms all are watered with a drip system. The pool size is 16' wide by 40' long and the water is a salt water system. Thanks everyone for your kind words and I will keep you posted with the palms I am planting. Yes I did loose a lot of palm planting space BUT I gained a lot of entertainment space that my wife and kids all love! It may not make a lot of sense to put a pool in when I live down the street from the beach BUT when the wife is happy everyone is happy in my house hold! :rolleyes:

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Oooooo, the whole family will certainly enjoy such transformation. Congratulations! The palms add a final and indispensable tropical touch!!

Patricia

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I know my parent's pool gets a lot of splashing from time to time--sometimes that water overflows and waters the palms around the pool patio. Most palms cannot uptake nutrients with salt in their soil; Let's hope this doesn't happen to you with your choice to have a saltwater pool...

Dad--"STOP THAT SPLASHING, KIDS!!!!" :lol:

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Everything looks great!

...but...if you love your palms, take out that giant bird of paradise behind the pool, and stick it in a giant decorative pot.

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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  On 9/17/2011 at 6:45 AM, Palmlover said:

BUT when the wife is happy everyone is happy in my house hold! :rolleyes:

Well said.

Oakley, California

55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

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  On 9/19/2011 at 9:14 PM, Patrick said:

  On 9/17/2011 at 6:45 AM, Palmlover said:

BUT when the wife is happy everyone is happy in my house hold! :rolleyes:

Well said.

Happy Wife, Happy Life.

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  On 9/19/2011 at 5:06 PM, Mandrew968 said:

I know my parent's pool gets a lot of splashing from time to time--sometimes that water overflows and waters the palms around the pool patio. Most palms cannot uptake nutrients with salt in their soil; Let's hope this doesn't happen to you with your choice to have a saltwater pool...

Dad--"STOP THAT SPLASHING, KIDS!!!!" :lol:

Yea I yell at my kids from over splashing. So far nothing looks like it got hurt from the pool water. I have 3" of mulch over the dirt to help slow the process down. The pool man said the salt level is lightly higher than our drinking level, but is converted by the Chlorinator machine into Chlorine so breaks down the salt even more.

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  On 9/19/2011 at 5:13 PM, Kim said:

Everything looks great!

...but...if you love your palms, take out that giant bird of paradise behind the pool, and stick it in a giant decorative pot.

Kim,

Too late for that, thing is massive to move now. My wife likes the birds of paradise and the plumerias. Gives us the tropical look we wanted.

From the pictures you really can't see all the palms in my backyard. Here is what I planted so far.

3 Howea Fosteriana

3 Wodyetia Bifurcata

Bismarkia Nobilis

3 Archonophoenix Cunninghamiana

Archonotophoenix Maxima

Archonotophoenix Purpurea

Veichia Arecina

Roystonea Regina

Caryota Uren

Hedyscepe Canterburyana

Phoenix Roebelenii

2 Chambeyronia Marocapa Hookeri

2 Chambeyronia Marocarpa Watermelon

Dictyoperma Album Rubrum

Hyophorbe Indica Red

4 Dypsis Lutescens

Dypsis Pembana

Dypsis Ambrositrae

Dypsis Bronii

Dypsis Sanitelucei

Dypsis Plumosa

Dypsis Crinita

Dypsis Leptocheilos

Dypsis Lanceolata

Dypsis Marojejyi

Dypsis Arenarum

Dypsis Decaryi

Dypsis Paludosa Florencei

Pinanga Coronata

Kentiopsis Oliviformis

Rhopalostylis Sapida

Chamedorea Plumosa

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Tom turned out very nice, not to worry about salt water from pool has not hurt my palms at all, hope all grows well for you.

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Tom, the backyard looks great. I love that pool and the Gunite was a great choice. I guess everyone uses Gunite now days. If not, they should. The palms truly accents the pool! Again, GREAT JOB!

kpl

Enjoying MY home and garden in Leilani Estates, "K.P. Lundkvist Palm Garden"

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Well I rather would make a pond with nice lotuses and waterlilies, and one you can swim in. They make them here, swimming between the waterlilies and frogs is much nicer then a steril blue pool!

Well I like it natural anyway!

Alexander

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  On 9/22/2011 at 3:07 AM, Takil-Explorer said:

Well I rather would make a pond with nice lotuses and waterlilies, and one you can swim in. They make them here, swimming between the waterlilies and frogs is much nicer then a steril blue pool!

Well I like it natural anyway!

Alexander

Hey takil-exploder... do you ever have any thing positive to say? That is a beutifull creation and wonderfull place to relax and enjoy ones peacefull time. If you like to splash around with frogs that's cool, but you seem to be on a constant bummer, coolit! :hmm:

Robert de Jong

San Clemente, CA

 

Willowbrook Nursery

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Hi Tom,

Great transformation! You are welcome to come over since we are very close to each other. I can share with you what has worked for me, and what hasn't. Always good to get different design elements from others.

Joe

Huntington Beach, CA

USDA Zone 10a/10b

Sunset Zone 24

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Joe,

Check your PM.

Tom

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Tom,

Check your PM & call me.

J

Huntington Beach, CA

USDA Zone 10a/10b

Sunset Zone 24

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Very nice transformation!

I'm doing a similiar project in my backyard ( minus the pool) and have many of same palms you purchased.

Scott Jaykell

San Diego, California

Zone 10b, location 10 miles inland from the ocean

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  On 10/18/2011 at 12:14 AM, Scott in San Diego said:

Very nice transformation!

I'm doing a similiar project in my backyard ( minus the pool) and have many of same palms you purchased.

Great! What area of San Diego are at? Keep us posted. Always nice to see a project all come together.

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