Video Tour - Rainforest Area

[MattyB]

Here's a palm heavy area of the garden. Hope you like it.

Rainforest Top

[MattyB]

Rainforest Middle

[MattyB]

Here's a before pic of the rainforest.

[Walter John]

Loving these movies, great looking ambositrae palms.

[ariscott]

Looking good, Matt... and there is no WEED!!!! As our garden is about the same age... I should do the same and compare... but mine is infested with weeds at the moment....

BTW, you seem to have less accent than Paul

Regards, Ari

Edited October 20, 2011 by ariscott

[samirbouag]

GOOD MATT! BRAVO! I LIKE IT!

[BigFrond]

Awsome! The native area next to the rainforest looks like it was sprayed with Agent Orange. Good job dude!

[XYZ]

Matt:

Congratulations on wonderful execution of what looks to be a labor of love in a challenging environment for "rainforest" palms. Fantastic effort there. Do you have the roots of these things shielded from gophers, or are they not a threat in your area?

Cheers,

J

[richnorm]

Love the videos Matt, often I can't stream video 'cos of our lousy infrastructure but these came through fine. The paths have a really great informal tropical feel, but if I tried that the weeds would be head height in a flash. Have you added lime or something or is that just rammed earth in a dry climate?

cheers

Richard

[Don Little]

Looks incredible Matt, in a few years you'll even forget your in San Diego walking thru there. Thanks for posting

[CardiffPalmNut]

Matty - AWESOME !!!

[MattyB]

The paths are just the native dirt. We are in a very dry climate and I water by drop irrigation

[trioderob]

MATTY-

do you have to add alot of micros/iron/mg etc....?

palms look nice and green and san diego does not have the best soil

[Adam from Oz]

The paths are just the native dirt. We are in a very dry climate and I water by drop irrigation

Geez, it certainly looks that way! Oh, how I dream of a day with no water restrictions.

Keep them coming, MB, they're really fun!

Cheers,

Adam

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Fantastic Matty - Lots of growth since i was there 13 months ago ! the new landscaping with the blocks and cacti garden looks very proffessional - you are in the Wrong business !

BTW the Hedyscepe's look like they are doing really well - although the show prison break comes to mind !

[edric]

Nice job Matty! Ed

[redant]

Amazing transformation from dust to rainforest, a lot of time and sweat went into that. If I did one I’d have to forgo the long names, I never really seem to be able to pronounce these Latin names properly.

[Takil-Explorer]

Well thats a very nice exotic garden. But a rainforest is still a bit differend. I miss the 40 to 50 meter tall trees with those thick trunks. Well you should try som Ceiba and Cecropias there. And some gingers like Hedychium and Alpinia. And plants like Alocasia and Colocasia. And Musas/Heliconia

Well I work in a tropical butterflygarden here, have helped to create a nice jungle there to.

Alexander

[Takil-Explorer]

Maybe some hardier Nepenthes! And do not forget bromelias and orchids. Maybe those species from tropical and subtropical dryforest are more usefull as they can cope with drier conditions.

Alexander

[Takil-Explorer]

Plumeria by the way is not a rainforest plant. It grows in open habitats. Even among cacti in semidessert areas like Mexico.

Alexander