I was walking through the garden on a rainy afternoon. Everything looks better when it's wet!

Beautiful gardens and pics , pls post more pics Peter, its been a while. Pete

Dang fine looking garden, wet or otherwise.

Peter,

You have an absolutely beautiful garden, and there's always something special about a "wet garden"! Right after it stops raining, or even WHILE it's raining - very special!

Bo-Göran

Wowzers! Awesome garden, especially the flashes of an occasional C. Renda!

Looks fantastic, ready for a PRA in about a month?

Tim

very peaceful looking.

Looks great! More pics please

Lovely garden and beautiful photographs!

Thank you

which Hydriastele is shown on pic 1130340?
I hope I'll get these beauties very soon in Doranakanda garden, after how many years?

Yes yes, MORE PICS PLEASE

Best regards

Philippe

Beautiful. Something for me to aspire to. But unfortunately a little less tropical.

Peter, you have a beautiful garden and everything looks artistically placed and so inviting!

Thanks peter your garden looks very inviting well done.

Thank you for walking us through your garden after the rain! You are able to grow such a wide variety of palms and plants, it's just beautiful. I enjoyed the contrasting close-ups of the flowers and birds with the expansive views of the palms. Got more pix?

Thank you everyone for your kind words that weigh heavily especially from this particular group of gardeners! The Latania above is what started my passion for gardening. It was small when planted, I moved it and it nearly croaked, I will never move it again even though it's in a lot of shade. The Corypha macropoda grown from seed was a gift from Kris in Chennai and "will be a monster" as scottgt told me.

Phillippe, that Hydriastele is a beccariana which has grown incredibly well here on the beach. I got it from one of Jeff Searle's sales a couple of years ago, put it in the ground and it shot off like a rocket. There is also a beguinii and a microcarpa close by that are beautiful. Hydriastele should do really well for you in Sri Lanka.

Tim, I am excited about your visit and can't wait til you get here!

Cindy, I try to place plants where they will thrive and where passersby can appreciate them. Strategic editing to avoid weeds, gazillions of crab holes, dead grass and wind torn yellow leaves does wonders!

Here are a couple of more shots for those who asked. Aiphanes aculeata, Dypsis cabada, Pigafetta elata, Washingtonia filifera with the skirt cut just like in Palm Springs, Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, Salacca zalacca, Veitchia sp., Veitchia joannis with a small Marojejya darianii in front, the berm separating the parking lot from the garden.

Thank you Kim, Bill, Keith. Bo-Goran, it's still raining!

Peter

Shall we make a new walk around your garden, Peter? did you make new pictures?

Who is on P1130413? a Veitchia?

Is Pigafetta elata on P 1130377?

Thank you.

Philippe

Hello Philippe, yes, you are right on both photos!

Hello Philippe, yes, you are right on both photos!

Thank you Peter,

I enjoy seeing your pictures. Some new pictures?

on … 462? a Veitchia?

Philippe, 462 is an Euterpe oleracea.

WOW, wonderful garden

Are there Hyophorbe verschaffeltii? how old are they?

This one, Euterpe? leaves and trunk-crownshaft told me something else, anyway: a nice plant in a nice landscaping work.

I'm having a tough time posting...I'm not sure why.

Hopefully, you'll see Coccothrinax spissa, Leucothrinax morrissii, Syagrus sancona, Allagoptera arenaria Kerriodoxa elegans...

Philippe, you are right again, sorry about that. It's a Veitchia joannis. The Hyophorbe's are about 8 years old. A gorgeous Caryota mitis.

Paul,

I really would like to walk in your garden in the real life, I love the association of plants you do around the palms.

but... sorry… where is the Kerriodoxa?

and :

H.verschaffeltii? do you also have H. indica?

Do you find the hybrid "Cherry" valuable?

Copernicia alba, Copernicia berteroana, Kerriodoxa elegans

How do your Yellow Adonidia merrillii feel now?

Here the palms I planted last august:

we both like the yellow "splash" these cultivar gives with the flltered light .

I look forward to seeing your updates.

Thanks

following the comment about the light on the Yellow Adonidia:

I don't have an indica and would love one. I have lagenicualis, vershaffeltia and a hybrid of the two that I got from Justin and Derek of Seabreeze. I'm in the city right now so I'll have to take more pictures when I get back to the beach.

Burretiokentia hapala, Chambeyronia houaliou ... I don't have my reference books with me and I know I've misspelled every post here!

Beautiful Philippe! The yellow Adonidias are growing and looking good.

Sorry for cluttering up the topic but I succumbed to the sensual overdose.

I can't help but say..WOW.

Edited October 2, 201411 yr by Astrophoenix

Thank you for making me smile Astrophoenix! Gardens are magical places and I love walking around mine. The pounding of the waves feel like mini earthquakes every ten seconds, the sweet smell of ylang-ylang wafts through the air and hummingbirds are always buzzing around. Here are a few more shots...the fourth picture is the Borassus given to me by Kris and has been in the same spot for five years now. There are coconuts on the beach and even a picture of my "office" when I'm posting on Palmtalk.

I wish I had my office in such a paradise !

"Al Jardin" is so beautiful.

Yikes! I missed this thread the first time. Great shots Peter. That is truly paradise! Bravo

Tranquility