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Jim in Los Altos Garden PRA

Tassie_Troy1971

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Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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Darold took me on this adventure south of San Francisco to Landscape Maestro Jim in Los Altos

Jim garden has evolved into a palm collection with all the trimmings of exotic plants

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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Chameadorea inflo

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Brahea edulis

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Plenty of lush Hedyscepe in Jims garden

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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This chain of beads senecio i have copied this idea at my place !

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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Killer Parajubaea

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Dypsis decipiens as nice as any i have seen in Southern California

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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Nice Howea forsteriana

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Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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more Rhopalostylis

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Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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Jim is a great host and is always enthusiastic about showing the garden.

Thank you Jim for a great few hrs !

Troy

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

Stevetoad Grand Master

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Great photos and a great garden. Great job Troy and jim! I got that same tiki head in my garden. Must be the god of lush growth. Ill go kick him cuz mine must be snoozing.

"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

Mauna Kea Cloudforest Grand Master

Mauna Kea Cloudforest

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Amazing beautiful garden, a true testament to the great potential of Bay area gardens for the tropical look.

Come on, guys, let's see some more likes/+1 for Jim's garden.

Axel at the Mauna Kea Cloudforest Bioreserve

On Mauna Kea above Hilo. Koeppen Zone Cfb (Montane Tropical Cloud Forest), USDA Hardiness Zone 11b/12a, AHS Heat zone 1 (max 78F), annual rainfall: 130-180", Soil pH 5.

Click here for our current conditions: KHIHILO25

Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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Troy, Darold's and your April visit was a treat for me. Thanks for posting these pix. Some of the palms look significantly bigger now, six month's later. With the continued warmth, they're still in high gear.

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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Jeff in Costa Rica Grand Master

Jeff in Costa Rica

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Magnificent garden Jim!

Troy, thanks for the photos!

Formerly Jeff in Costa Rica
 

Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

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Had a great afternoon i was also drooling over Jim's new car but that's another story ! :drool:

Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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KA Pow!! <--(the sound of my mind being blown away by Jim's ridiculously awesome garden!)

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There are several mature Wodyetia bifurcata in my neighborhood--that helps determine my zone, right? :blink:

Walter John Grand Master

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I love the way you've spread the threads out Troy, always supplied with great commentary and shrewd pictorials, very well done.

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

Zeeth Grand Master

Zeeth

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Amazing! Your garden is really superb and looks just as tropical as any I've seen!

Keith 

Palmetto, Florida (10a) and Tampa, Florida (9b/10a)

LJG Grand Master

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I can't wait to visit this garden some day. Love looking at pics of it.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

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

-- Alfred Austin

redant Grand Master

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Hey whats up with all the foliage in from of the house, rule breaker :mrlooney: . It's always a pleasure to see pictures of this amazing garden.

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Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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Lot's of growth since I last visited Jim's garden. Not only is he an amazing gardener but he has an artistic eye for the placement of everything. :)

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Glenn

Modesto, California

 

Sunset Zone 14   USDA 9b

 

Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990         

 

High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006

 

Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr.

 

             

paulgila Grand Master

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Hey whats up with all the foliage in from of the house, rule breaker :mrlooney: . It's always a pleasure to see pictures of this amazing garden.

ha i was thinking the same thing!

anyways,super-awesome garden!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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