Darold Petty in Tasmania

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In early March we had the pleasure of having Darold Petty and his partner Jan as our guests for one week of fun filled traveling plus a few palm gardens thrown in the Mix.

After arriving back at our place Darold gave my Lepidorrachis the thumbs up !

The very next day we went down to port Arthur Historic convict site where we spent the day and stayed overnight nearby.

The Currawong bird called in to say hi

The next morning we went on a wilderness boat cruise around the rugged coastline

Darold and Jan loved feeding the Kangaroos

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I took Darold and Jan to Micheal and Debbie Fosters. They have created a nice garden with a diverse collection of palms.

Micheal and Debbie joined us for dinner

ALSO Mike and Deb are spending 3 WEEKS IN MADAGASCAR next week and the Seychelles.where Mike is going to bring me back Lodoicea seeds 2 per suitcase

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Mikes Hedyscepe

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Then after Some sightseeing in Hobart we went up Tasmanias East coast where We did a day of bush walking around Freycinet National park

Darold next to an ancient grass tree

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nice beaches up here

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Then we headed up to Scamander where the mild coastl temps lots of palms around and great surfing make it a perfect place to my mate Ed Wolski

Ed has quite a few different palms planted around his place and say ----

Electrocuting his palms has made them grow a lot faster than normal and that his mate in Queensland swears by it ! better use the fertilizer money to buy batteries

Ed Jan and Darold

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Rhopalostylis

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Nice Parajubaea torallyi

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Ed then took us up the Road to his Sons new place that he helped landscape and it is looking really nice ! love the Balinese inspired timber in the house.

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I saw this big Archontophoenix on the way out of Scamander

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We then drove inland and made our way down the middle of Tasmania where it is significantly hotter in Summer and alot colder in winter with servere frost in some places .

We stopped in Oatlands an historic town.

[LJG]

Is Darold wanted in Tasmania? Why is his face blocked out?

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Then it was off to Nomolos garden Sol cooper

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Pete Darold not keen on being on the Internet not for any bad reasons though

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P cocoides

Hedyscepe

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Jubaea

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The next morning Ed wolski and his wife showed up at our place for a garden tour ( as they were in town for a wedding that night )

Micheal Foster right Ro and Ed

[Josh-O]

so I guess he's not wanted?..lol

great picture tutorial Tassie

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Micheal Foster then took Darold Jan and I ( Danylle sat this one out ) up to Mt Field National park that is 1 hr Drive from our place .

Darold leaning against a small tree

Giant plants are Richea pandanifolia

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Giant tree ferns Dicksonia antarctia

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After hrs of bush walking Micheal Foster took us to his cabin near a huge lake at a place called medowbank . Surprisingly this place is very arid and onlyrecieves 15 inches of rain compared to Mt Field area nearly 100 inches .

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We had a great cuppa on the jetty

Where did all the tree ferns go !

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Micheal then dropped us off at my place and We all went out for a last dinner before Darold and Jan flew back to Sydney for the last leg of their journey home .

Darold - Is the perfect guest and the palm talk never stops ! :greenthumb:

The End

cheers Troy

[Darold Petty]

Troy and Danylle are the perfect hosts, thanks again Troy !

[nomolos]

it was great to meet Darold, a fantastic person and very knowledgeable on all plants not just palms

[daxin]

After hrs of bush walking Micheal Foster took us to his cabin near a huge lake at a place called medowbank . Surprisingly this place is very arid and onlyrecieves 15 inches of rain compared to Mt Field area nearly 100 inches .

It will only take a few Coast Live Oaks and some California poppies to make this look just like California.

[Alicehunter2000]

Nice tour....those waterfalls are pretty amazing.

[JT in Japan]

Blackface. Hmm, respectful to a person's wishes, yes, but distracting nonetheless (maybe mosaic next time...?). Loved the scenery and tour in general. Tasmania looks wonderful.

JT