happypalms A wander in the garden

[Husain]

Beautiful and thank you for sharing 😍

[happypalms]

7 hours ago, Husain said:

Beautiful and thank you for sharing 😍

That’s the beauty of a garden it’s always changing every season! 

[colin Peters]

NIce!!  Love the platyceriums and anthuriums

aloha

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, colin Peters said:

NIce!!  Love the platyceriums and anthuriums

aloha

The platyceriums I can get by the dozens from the macadamia trees at work for free. And palms make free platycerium real estate. Unfortunately I only got a love for anthuriums about 5 years ago when they had a big retail boom. I thought I might get a few for the understory! 

[Harry’s Palms]

All that and you are still planting more! Looking amazing. Harry

[peachy]

You have many of the same understory plants as me but I can't plant many of mine until I get more canopy and some more height on the trunks to tie things to. It too me over 25 years to find a staghorn big enough to live ((20cm across) and the prices were always astronomical, yet I could see huge ones growing wild in paddocks not far out of town. The one I have has tripled in size in 2 years.  Aroids are another big love I have, most of them live quite well for me too !!  I have all the ingredients to make a pretty courtyard eventually, but none of the talent.. You're lucky to have the space that if you make a blunder there's a lot of other areas to use till you get it right.  I planted a red mussaenda 3 years ago to give some colour between palms and the rotten thing shot up to 3 metres high and 4 wide, then expanded outwards to bury 1/4 of the tiny lawn I had.   I am going to have to borrow a ute or van and get myself down your way and buy a load of usable pretty plants and palms.

Peachy

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, peachy said:

You have many of the same understory plants as me but I can't plant many of mine until I get more canopy and some more height on the trunks to tie things to. It too me over 25 years to find a staghorn big enough to live ((20cm across) and the prices were always astronomical, yet I could see huge ones growing wild in paddocks not far out of town. The one I have has tripled in size in 2 years.  Aroids are another big love I have, most of them live quite well for me too !!  I have all the ingredients to make a pretty courtyard eventually, but none of the talent.. You're lucky to have the space that if you make a blunder there's a lot of other areas to use till you get it right.  I planted a red mussaenda 3 years ago to give some colour between palms and the rotten thing shot up to 3 metres high and 4 wide, then expanded outwards to bury 1/4 of the tiny lawn I had.   I am going to have to borrow a ute or van and get myself down your way and buy a load of usable pretty plants and palms.

Peachy

Greetings your welcome anytime to plunder the depths of happypalms full entire nursery stock, including the personal collection of course! No matter how big a garden we have there’s always room for one more plant. The stags and the elks just add that lime green to perfection in the garden.

Aroids iam new at, there pretty easy if you have drainage. And once you understand them they are even easier. Just plant em throughout the garden in the shade in a nice humid spot.

Richard

[happypalms]

A bit of rain and heat has the garden looking like it’s been having a holiday in Hawaii! Well not quite Hawaii but definitely tropical looking! 

[Mazat]

45 minutes ago, happypalms said:

A bit of rain and heat has the garden looking like it’s been having a holiday in Hawaii! Well not quite Hawaii but definitely tropical looking! 

Richard, the whole thing is a miracle, and every single part of it too...🤗

[happypalms]

2 minutes ago, Mazat said:

Richard, the whole thing is a miracle, and every single part of it too...🤗

Even I get amazed at the garden when I see the pictures and considering 27 years ago it was just Australian bush. 

[Mazat]

13 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Even I get amazed at the garden when I see the pictures and considering 27 years ago it was just Australian bush. 

It's like a huge transformation, and the great thing is that it will last forever.
Here in Europe, we always talk about sports stars who have achieved so much. However, when you look at the overall benefit, it does little for other people. Plants, on the other hand, bring much more to the whole... Not that I begrudge athletes or stars their success as role models—no, I'm happy for them. But from a global perspective, what you and all of us do is much more important, without wanting to sound conceited. Without plants, animals, and nature, there would be no oxygen and no beautiful landscapes... no survival.

[happypalms]

6 minutes ago, Mazat said:

It's like a huge transformation, and the great thing is that it will last forever.
Here in Europe, we always talk about sports stars who have achieved so much. However, when you look at the overall benefit, it does little for other people. Plants, on the other hand, bring much more to the whole... Not that I begrudge athletes or stars their success as role models—no, I'm happy for them. But from a global perspective, what you and all of us do is much more important, without wanting to sound conceited. Without plants, animals, and nature, there would be no oxygen and no beautiful landscapes... no survival.

I look back at the garden photos of before and after it’s incredible. Without Mother Nature our planet would not be the same, the gift of plants and animals is a wonderful joy in life, we need to take care of this planet it’s all we have! 

[Mazat]

Yes, absolutely. Sabine and I are trying it here too, with the means at our disposal.

[happypalms]

Just now, Mazat said:

Yes, absolutely. Sabine and I are trying it here too, with the means at our disposal.

Climate dictates a lot of the gardening theme you choose, never get discouraged by the cold weather, you can create that sanctuary of peace with your garden, never lose sight of your goal that you want yo achieve. Most of all dream, dreams do come true!

[Harry’s Palms]

The scene is very tranquil and the plants enjoy the shade of the canopy . Harry

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

The scene is very tranquil and the plants enjoy the shade of the canopy . Harry

Iam fast running out of understory shade, I try to renovate an old part of the garden and so far it seems to be working. I guess more trees need to go in the ground that will help!

Richard

[kinzyjr]

The following threads were merged with this one as they are essentially the same topic:

• https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/92147-time-for-a-wonder-in-the-garden/
• https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/91877-i-wonder-to-wander-in-the-garden/
• https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/90962-a-wonder-to-free-the-the-mind-and-soul-in-the-garden/
• https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/91265-wondering-in-the-garden/
• https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/87259-a-late-wonder-in-the-garden/
• https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/86872-a-wonder-in-the-garden-today/
• https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/86801-and-time-for-a-little-wonder-in-the-garden-to-relax/
• https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/85936-ok-now-a-wonder-in-the-garden-and-relax-happypalms/
• https://www.palmtalk.org/forum/topic/82356-a-wonder-in-the-garden-after-a-hot-38-degree-celsius-day/

Potentially more on the way, pending a more thorough search. 

When wandering or wondering, please post the updates here.  Thank you.

[happypalms]

A wander in the garden from the dry hard part of the garden to the tropicals of the garden. With a few native animals thrown in simply because I live next to a large national park with a lot of creatures! 

[gyuseppe]

It's thevetia peruviana, that yellow flower, I have it in my garden

[Harry’s Palms]

That is lovely . The wildlife is a bonus , so long as they leave you and the plants alone. I get snakes here and I don’t mind at all ….unless they rattle! Harry

[happypalms]

A nice bit of summer heat and sunshine along with a lot of irrigation has the garden holding up pretty fair. All the critters are out waiting to bite or sting or whatever they do, just waiting to get a hold of you! 

[Harry’s Palms]

A very nice stroll . I had a friend that lived there years ago . When I asked how he liked it , he said “ lovely , except most of the critters can kill ya” . It seems you are having no problem cohabitating. Thank you ,Harry

[ChrisA]

Nice palms, and love that Carpet Python!🐍 

[happypalms]

On 2/10/2026 at 12:33 AM, Harry’s Palms said:

A very nice stroll . I had a friend that lived there years ago . When I asked how he liked it , he said “ lovely , except most of the critters can kill ya” . It seems you are having no problem cohabitating. Thank you ,Harry

That’s the one if bites and stings you we have it, glad iam not living up north with the crocodiles, you learn to live with the critters even when the snakes come inside you just catch and release them, it’s the little scorpions that get in your bed that are a problem!

Richard 

[happypalms]

On 2/10/2026 at 1:09 AM, ChrisA said:

Nice palms, and love that Carpet Python!🐍 

I think the snake was a female, she was quite mellow about the situation, it’s the brown snakes I don’t like, the rest are quite harmless! 

[Mazat]

On 8.2.2026 at 10:31, happypalms said:

Die angenehme Sommerhitze und der Sonnenschein, gepaart mit reichlicher Bewässerung, haben dem Garten gutgetan. Alle möglichen Tiere sind unterwegs und warten nur darauf, zuzubeißen, zu stechen oder was auch immer sie anstellen – sie wollen dich einfach nur erwischen! 

Richard, Sabine, and I are impressed by the wonderful exotic creatures, the large spider and its little male in the web above, and the beautiful carpet python. We used to have royal pythons for several years. They lived in a large terrarium and were tame. They liked to curl up and watch TV with Sabine. They were lovely animals. An acquaintance who had huge terrariums in Germany took them in later. He could simply offer them more space, and he also loves animals and knows how to handle them as an absolute expert.

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, Mazat said:

Richard, Sabine, and I are impressed by the wonderful exotic creatures, the large spider and its little male in the web above, and the beautiful carpet python. We used to have royal pythons for several years. They lived in a large terrarium and were tame. They liked to curl up and watch TV with Sabine. They were lovely animals. An acquaintance who had huge terrariums in Germany took them in later. He could simply offer them more space, and he also loves animals and knows how to handle them as an absolute expert.

If it bites and stings we have it in Australia. There are two ends to a snake the right end and the wrong end, they are very intelligent animals that think snakes, and the one you lived with would have been just as intelligent! I only handle the carpet pythons and black snakes the rest are to dangerous or are not a problem to me. A wild snake is best left alone, if it comes inside then I have to do something about it. I love all the creatures we have in my area so many birds to reptiles, marsupials, spiders, I live on the border of a very large National park and the amount of animals in this area is incredible, some dangerous snakes but that’s about it, the rest are harmless (mostly)! 

[SeanK]

Richard, You're up bright and early.  Perhaps a pet mongoose or a flock of road-runners world keep the legless ones under control.

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, SeanK said:

Richard, You're up bright and early.  Perhaps a pet mongoose or a flock of road-runners world keep the legless ones under control.

Start work at 6.30, up at the crack of dawn with the kookaburras, 25 years at the same job I don’t even set the alarm clock anymore. And the kookaburras eat a few small snakes apart from that they a close to top of the food chain around here! And I don’t think there are many mongoose getting around to get as pets unfortunately! 

[happypalms]

Another wander in the garden during the rain. I can see the garden growing now that iam putting more time into the garden, creating and growing the garden! 

[happypalms]

On 12/17/2025 at 10:23 PM, gyuseppe said:

It's thevetia peruviana, that yellow flower, I have it in my garden

Yes it is gyuseppe, I got this one from my grandmother. And it’s very well loved in loving memory of her. 

[gyuseppe]

26 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Yes it is gyuseppe, I got this one from my grandmother. And it’s very well loved in loving memory of her. 

Richard, it's nice that you remember your grandmother. My father was the last of 8 children, and my mother was also the last of 6 children. I never knew any of my grandparents. How much I missed them! My two male grandparents both fought in World War II, one in Greece and the other in Russia. Fortunately, they came back alive. My father's father received many gold medals.

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard, it's nice that you remember your grandmother. My father was the last of 8 children, and my mother was also the last of 6 children. I never knew any of my grandparents. How much I missed them! My two male grandparents both fought in World War II, one in Greece and the other in Russia. Fortunately, they came back alive. My father's father received many gold medals.

That’s something to be proud of your grandparents, iam sure they would have a take or two to tell your grandparents. We will always remember our families!