What’s the view from your deck let’s see it?

[happypalms]

Ok we all have a nice place to sit in the garden, I know I do. So what’s your view?

[TropicalGardenSpain]

[Harry’s Palms]

‘Looking east , past my wife’s Hawk sculpture

Looking South , from under the pergola in the late afternoon

looking Southwest towards the ocean.

[quaman58]

Beautiful images, all! Not technically my deck, but rather a park bench up at the top of the hill that I can enjoy coffee in the morning, or a glass of wine in the afternoon. 

[happypalms]

2 minutes ago, quaman58 said:

Beautiful images, all! Not technically my deck, but rather a park bench up at the top of the hill that I can enjoy coffee in the morning, or a glass of wine in the afternoon. 

Beautiful give that gardener a job anyday, what a view!

[happypalms]

14 hours ago, TropicalGardenSpain said:

Oh yeah sitting back with the breeze and a nice bit of company enjoying the elements beautiful!

[happypalms]

13 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

‘Looking east , past my wife’s Hawk sculpture

Looking South , from under the pergola in the late afternoon

looking Southwest towards the ocean.

Love it Harry now that’s a place to relax and unwind with the wife I like it. With a view like that you only need a few palm silhouettes to get the most out of it, while not blocking such a fantastic view. 
Richard 

[iDesign]

My porch view is currently really chaotic, but it makes me happy because a lot of my plants will FINALLY get to go in the ground (this is just one of the areas under development).

In my mind I see the final result... so it's beautiful to me.

[happypalms]

4 minutes ago, iDesign said:

My porch view is currently really chaotic, but it makes me happy because a lot of my plants will FINALLY get to go in the ground (this is just one of the areas under development).

In my mind I see the final result... so it's beautiful to me.

Nice one Stacey, there’s always room for improvement, but I do want to see that final result in your mind with a photo shop picture please 😂

[iDesign]

26 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Nice one Stacey, there’s always room for improvement, but I do want to see that final result in your mind with a photo shop picture please 😂

Oh, if we can include Photoshop it looks MUCH better!

I've made changes since this version, but this is close to what I see in my mind...

[happypalms]

13 minutes ago, iDesign said:

Oh, if we can include Photoshop it looks MUCH better!

I've made changes since this version, but this is close to what I see in my mind...

You have been very busy that’s a garden make over just like the better homes and gardens television show the contractors have been busy. What a fantastic design I love it now all you have to do is get onto @DoomsDave and get a few palms from him I hear he has the goodies that will suit your flare in garden design. You certainly have the feel for garden designs. I look at a lot of garden pictures on palm talk and see some great ideas, there are a lot great garden designs out there, and palms certainly are the chorus line in a great designed garden. Keep up the great garden designs I love your work.🌱

[dalmatiansoap]

😊 my 2 cents

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, dalmatiansoap said:

😊 my 2 cents

Put me down for a $100 I love it beautiful.

[tim_brissy_13]

Looking north from my deck. Archontophoenix myolensis started to tower over this area of the garden. 

[WaianaeCrider]

180* view from my screened deck.    in 5 photos

[happypalms]

9 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Looking north from my deck. Archontophoenix myolensis started to tower over this area of the garden. 

 

9 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Looking north from my deck. Archontophoenix myolensis started to tower over this area of the garden. 

Nice one tim that’s one palm I don’t have in the collection, I just got sidetracked on the other palms, but an obtainable palm so iam in no hurry. Great thermal mass from that brick wall, you certainly have a good view all you need now is a Joey to top off that view.

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, WaianaeCrider said:

180* view from my screened deck.    in 5 photos

Magical love it. And it’s great to see you have the flag in view standing proud of your country. We just had Anzac Day in Australia, lest we forget we will remember them!

[WaianaeCrider]

32 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Magical love it. And it’s great to see you have the flag in view standing proud of your country. We just had Anzac Day in Australia, lest we forget we will remember them!

I put 4 years in the navy.  They brought me here to PARADISE and I've never left.  LOL 

[happypalms]

2 minutes ago, WaianaeCrider said:

I put 4 years in the navy.  They brought me here to PARADISE and I've never left.  LOL 

 Thank you for your service to your country!

[Kim]

Nothing fancy architecturally, but a view of some nice palms. Rainy day June 2024. 

Edit: Sorry, I don't know why the video is so glitchy. 
 

 

[iDesign]

1 hour ago, Kim said:

Nothing fancy architecturally, but a view of some nice palms. Rainy day June 2024. 
 

 

Stunningly beautiful! Not meaning to take off topic, but what name were the Alcanterea broms bought under? I’ve been searching for “merlot” forever, but am curious if they might be hiding under a different name. I love the variety in color and form in your garden. 😊

[96720]

No deck here just a lot of park benches! The Misses always says why do we have so many benches when we never have any time to sit!!!

[Motlife]

2 hours ago, iDesign said:

Stunningly beautiful! Not meaning to take off topic, but what name were the Alcanterea broms bought under? I’ve been searching for “merlot” forever, but am curious if they might be hiding under a different name. I love the variety in color and form in your garden. 😊

Hi Stacey, in NZ those broms (or very similar at least) are sold as Alcanatarea imperialism 'rubra', might be worth a try searching for that? 

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, 96720 said:

No deck here just a lot of park benches! The Misses always says why do we have so many benches when we never have any time to sit!!!

Nice one. Now all you and the misses have to do is take some time out in life and sit on those benches. 

[happypalms]

8 hours ago, Kim said:

Nothing fancy architecturally, but a view of some nice palms. Rainy day June 2024. 
 

 

Hi Kim absolutely stunning. Now my next question is what is the palm with the coloured new leaf? Gorgeous and stunning.🌱

[Kim]

10 hours ago, iDesign said:

Stunningly beautiful! Not meaning to take off topic, but what name were the Alcanterea broms bought under? I’ve been searching for “merlot” forever, but am curious if they might be hiding under a different name. I love the variety in color and form in your garden. 😊

Thank you. 😊 Those are Alcantarea imperialis 'Julieta,' a hybrid by David Fell. It is named after the wife of one of his employees. He was going to name it after the employee, but the employee said, no, his name wasn't special; his wife's name would be better. I used to buy plants from her at the local farmer's market. 

2 hours ago, happypalms said:

Hi Kim absolutely stunning. Now my next question is what is the palm with the coloured new leaf? Gorgeous and stunning.🌱

Thank you. 😊 There are 3 Lemurophoenix halleuxii in the video; the furthest on the right has the new leaf, the middle one is showing off the colorful trunk, and the 3rd on the left is doing neither of those things. 😉 These are some treasured palms that survived the volcanic eruption in my neighborhood in 2018. Happily they survived .. barely. Doing very well now.

[happypalms]

8 minutes ago, Kim said:

Thank you. 😊 Those are Alcantarea imperialis 'Julieta,' a hybrid by David Fell. It is named after the wife of one of his employees. He was going to name it after the employee, but the employee said, no, his name wasn't special; his wife's name would be better. I used to buy plants from her at the local farmer's market. 

Thank you. 😊 There are 3 Lemurophoenix halleuxii in the video; the furthest on the right has the new leaf, the middle one is showing off the colorful trunk, and the 3rd on the left is doing neither of those things. 😉 These are some treasured palms that survived the volcanic eruption in my neighborhood in 2018. Happily they survived .. barely. Doing very well now.

Thank you I have heard of them. But i certainly didn’t realise there beauty until seeing your ones. Now iam of to try and find one or two but I don’t like my chances in Australia. Growers in Australia have been trying to get seeds. Curse customs and there new import laws making it even harder to source rare seeds. Thanks for sharing your ones I can dream about them now. 

[Jim in Los Altos]

My deck overlooks a dry creek and waterfall to the left but not in this photo.
 

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

My deck overlooks a dry creek and waterfall to the left but not in this photo.
 

I like it Jim. It’s great to see the lifestyle pictures that fellow palm talkers are living in. Sharing there backyards or front yards with such lovely gardens that are just not possible to see unless invited too. A garden is a reflection of character of the person behind that garden, it’s a great insight into a person’s personality in there garden. Thanks for sharing that insight.

[Foggy Paul]

So envious of you all with your expansive yards! But living in SF and growing Hedy, Rhopie, Geonoma and onilahensis is rewarding  

 

[Harry’s Palms]

@Foggy Paul I think I’ll just relax and have a cup of coffee in that slice of paradise! Harry

[Bkue]

[WaianaeCrider]

On 4/26/2025 at 1:48 PM, WaianaeCrider said:

180* view from my screened deck.    in 5 photos

The first photo looks kinda like a hanging basket...but it's really a very tall Copernicia alba grown from seed and is about 25 years old.

 

[happypalms]

5 hours ago, Foggy Paul said:

So envious of you all with your expansive yards! But living in SF and growing Hedy, Rhopie, Geonoma and onilahensis is rewarding  

 

Beautiful that’s a view worth sitting around and looking at I like it! Thanks for sharing. 

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, Bkue said:

Sitting on the dock of the bay! Live it nothing like a nice night swim in summer!