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My first Aussie garden

Jonathan Haycock

By Jonathan Haycock
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It’s only took 6 years (from emigrating) for me to plant a palm in the ground!!! 

Had to resist the urge to put two or three in this spot, but eventually common sense prevailed and I went for a solitary Cyphophoenix elegans. 

Due to poor sub-grade, entire bed was excavated 0.5 m deep and replaced with good quality soil mix, topped off with a decent helping of tea tree mulch.

I’ll continue to update this thread as each new species goes in.

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Congrats mate! I look forward to following this thread as you plant more and they grow. Great to have a place to look back and reflect on how it all started. 

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4 minutes ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Congrats mate! I look forward to following this thread as you plant more and they grow. Great to have a place to look back and reflect on how it all started. 

Thanks Tim. Need to build a retaining wall before anything else goes in. Next up Adonidia and Carpoxylon. 

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It must feel pretty liberating JH, after growing palms in the UK, to finally be able to grow (almost) anything you want! Kinda surprised that you didn't move to Cairns, lol!

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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I can see this garden getting jam packed with palms and exotics, the only problem I see is running out of room to accommodate your collection that never stops growing. Choose wisely the best of the best, room is at premium. Iam sure you know what you want and where it will go. Tree ferns are a great canopy cover growing fast and can be removed later once your palms get up a bit. You’re a wise gardener who knows what he’s after in a certain look. Good luck ten years time the bigger picture will be become that vision! 

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8 hours ago, Jonathan said:

It must feel pretty liberating JH, after growing palms in the UK, to finally be able to grow (almost) anything you want! Kinda surprised that you didn't move to Cairns, lol!

Being able to grow more palms was the main reason we emigrated. Just lucky Australia has a few other things going in its favour. Have to admit North Queensland has crossed my mind a number of times (never say never), but I like to grow temperate species that would struggle up there. SE QLD facilitates this as well as a good number of tropical species. Ain't too many places I can think of where Jubaea and Cocos grow happily side by side. 

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5 hours ago, happypalms said:

I can see this garden getting jam packed with palms and exotics, the only problem I see is running out of room to accommodate your collection that never stops growing. Choose wisely the best of the best, room is at premium. Iam sure you know what you want and where it will go. Tree ferns are a great canopy cover growing fast and can be removed later once your palms get up a bit. You’re a wise gardener who knows what he’s after in a certain look. Good luck ten years time the bigger picture will be become that vision! 

I'm trying my best to avoid jam packing palms, instead favouring a more resort style look (showcased palms surrounding by lush tropical underplanting, winding paths, and multiple lawns) that'll hopefully add value to the property for when we ultimately sell it. Only replaceable palms will be planted, or ones that I expect to fruit and set seed within the next 10-15 years. The majority of my irreplaceable palms will stay in pots to be planted at our next property, which will hopefully be small acreage on the Gold Coast. If they can't wait that long, I may donate them to Brisbane's BG's so I can at least get seed from them one day. 

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Sounds like a solid long-term plan. 

Why the GC over the Sunshine Coast, just out of interest?

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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Congratulations! And a fine choice. It will be interesting watching your garden develop. 🪴🌴

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and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
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6 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Sounds like a solid long-term plan. 

Why the GC over the Sunshine Coast, just out of interest?

If it were up to me, I'd pick Sunshine Coast as I like the peace and quiet, but my wife loves the Gold Coast so the hinterland is the compromise. Not far from the action, but still feels like a World away. Only problem is everyone else has caught on to this so prices ain't cheap.

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16 minutes ago, Kim said:

Congratulations! And a fine choice. It will be interesting watching your garden develop. 🪴🌴

Thanks Kim. Not looking forward to the hassle of building this retaining wall, but it's either build it myself or pay a lot of money to a tradie to cock it up. 

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18 hours ago, Jonathan Haycock said:

If it were up to me, I'd pick Sunshine Coast as I like the peace and quiet, but my wife loves the Gold Coast so the hinterland is the compromise. Not far from the action, but still feels like a World away. Only problem is everyone else has caught on to this so prices ain't cheap.

Makes a lot of sense Jonathan, the Gold Coast isn't my kind of place either but there's some stunning stuff in the hinterland, Lamington NP, Mt Barney, Border Ranges, etc. Also important to keep the Palm Widows/Widowers happy as we pursue our strange trajectory!

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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