Let’s try again a few non palmy pictures

[happypalms]

Theres more than just palms in the garden. I will plant and grow any type of plant I can get my cultivation fingers on, providing it doesnt have a weed potentia, i will grow it. I try to avoid the real common stuff but even they have a place in the garden within reason. 

[Zone7Bpalmguy]

@happypalms Looks great! I prefer more than just palms too. What's the flower in the first pic? What zone are you in? Thanks.

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, Zone7Bpalmguy said:

@happypalms Looks great! I prefer more than just palms too. What's the flower in the first pic? What zone are you in? Thanks.

It just can’t be palms, you gotta grow anything that you like as well. Gifted plants are as well. My zone is around 10 to 10b, it varies with microclimate and thermal mass situations around the garden. With a little ocean influence. You’re in a hard zone to garden with as far as tropical plants go! 

[Zone7Bpalmguy]

18 hours ago, happypalms said:

 You’re in a hard zone to garden with as far as tropical plants go! 

True, but it doesn't stop me. 😂 😆 

 

[happypalms]

20 hours ago, Zone7Bpalmguy said:

True, but it doesn't stop me. 😂 😆 

 

I admire cold climate growers they are the true masters of growing palms well in cold climates! I used have a collection of plants from age 21 and carried them around moving around the place renting, I would build up my collection in a warm climate with no frost, and then move to another house in a climate with frost and lose plants in my collection only to do the same time after time kill them mostly. I learnt then that cold climate growing didn’t suit my plant style the tropical look, so I ended up with a property that’s frost free and a unique microclimate. The cold growing in frost was not for me. 
But those that can  achieve such a thing in a cold climate I have full gardening honour for  those growers, two green thumbs 👍👍

[happypalms]

7 minutes ago, happypalms said:

I admire cold climate growers they are the true masters of growing palms well in cold climates! I used have a collection of plants from age 21 and carried them around moving around the place renting, I would build up my collection in a warm climate with no frost, and then move to another house in a climate with frost and lose plants in my collection only to do the same time after time kill them mostly. I learnt then that cold climate growing didn’t suit my plant style the tropical look, so I ended up with a property that’s frost free and a unique microclimate. The cold growing in frost was not for me. 
But those that can  achieve such a thing in a cold climate I have full gardening honour for  those growers, two green thumbs 👍👍

Ps  the first picture is a rhododendron flower.