And here we go again, you guessed it buying plants again show, with your host none other than happypalms

[happypalms]

On tonight’s show we have some lovely exotics that are straight from a jungle nursery near you! First we see the fabulous packaging from such a fantastic grower of the finest gifts Mother Nature has to offer! 
Then from the great land of Madagascar we have a lovely little Dypsis just simply known as CLBS. Just looking a picture perfect for this evenings show. 
Next we have a beautiful little Areca tunku that looks to be a baby! 
From there we go all the way to the jungles of Panama with a gorgeous zamia nesophila, a lovely understory Zamia. 
Staying in the understory we have a armorphallus lacourii, followed by a nice anthurium talmancae that’s also perfect for the understory.

And to finish of tonight’s show we a lovely Etlingera cornerii aka Siam Rose these would definitely make a wonderful gift for that certain someone in your life! 
So thank you all for watching tonight’s show and stay tuned for nexts weeks show! 

[gyuseppe]

Richard, congratulations on your plant collection, it's growing bigger and bigger!👌

[Harry’s Palms]

Nice display and narrative! I love it . I have only once bought palms that were shipped to me . It still amazes me how they can endure the trip unscathed . Harry

 

P.S. Keep em coming , I look forward to your posts that introduce me to so many different palms that I never heard of. Harry , the seed sowing newbie!

[happypalms]

20 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard, congratulations on your plant collection, it's growing bigger and bigger!👌

Just the tip of the iceberg my dear friend gyuseppe! 

[happypalms]

19 hours ago, Harry’s Palms said:

Nice display and narrative! I love it . I have only once bought palms that were shipped to me . It still amazes me how they can endure the trip unscathed . Harry

 

P.S. Keep em coming , I look forward to your posts that introduce me to so many different palms that I never heard of. Harry , the seed sowing newbie!

How shall I say it that’s as good as it gets, you gotta put some humour into somewhere sooner or later. The whole world needs a laugh now and then. 
They handle it well in the pots in the mail, I have shipped internationally and the only problem is when they go bare rooted you get a couple of loses. If in containers not a problem ten thousand miles later. 
Oh I got plenty of content material for posts don’t worry about that!🤣

Richard 

[gyuseppe]

51 minutes ago, happypalms said:

Just the tip of the iceberg my dear friend gyuseppe! 

First of all, I always read your posts so I can learn about palm trees and more tropical plants, which I can't grow here.

Secondly, be careful, the iceberg could melt and we could you lose everything   😄(obviously, I'm joking, as you know, I always want the best for you and for everyone. Jesus said, love your neighbor as yourself).👌

 

[happypalms]

10 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

First of all, I always read your posts so I can learn about palm trees and more tropical plants, which I can't grow here.

Secondly, be careful, the iceberg could melt and we could you lose everything   😄(obviously, I'm joking, as you know, I always want the best for you and for everyone. Jesus said, love your neighbor as yourself).👌

 

I don’t have children and my family are not living near me, so I just want to share my garden and knowledge with the world. 
My garden to me is my life the same as my container palms. 
Iam no Einstein when it comes to knowing all there is about plants and learn every day something new about plants.  I have been living in my home for 27 years, living the quite reclusive lifestyle in the bush not wanting the world to bother me, an old hippie with idealistic views of peace and love for the planet, then the world changed about 5 years ago and I got my nursery growing again. I mean no harm to anyone or any living creature, I just want to love my life in peace with my wife my cat and garden oh and my palms. 
I live for my garden and my garden lives for me! 

[gyuseppe]

5 minutes ago, happypalms said:

I don’t have children and my family are not living near me, so I just want to share my garden and knowledge with the world. 
My garden to me is my life the same as my container palms. 
Iam no Einstein when it comes to knowing all there is about plants and learn every day something new about plants.  I have been living in my home for 27 years, living the quite reclusive lifestyle in the bush not wanting the world to bother me, an old hippie with idealistic views of peace and love for the planet, then the world changed about 5 years ago and I got my nursery growing again. I mean no harm to anyone or any living creature, I just want to love my life in peace with my wife my cat and garden oh and my palms. 
I live for my garden and my garden lives for me! 

Richard, you don't know how happy I am to read what you wrote. We are so far away and yet we are similar. I think just like you and my lifestyle is like yours. If we lived close by, we would certainly get along very well, like two old friends who have known each other for a long time.

[happypalms]

1 minute ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard, you don't know how happy I am to read what you wrote. We are so far away and yet we are similar. I think just like you and my lifestyle is like yours. If we lived close by, we would certainly get along very well, like two old friends who have known each other for a long time.

The doesn’t seperate us only distance, it’s great to meet a person who is as genuine as yourself. Colin Wilson told me about you how you had dinner together like two brothers. It’s a beautiful world and people such as yourself and yhe palm community make it even better! 

[gyuseppe]

8 hours ago, happypalms said:

The doesn’t seperate us only distance, it’s great to meet a person who is as genuine as yourself. Colin Wilson told me about you how you had dinner together like two brothers. It’s a beautiful world and people such as yourself and yhe palm community make it even better! 

Richard, how can you not love Colin? He's a very generous person, he distributes seeds all over the world without asking for anything in return.

I'll take this opportunity to say hello to my friend Konstantinos from Greece (otherwise he'll get jealous 😄)

[xtazia]

21 hours ago, happypalms said:

How shall I say it that’s as good as it gets, you gotta put some humour into somewhere sooner or later. The whole world needs a laugh now and then. 
They handle it well in the pots in the mail, I have shipped internationally and the only problem is when they go bare rooted you get a couple of loses. If in containers not a problem ten thousand miles later. 
Oh I got plenty of content material for posts don’t worry about that!🤣

Richard 

I have purchased a geonoma atrovirens from ecuador, shipped bare root & the palm did not make it !!

I soaked it in a bucket of water with super thrive over night, then potted it up & into my green house cabinet. The soil was well draining but did not dry out. The palm slowly started to dry up & die, it was the strangest process. to this day I'm not sure what the cause of death was, as when I unboxed the palm, it seemed so healthy. my guess is transpiration loss ? 

[happypalms]

4 hours ago, gyuseppe said:

Richard, how can you not love Colin? He's a very generous person, he distributes seeds all over the world without asking for anything in return.

I'll take this opportunity to say hello to my friend Konstantinos from Greece (otherwise he'll get jealous 😄)

Colin is a warm hearted gentleman. And quite a character, one great moment with him was a tour of Sydney’s botanical gardens with him. I will never forget his knowledge and love for the palms in that garden!

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, xtazia said:

I have purchased a geonoma atrovirens from ecuador, shipped bare root & the palm did not make it !!

I soaked it in a bucket of water with super thrive over night, then potted it up & into my green house cabinet. The soil was well draining but did not dry out. The palm slowly started to dry up & die, it was the strangest process. to this day I'm not sure what the cause of death was, as when I unboxed the palm, it seemed so healthy. my guess is transpiration loss ? 

Iam not surprised the geonoma atrovirens died, there tricky in perfect healthy conditions, let alone bare rooted in a box. 
I have purchased a few atrovirens and the longest they where in the postal system was 3 days, all of them arrived in perfect condition. 

Sucha shame to kill such a beautiful palm, it most likely succumbed to transplant shock and transpiration. We learn as we go with palms!

[peachy]

Well I recognise that handwriting !!  One day I will be able to go shopping again. (if my damned car ever sells) At least all the pooches have had their dental work done so that one big expense finally taken care of. (and the Vet loves her new Range Rover)

I saw something about Brassiophoenix schumanni yesterday too.  Someone who lives not far from me has grown  them succesfully in Brisbane whereas I lose them at the first touch of winter. I think you had the same issue.

Peachy

[Than]

Man, you have a serious palm shopping addiction 😁.  I hope one day I can see your amazing collection! That zamia is such a stunner!

[happypalms]

On 11/28/2025 at 10:11 PM, peachy said:

Well I recognise that handwriting !!  One day I will be able to go shopping again. (if my damned car ever sells) At least all the pooches have had their dental work done so that one big expense finally taken care of. (and the Vet loves her new Range Rover)

I saw something about Brassiophoenix schumanni yesterday too.  Someone who lives not far from me has grown  them succesfully in Brisbane whereas I lose them at the first touch of winter. I think you had the same issue.

Peachy

Most people do recognise that handwriting. 
Glad to pooches are doing well for you, I took my cat to vet the other day just gor a check up $250 later just for them to say she’s fine. Vets are so expensive now worse than a specialist doctor. 
Brassiophoenix they grow in my climate but look terrible by the end of winter iam just going to throw them out, come summer they grow and look good again only have winter demolish them again there free to good home if you want any. 
Richard 

[happypalms]

On 11/29/2025 at 4:16 PM, Than said:

Man, you have a serious palm shopping addiction 😁.  I hope one day I can see your amazing collection! That zamia is such a stunner!

Yes I do and I don’t want a cure any time soon, the only thing I need is another fix of buying more plants. Oh that Zamia is up there with rozelli it’s a stunner! 

[peachy]

5 hours ago, happypalms said:

Most people do recognise that handwriting. 
Glad to pooches are doing well for you, I took my cat to vet the other day just gor a check up $250 later just for them to say she’s fine. Vets are so expensive now worse than a specialist doctor. 
Brassiophoenix they grow in my climate but look terrible by the end of winter iam just going to throw them out, come summer they grow and look good again only have winter demolish them again there free to good home if you want any. 
Richard 

I might take you up on that as there is someone in Brisbane with them and they are at the seeding stage.