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Here's some pictures of my new arid bed, with Chamerops, Agave Americana, Various Opuntias, Lewsia and Delosperma Cooperi.
http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=135&t=19708&start=210
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Posted : 20/04/2014 8:22 pm
Very nice. I'm about to kick off a similar project in my front yard as well.
Posted : 29/04/2014 8:31 am
Very nice! Wish your arid bed growing and flourishing!
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Posted : 29/04/2014 11:41 am
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Bought some new cacti today, any idea if they are hardy enough to make it through a UK winter if kept dry? My opuntias are putting on some new growth now.
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Posted : 13/05/2014 3:04 pm
Love the arid bed, and sure like it when a Phoenix is included.
Good work!
Barb
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Posted : 13/05/2014 3:28 pm
Great work!
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Posted : 11/06/2014 6:01 pm
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I found an aloe striatula today after months of searching. It makes a nice addition to the arid bed which has filled out nicely in a short period of time. I didn't realise myself until I saw the pictures on here from May. 😀
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Posted : 15/08/2014 3:41 pm
How did I miss this post. Looks good! 8)
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-Aaron-
Posted : 06/09/2014 11:52 am
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How did I miss this post. Looks good! 8)
Lets hope it survives a winter here. Anything like last year and it should be fine, minus the small cacti which I bought cheap as houseplants. It will need to be mild and dry for them which doesn't happen here. Cold is frosty and dry, mild is wet and windy, usually.
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Posted : 09/09/2014 8:41 pm
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Here's an update on the arid bed in mid winter, some casualties and surprises already.
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Posted : 31/12/2014 4:32 pm
Here's an update on the arid bed in mid winter, some casualties and surprises already.
For the most part everything looks so good! Looks like a mild winter? 😀
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Posted : 01/01/2015 1:42 pm
A surprise to see protection REMOVED on New Year's 😆 😆
That CIDP is so lovely!
Barb
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Posted : 02/01/2015 11:02 am
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Here's an update on the arid bed in mid winter, some casualties and surprises already.
For the most part everything looks so good! Looks like a mild winter? 😀
For the most part its been mild, apart from 26th-31st December. These are my weather stats from a sheltered spot in my garden.
Mean Maximum: 9.7c
Mean Minimum: 4.4c
Overall Mean: 7.0c
Highest daily maximum temperature: 15.3C (18th December)
Lowest daily maximum temperature: 5.1C (27th December)
Highest daily minimum temperature: 12.5C (22nd December)
Lowest daily minimum temperature: -0.5C (3rd December)
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Posted : 02/01/2015 6:03 pm
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A surprise to see protection REMOVED on New Year's 😆 😆
That CIDP is so lovely!
Barb
I only protect when its cold and remove as soon as it turns mild, to allow airflow to the palms. It's a lot of messing around but our winters the temps are up and down. 😀
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Posted : 02/01/2015 6:05 pm
I'm certainly envious of those temperatures during winter!
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Posted : 02/01/2015 9:52 pm
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