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(@paul-ont)
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Pics from the garden, Canada Day 2012:

Miscanthus July 1, 2009:
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Miscanthus July 1, 2012:
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Opuntia phaeacantha:
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Yucca recurv x filata in bloom (foreground, in back is filamentosa):
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C. whipplei:
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Petasites... What a weed:
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Palms and bamboo:
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Massive 4' Bananas:
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Mixed Sabals, mostly minor:
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Indocalamus longiartus leaves. Should get bigger when established:
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3 year old Fargesia plant from a 10 dollar mystery pot... Still no definate I.D. It is not nitida, I'm thinking 'rufa'?
<a href=" http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2600898590072511707acgTK H"><img src=" " alt="DSCN2616"></a>

All for now!

Paul

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Posted : 03/07/2012 3:38 pm
(@jacklord)
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Canada Day photos which show your yard to resemble Mexico. 😉

Seriously though, looks really good.

 
Posted : 03/07/2012 5:07 pm
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Your cactus bed has filled in sooooooo much! Nice.

Bamboo looks good too.

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Posted : 03/07/2012 5:35 pm
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Thanks guys!

Barb- I actually thinned the Opuntia quite a bit this year. I wonder how it will look in 2 more years time? I also expanded the bed, again, since I always want to try more plants!

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Posted : 04/07/2012 7:59 am
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In 2 years, Paul, you won't even see the gravel mulch! 😀

By the way...happy 4th of July to our American friends!!!!!

Have a blast...we Canadians celebrated with beer and fireworks
Or was that fireworks and beer? 😆 😆

Barb

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Posted : 04/07/2012 5:16 pm
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Barb- Beer and fireworks, and beer... I think...

Happy 4th of July Americans!

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Posted : 04/07/2012 10:17 pm
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Hic.

Yup, you're right, Paul. :drunken:

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Posted : 04/07/2012 10:46 pm
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Hi Paul,

nice garden update. Your blooming Yuccas look great. Your filamentosa seem unusual since the blooms start within the leaves..........this is nice since I dont' see this form around here.

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Posted : 04/07/2012 11:05 pm
 Beny
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Hey Paul,
Really nice desert garden..i have opuntia too here in Mirabel,Quebec. And yhis year is the best one, lot of flower right now. My palms still good too. Its bad then i don't have more space to do a big desert garden like yours.
Ben

 
Posted : 08/07/2012 9:09 am
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Everything looks good Paul

That is a very nice cactus bed!

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Posted : 08/07/2012 11:20 am
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