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This is a peculiar hobby.... To say the least. :wink: Somewhere in Tonga, Samoa, or Hawaii, a bunch of eccentrics are trying to make their back yards ...

Interesting Erik. The local HD has the same lineup, with Sabal Minors being conspiculously absent.Meds are probably the most attractive of the hardies...

Cool. I have a couple of Tikis myself.

Wow! They are like Date Palms on steroids.

Calladiums.

Looks like the cover of Dr Francko's book.

Tim,I'll check soil pH. I assume I have dropped my pH with all the horse manure/pine shavings (horse bedding) I put down but don't know for sure. I kn...

I will echo the sentiments. Looks very nice and by June it may be indistinguishable from the tropics. Or the desert. Depends on which angle you are lo...

Very nice!My needles and minors down here at 35 oN don't look nearly so good.Phylostachyes aureosulcata is dead and being cut down all over the region...

I experienced rot as well, although nothing that did not recover within a month. Then I altered my protection. Rot is pretty much alleviated it you us...

Nice additions. Some yuccas putter along, some grow at near warp speed. There are lots of Magnolias here, some of them quite large. They are so common...

If its that costly and messy, and I do not doubt it is, why not just forgo all electrical components? You could just use leaf cages and be fine. I onl...

They need protection here, no doubt. I also wonder if our wet weather is not detrimental. They come from Southern Europe and North Africa, two regions...

Manure is good--I use tons!For tropical foliage, do you already have Canna, Colocassia, Caladium? I'm going to try Papaya this year. I use sweet potat...

had to bag them all over again to dispose Shop vac (until it blows up).Works great for small leaves.Good to hear your stuff did well.Why the shell sho...