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June 2012 Garden Pics South Jersey

Post by sidpook » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:02 am

Been a hot and dry year so far...but, plants are loving the warm climate!

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my backyard musas

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plumeria getting ready to bloom soon

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phoenix robellini put out sooo many flowers and seeds

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dogs wrestling under the shade of the fig trees

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bananas reaching up to the mimosa trees

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front gardens

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canas overwintered everywhere, some are even coming up through the back deck under the hot tub....

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front yard bananas and some canas

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backyard musas and some bamboo also reaching high

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side of house apples, peaches, grapes and figs

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bamboo, bananas and everything else that is taking over the back shed...LOL

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some palms

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oleander in bloom

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new fronds on sago

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queen palms are getting huge, lotsa new growth

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my new passion: Chinese Golden Lotus bananas

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overwintered canas with trachy in front

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some backyard canas


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Post by lucky1 » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:19 am

Mike,

Your place could just as easily be a picture from the Canary Islands.
Gorgeous lush gardens.

Glad that huge storm missed your place.

Can't wait to see that plumeria bloom.

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Post by DesertZone » Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:29 pm

lucky1 wrote:Mike,

Your place could just as easily be a picture from the Canary Islands.
Gorgeous lush gardens.

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I agree 8)
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Post by TerdalFarm » Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:46 pm

Beautiful!
Add to the bucket list for W and I: to visit your garden some year. 8)
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Post by sidpook » Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:25 am

Thanks guys and gals! Happy Summer and Happy 4th!! :occasion2:
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Post by hardyjim » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:42 am

Eric-are you guys swingers???

Just kidding you buddy :D


Mike it all looks nice and bright over there.....btw

I like the pic of the dog trying to take down the other one :o


and those Basjoo leaves are huge!
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Post by sidpook » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:55 pm

hardyjim wrote:Eric-are you guys swingers???

Just kidding you buddy :D


Mike it all looks nice and bright over there.....btw

I like the pic of the dog trying to take down the other one :o


and those Basjoo leaves are huge!
Thanks. yeah the pups are good sparring partners, our dobie grabs onto the older female's neck and does not let go, she flips him and then it's on....Great viewing pleasure!
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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:00 pm

garden looks great.............looks like florida! Nice job.
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Post by sidpook » Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:53 am

TimMAz6 wrote:garden looks great.............looks like florida! Nice job.
Thanks Tim, funny you should mention Florida. I'm off to South Beach Miami for the week to "escape" the heat this very morning...less hot there....This is brutal!Can't wait to explore the everglades and hopefully wrestle an alligator or two?
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Post by TerdalFarm » Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:24 am

Put some 'gator wrasslin' photos up on FB, and of course palm-y ones here for us.
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Post by sidpook » Sun Jul 08, 2012 2:07 pm

Saw the coolest tree today here in Fort Lauderdale: Madagascar Screw Palm...I want one. Huge "pine cone" looking fruit pods abut the size of large grapefruits. I picked some fruits and they were pretty stinky, but interesting. Can't eat them raw. Maybe cook them up to see how they taste??? two pics to follow


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Post by DesertZone » Sun Jul 08, 2012 3:38 pm

I never have seen the fruit of a screw pine. :D
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Post by hardyjim » Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:09 am

Thats awesome...they have a nice one at the botanical gardens in St.Louis....
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Post by sidpook » Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:41 am

hardyjim wrote:Thats awesome...they have a nice one at the botanical gardens in St.Louis....
It is cool, isn't it!
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Post by lucky1 » Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:15 am

Looks almost surreal, as though a pineapple crossed with a dracaena. :lol:

Wanted to see more pics of it, and google images found this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jungle_mama/3214681835/

Very cool! Thanks for the pics.

Hope you're having a great vacation Mike!

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Post by sidpook » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:56 am

lucky1 wrote:Looks almost surreal, as though a pineapple crossed with a dracaena. :lol:

Wanted to see more pics of it, and google images found this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jungle_mama/3214681835/

Very cool! Thanks for the pics.

Hope you're having a great vacation Mike!

Barb
Barb, I got some cool shots of blooming Pachypodium for ya. Will post soon!
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:48 pm

Ooooooh, blooming Pachypodiums....yipppppeeeee.
What a great memory you have Mike.

Are you taking a Pachy home? :lol:

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