Hello all

[Rick1965]

Hello everyone, great site with really useful info, thank you. Regards Rich.

[miggs]

welcome aboard rick from a fellow newbie

[kata]

Welcome Rich to HT,

Enjoy, its fun.

[sanatic1234]

Hi Rick. WELCOME!! i hope you have a good time here on Hardy Tropicals, there is always loads going on and very interesting too. I have learnt a lot this past few months. ENJOY!!

[Nigel Fear]

HI Rich, I'm in Southend too, welcome to the forum!

What type of exotic plants are you into?

[Rick1965]

Thank you all, I love this site (cant keep off it!). Hello Nige, fellow Southender, I am mostly into palms and am now currently on the hunt for some hybrids. Most of my palms are at my old house in Rayleigh which is now owned by my ex, we have a good relationship so I am still able to enjoy them. This year most palms survived there, so I am glad the weather was not as harsh as some of the guys on here have experienced.

[CW01]

Welcome Rick

[Nigel Fear]

Thank you all, I love this site (cant keep off it!). Hello Nige, fellow Southender, I am mostly into palms and am now currently on the hunt for some hybrids. Most of my palms are at my old house in Rayleigh which is now owned by my ex, we have a good relationship so I am still able to enjoy them. This year most palms survived there, so I am glad the weather was not as harsh as some of the guys on here have experienced.

It was definately one of the worse winters I've known though relative to the area. I have had far more damage than previous winters by far.
I'll certainly be less complacent next winter when it comes to protection.

Nigel.

[Dave Brown]

Hi Rick, and welcome

Another Thames Estuary person.