Palm,cycad and Tree fern Grave Yard
- Yorkshire Kris
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Palm,cycad and Tree fern Grave Yard
Close to where my in-laws live is a small bungalow where an old lady used to live. Earlier this year a middle aged man moved in (possibly her son) and since then a lot of dead plants have been put in the front garden and down the side of the garage.
These are
several Dicksonia antarctica between 3 to 7 foot tall
cycads including a double header
Trachycarpus
washy
butias
CIPD
unknowns (but big)
All the above were BIG I mean proper specimen sized plants in huge pots with mature trunks. They are lined up in pots completely dead apart from one which has just recently pushed out a bit of green.
Question is was the old lady a closet exoticist or did the man bring the dead plants with him?
Either way we are looking at £1000s worth of dead plants.
I may try and take a photo one day.
These are
several Dicksonia antarctica between 3 to 7 foot tall
cycads including a double header
Trachycarpus
washy
butias
CIPD
unknowns (but big)
All the above were BIG I mean proper specimen sized plants in huge pots with mature trunks. They are lined up in pots completely dead apart from one which has just recently pushed out a bit of green.
Question is was the old lady a closet exoticist or did the man bring the dead plants with him?
Either way we are looking at £1000s worth of dead plants.
I may try and take a photo one day.
Re: Palm,cycad and Tree fern Grave Yard
Oooh find out why, what and where Kris, im intrigued, Why and who let them die, who moved them, who paid for them, sorry, im just nosy
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Deedee wrote:Oooh find out why, what and where Kris, im intrigued, Why and who let them die, who moved them, who paid for them, sorry, im just nosy
So am I. But I would feel bad if I went up to him and said " Hi I'm Kris I love growing tropical plants, Whats happened to yours?"
Re: Palm,cycad and Tree fern Grave Yard
pics need pics !!!
very intrigued, i'd knock on, make them an offer for the greenspear!
very intrigued, i'd knock on, make them an offer for the greenspear!
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Or the pots!cordyman wrote:pics need pics !!!
very intrigued, i'd knock on, make them an offer for the greenspear!
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cordyman wrote:pics need pics !!!
very intrigued, i'd knock on, make them an offer for the greenspear!
I only walked past quickly and couldn't identify the palm that was alive, possibly a washy or a large L australis. Strange how this had survived but all others look dead
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Question is was the old lady a closet exoticist or did the man bring the dead plants with him?
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When I read this I thought at first glance it said she was an exorcist ,and perhaps she had used them in some bizarre flushing out demons sort of way
Question is was the old lady a closet exoticist or did the man bring the dead plants with him?
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When I read this I thought at first glance it said she was an exorcist ,and perhaps she had used them in some bizarre flushing out demons sort of way
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What a shame. I'd be having a cheeky knock as his door. Just say you collect exotic plants and wondered if he had any he was getting rid of.
Most wanted list - Any Young Trachycarpus and/or fern.
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Tom2006 wrote:What a shame. I'd be having a cheeky knock as his door. Just say you collect exotic plants and wondered if he had any he was getting rid of.
I will have to ask him, I mean what sort of person spends £100s if not £1000s on plants and then lets them die?
Re: Palm,cycad and Tree fern Grave Yard
Us! That's the whole point , we don't let them die though; they just do it occasionally to p**s us offYorkshire Kris wrote: I mean what sort of person spends £100s if not £1000s on plants and then lets them die?
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With my CSI hat on I'd imagine the old lady's husband was the exotic gardener but he died of hyperthermia in the winter of 2009 and so the plants followed suit the following year. The son has turned up to help clear out for the old lady as the dead plants are a constant reminder of how her husband cared for her as if she were a tender flower and now she is alone on the compost heap of grief.
Knocking on the door and asking will most likely finish her off, you'll be arrested for murder and Horatio Kane will throw your ass in jail, saying "From the greenhouse to the Big House, take him away" whilst adjusting his sunglasses.
Knocking on the door and asking will most likely finish her off, you'll be arrested for murder and Horatio Kane will throw your ass in jail, saying "From the greenhouse to the Big House, take him away" whilst adjusting his sunglasses.
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Goggle's on the fruit juice early
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Re: Palm,cycad and Tree fern Grave Yard
Sadly the old lady has already diedGoggleboxUK wrote:With my CSI hat on I'd imagine the old lady's husband was the exotic gardener but he died of hyperthermia in the winter of 2009 and so the plants followed suit the following year. The son has turned up to help clear out for the old lady as the dead plants are a constant reminder of how her husband cared for her as if she were a tender flower and now she is alone on the compost heap of grief.
Knocking on the door and asking will most likely finish her off, you'll be arrested for murder and Horatio Kane will throw your ass in jail, saying "From the greenhouse to the Big House, take him away" whilst adjusting his sunglasses.
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Problem solved then, old lady died and whilst the family argued over the estate they forgot to water the plants. I bet the relation who was left the plants was p--t off.
Re: Palm,cycad and Tree fern Grave Yard
Kris,
Do you think the Palms could have been growing/dying in the back garden?
Maybe the son has potted them up ready to sell on ebay! He'll be saying they are tall and sturdy but not including any pictures. Buyer beware, as they say!
Do you think the Palms could have been growing/dying in the back garden?
Maybe the son has potted them up ready to sell on ebay! He'll be saying they are tall and sturdy but not including any pictures. Buyer beware, as they say!