Exotica Tolosa : from France with love...
Exotica Tolosa : from France with love...
Hello everybody,
I'm the very latest newbie on this forum. Professional dj but hardy exotics lover too. I live in Toulouse souhern France where I designed an exotic garden in my little yard a few years ago. Most of the plants I manage to grow are succulents because xerophyts seem to be more adapted to my climate.
Images are better than words for now. Let's check my website ...>> http://exoticatolosa.e-monsite.com/
Unfortunately not yet translated into english except the homepage, but pictures and video are universal !
Best regards,
Franck
I'm the very latest newbie on this forum. Professional dj but hardy exotics lover too. I live in Toulouse souhern France where I designed an exotic garden in my little yard a few years ago. Most of the plants I manage to grow are succulents because xerophyts seem to be more adapted to my climate.
Images are better than words for now. Let's check my website ...>> http://exoticatolosa.e-monsite.com/
Unfortunately not yet translated into english except the homepage, but pictures and video are universal !
Best regards,
Franck
Re: Exotica Tolosa : from France with love...
Welcome Franck. Very jealous of your climate. Great pictures and love the blue chairs
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Bienvenue, Franck
From HTUK with love for the French accent, We'd love to hear a voiceover on your videos
From HTUK with love for the French accent, We'd love to hear a voiceover on your videos
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Re: Exotica Tolosa : from France with love...
Hi Franck, and welcome
A very nice garden you have there Wish I could grow all of those outside all year, but many of my Cacti have to be dug out for winter, as too wet..... the summer was too wet this year as well
A very nice garden you have there Wish I could grow all of those outside all year, but many of my Cacti have to be dug out for winter, as too wet..... the summer was too wet this year as well
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Wow Frank thats quite a garden you have, beautiful and captured so well in pictures. I really enjoyed the video, great soundtrack too
Oh and bye the way, welcome to HTUK
Oh and bye the way, welcome to HTUK
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Welcome Franck
You have a stunning Garden, the photos are great on your site......... The palms are Beautifully laid out
You have a stunning Garden, the photos are great on your site......... The palms are Beautifully laid out
Re: Exotica Tolosa : from France with love...
Thanks a lot for your welcome Don't hesitate to post on my website guest-book, in english, if you want to. I will try to give you some news of the garden from time to time, and to take part in HTUK forum as often as possible.
Franck
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Re: Exotica Tolosa : from France with love...
what a few of us here would do for a garden and climate like that
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Hello Squirrel,redsquirrel wrote:what a few of us here would do for a garden and climate like that
Don't believe the myth of southern France climate
South-western part of the country is not the french riviera. Here in Toulouse, the climate is characterized by cool and humid springs, often very hot and sunny summers (but july can be pretty cool & rainy some years !). Fall is the best season, mild & dry, with outdoors barbecues almost up to halloween But short winters remind us we are just in 8A zone ! In january & february icy continental air masses can slide down to the area and stagnate for over days or weeks. Last winter we faced to 10 successive days of frost (non stop frozen ground during this period), lot of snow, and temperatures as low as -12°c and below !
That's why if I make sure of good drainage, cacti & succulents do well in my yard.
Franck
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Hi guys,
Here comes some new pics of my garden. Pretty nice season indeed with good growing rates this year. Check.
Franck
Here comes some new pics of my garden. Pretty nice season indeed with good growing rates this year. Check.
Franck
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Your pics have the WOW! factor, Franck. The Agave ovatifolia.......c'est incroyable
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Lovely collection of plants there Franck,
A belated welcome to the forum!
A belated welcome to the forum!
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Thanks everybody for your full support
Greville, my Ovatifolia has been planted as a little seedling only 4/or 5 (don't really rembember, but not earlier) years ago. It's the fastest growing agave at my place. Note that it is absolutely hardy (has seen -15° in 2012 winter) and not humidity tender unlike others agaves.. I recommand it in UK
Franck
Greville, my Ovatifolia has been planted as a little seedling only 4/or 5 (don't really rembember, but not earlier) years ago. It's the fastest growing agave at my place. Note that it is absolutely hardy (has seen -15° in 2012 winter) and not humidity tender unlike others agaves.. I recommand it in UK
Franck