How's your garden 2010 (spring pic fest)

[jimhardy]

Great pics everyone-
Dave with those beautiful blue skies almost looks like somewhere in the S.W. U.S.

[SteveW]

Just a couple of pics taken lastnight,

Finn wants to dig thie one up I'm thinking

Extreme bmx gardening rocks!!
thankfully he missed the cyathea by an inch or so

recently moved chammie and waggie

brahea edulis,looking good

washy

A few scheffie just starting to flush

scheffie vietnamensis flushing

enneaphylla

delayvii

Taiwaniana and impressa are both starting too,as is the one from lower kennegy nursery(can never remember its name )

colocasia gaoligonensis about to flower

The ones in the garden are just beginning to shoot,still can't quite get my head around these being hardy
And thats about it really for now,the nanas are all starting to grow like mad in the greenhouses and the props are fit to bursting.Just hope the good weather continues so I can ghet them all out soon

[kata]

Nice images Steve!

[Dave Brown]

Wish I was in SW US Jim, at least I'd be looking forward to a summer

More blue skies

Here is an panaramic view of the west side. It may surprise some of you that my garden is not huge, at about 65/75 feet long (depending where you measure, by 45/50 feet wide.

There are a few big gaps where things like the TRex will fill eventually, and obviously none of the summer plants are out yet with the cold nights we are having. Normally Musa basjoo has put in an appearance but all stems in the back have been cut to the ground. An odd year really

[Libby]

well I would love to have your garden just as it is Dave!!

Steve your garden has really changed! Love the washy are they pretty hardy then?

[skelding]

Took a few snaps this morning



Last years growth on my Vivax





Couple of Dicksonia antarctica and dead Australis



Pushing new growth



Sick basjoo





Poorly/dead T Rex



Acacia, grown from a tiny seedling found on a Dicksonia antarctica



With beautiful blossom





Phoenix canariensis_CIDP









Cycad usually sails through, but suffering from leaf burn and is rocking in its pot so will have to be repotted



Bamboo seedlings

[bobbyd44]

some stunning bamboo there... how long have they been in the ground??

[simon]

Nice pics, Skelding. Did you know that the Acacia is most likely A. melanoxylon (Blackwood), because they grow with Dicksonia antarctica in habitat. I have one which I acquired by the same route as you, but mine is only about 6 ft tall and potted. I don't have the space to plant out such a big tree. I may guerilla plant it in a local park at some stage. It's nice to see a mature one. How long have you had it?

[skelding]

Bobby the Vivax has been in the ground for around 9~10 years, I remove some of the previous years growth once the new culms start coming through. I also remove all the branches to a height of around 6 foot. I have also had phyllostachys vivax aureocaulis in the ground for the same number of years, but it is a slower grower and does not push out the large culms that are seen on the normal vivax.

Simon, they grow pretty quickly, mine has put on all that growth in around 8~9 years , thanks for the identification.

[jacko]

wow i love that vivax,what's the height of it now after 9 yrs?

[Dave Brown]

Neal, that Cycad is quite large for the size of the pot Mine in the ground has a similar size trunk but larger leaves. I think you've bonsai'd it

My Trex has also lost it's top growth, but is making up for it in pup production this spring. You might need to have a search around up to 10 feet away.

[kata]

I think you've bonsai'd it

What a damn good idea Could that Dave, be the reason its going brown?

Are we sure he has'nt just plonked that on top for the shoot

[jezza]

My first attempt at a panoramic view........

panaramic1.jpg

[Brian]

Looking good jezza

[jezza]

My attention has now turned to the lower half of the garden.