AN EXOTIC GARDEN IN SOUTHAMPTON,UK.

billdango

AN EXOTIC GARDEN IN SOUTHAMPTON,UK.

Post by billdango »

For members of the UK HARDY TROPICALS forum.

Just a quick video taken today on 30/8/2012 showing my front and rear garden.

http://youtu.be/mKTi7l9FIyw



rgds billdango
GoggleboxUK

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Post by GoggleboxUK »

Nice video Bill, lovely to see thriving mature palms.

;)
GREVILLE

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Post by GREVILLE »

Brilliant vid, Bill icon_cheers

At a pinch, I'd say you have more mature Trachs in your patch than the whole of Abbotsbury icon_thumright
mumfie

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Post by mumfie »

enjoyed that.

which, of that lot, is your most prized plant? you must have one.
Andy P

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Post by Andy P »

Fantastic Bill. icon_thumleft . How old are the tallest Trachies you have?
billdango

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Post by billdango »

mumfie wrote:enjoyed that.

which, of that lot, is your most prized plant? you must have one.

All of them? : :lol: :lol:

I think it must be my J Chiliensis near the end of the video.

The video had to be done in a hurry and as its the first time that I have ever done one I must admit that the quality was not great. :( :(

It does look a bit better on U TUBE under the same heading.

I will learn from this and make a better one next time?

rgds billdango icon_thumleft
billdango

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Post by billdango »

Andy P wrote:Fantastic Bill. icon_thumleft . How old are the tallest Trachies you have?
The tallest one was planted in 1976 as a 12 inch baby bought from Bill Spinks from the Palm Center in Humberside.

Every other palm was planted at yearly intervals after 1976.

rgds billdango icon_thumleft
Mr List

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Post by Mr List »

have you got an unedited version?

i can't watch those anti-shake youtube videos, the black bars jumping around are far too distracting.
billdango

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Post by billdango »

Mr List wrote:have you got an unedited version?

i can't watch those anti-shake youtube videos, the black bars jumping around are far too distracting.
I don't like them much either but it looks even worse on the unedited version.

Be patient and I will do a better version with commentary soon.

This was my first attempt and at my age of 67 with shaky hands it wasn't easy to make?

I will get a younger friend of mine to make a better one next time.

rgds billdango icon_thumleft
dino

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Post by dino »

Stunning mate. Hard to believe it's this country.
Andy P

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Post by Andy P »

billdango wrote:
Andy P wrote:Fantastic Bill. icon_thumleft . How old are the tallest Trachies you have?
The tallest one was planted in 1976 as a 12 inch baby bought from Bill Spinks from the Palm Center in Humberside.

Every other palm was planted at yearly intervals after 1976.

rgds billdango icon_thumleft
WOW ! 36 years old then. I was only ten when that was planted. I`d have to live to 82 to see my seedlings become that tall. Magnificent Palms Bill. You must be made up with them. I`m currently trying to buy the biggest ones i can afford so i don`t have to wait till i`m 82. :lol: :lol:
Bob

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Post by Bob »

Great to see your mature Palms Bill, I'm digging the soundtrack too. :D It's going to take a long time for most of us to catch you up.!
Deedee

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Post by Deedee »

wow Billdango, those palms :shock: I thought i was watching a vid of a garden in spain :mrgreen: apart from next doors conifer, it must feeling pretty inferior next to your amazing plants :mrgreen:
Nathan

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Post by Nathan »

Brilliant Bill! icon_thumleft
JBALLY

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Post by JBALLY »

Wow the jubaea has alot more of an elegant and elongated leaf shape as it has grown surrounded by the other plants and in a bit of shade rather than those that are grown in the open in full sun like my two which tend to have shorter more stiff looking leaves, very nice mature planting.
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