Karl66 Blog - latest pic's taken this afternoon.

[karl66]

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[DiCasS]

What more can I say but........

Very, very nice Karl, A lovely garden with superb plants

Di

[karl66]

Many thank's for comments, there's loads missing, that a camera can't do justice to show, i have lot's of exotic bedding plant's, more Trachycarpus's, bannanas, t-rex etc, but the last to look rubbish this time of year if not overwintered!!. The dasyliron was off nigel & barerooted so will be touch & go for a while yet!, cordy, the wife still thinks i'm as mad as a march hare! but is a little more understanding now, maybe because i caved in to a new bathroom & kitchen last year!. My big plan this year is a tikki hut & subject to finances i'd like some full size metal animal's. karl.

[allangreenbean]

Your obviously doing something right with everything looking so healthy. The plants in my garden don't even look that good in summer.

Don't suppose you'll share your secrets

[Tom and Shell]

Very nice collection you have here Karl
all look in really good condition, well done in overwintering so many plants

[Ste]

Looks great mate. If your ever up this way, would u do me tho honour of calling in and stripping my Trachycarpus. I don't dare to try it myself

[Delboy]

Looking great Karl, you have some cracking palms there.
That is one chunky looking waggie, I don't think I've ever seen one that fat lol, what are you feeding it on?

@ste, mate after your last attemp I would deffo get someone else to do it lol.

I wouldn't mind a stripped one myself, i prefer them hairy tbh but stripped they look so different.

[cordyman]

Many thank's for comments, there's loads missing, that a camera can't do justice to show, i have lot's of exotic bedding plant's, more Trachycarpus's, bannanas, t-rex etc, but the last to look rubbish this time of year if not overwintered!!. The dasyliron was off nigel & barerooted so will be touch & go for a while yet!, cordy, the wife still thinks i'm as mad as a march hare! but is a little more understanding now, maybe because i caved in to a new bathroom & kitchen last year!. My big plan this year is a tikki hut & subject to finances i'd like some full size metal animal's. karl.

I do like some of Akambas animals!

[karl66]

Cordy, they have the best selection of animal's but i still can't get used to the price tag's!, i want to get the tiki hut sorted first but the chap whose supposed to be making it is dragging his feet a bit, i gave him a design & he gave me budget price based on it, i think he's dropped a boll----k & wont say . There's no way i can pay specialist build price that some company's are charging, if one doesent materialise i'll not lose to much sleep . karl.

[cordyman]

Cordy, they have the best selection of animal's but i still can't get used to the price tag's!, i want to get the tiki hut sorted first but the chap whose supposed to be making it is dragging his feet a bit, i gave him a design & he gave me budget price based on it, i think he's dropped a boll----k & wont say . There's no way i can pay specialist build price that some company's are charging, if one doesent materialise i'll not lose to much sleep . karl.

Keep haggling each week you go to Akamba! there appears to be a private bit to it, behind a large wall, thats full of metal animals popping over the top, must be some bargains in there

[dino]

Looking good Karl. You're like Jimmy Cricket... there's more

[redsquirrel]

i hate that dirty great elephant at akamba.
i nearly twisted a b%$%%k lifting a huge agave in the back car park only to get speared in the back on the way up but one of its tusks

[karl66]

Darren, that elephant is massive!, there's some nice gorilla's inside that are a lot more managable & easier to transport!. Have you seen the massive potted faxonia outside the entrance?, its been through approx 5 winter's & has just laughed at them, it must be 12ft tall & the pot is the size of a pond!....... now this would look great in the centre of my front driveway , then again i might be looking for somewhere else to live if i do . karl.

[redsquirrel]

is the big dead looking campestris still there?
would be a good one to keep an eye on incase of any new growth

[dorothy]

Hi love the garden.It must have cost a fortune! So many different interesting plants.