Brighton Marina Plastic Palms

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Brighton Marina Plastic Palms

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Didn't know where to stick this one, so its here!
Finally got some pics of the phoenix plasticus :roll:
You can see the mould marks from the balcony
You can see the mould marks from the balcony
Not the worst plastic palm in the world....but don't 'arf look like it!
Not the worst plastic palm in the world....but don't 'arf look like it!
There are some real ones, mostly chamaerops
There are some real ones, mostly chamaerops
Was going to take some more pics, but nearly got mown down by some person in a porsche :evil:( I was standing in the road!)
Sorry for the quality, but taken on my phone with no zoom
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Did someone set fire to it or is the dead look an intentional effect for accuracy?

:lol:
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Not the best idea to stick anything with height in line with a constant south westerly wind :roll:
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:lol: I saw these last year. Totally pathetic excuse for a palm tree.
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Done up the first pic a bit . . .
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Yeah thats better. You can read the inscription at the bottom now



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It's not grown much in 12 months! Here is a photo of it taken summer 2011

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More here

http://www.hardytropicals.co.uk/forum/v ... 95#p219195
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God I've got a short memory :(
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flounder wrote:God I've got a short memory :(

:lol: icon_cheers
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Two words come to mind: GOOD GRIEF :roll: :shock: :ahhh!:
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Which ever dumb wit in the council is responsible for those monstrosities should be put against a wall and thwacked repeatedly with a real palm frond :roll: , they look like giant lego palm trees, only lego looks somewhat more realistic. Horrible!!!
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What the eye sees cannot be unseen :shock:


And they've added fairy lights just to assault your senses at night too! I need a good lie down after looking at that streetscape :lol:
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GREVILLE wrote:Two words come to mind: GOOD GRIEF :roll: :shock: :ahhh!:
Three words from me, "What a mess" :ahhh!: :ahhh!: :ahhh!: SEE ME !
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Did someone set fire to it or is the dead look an intentional effect for accuracy?
:lol: :lol: Oh dear me....~wipes eyes~ :lol:

Thanks for sharing your palms Flounder...... :mrgreen:
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What a dreadful sight?

Just for comparison heres how they do it in Napier ,New Zealand.

Mind you Southampton shopping malls and recreation areas are nearly as bad as that street scene in Brighton.

GOD help us if this is what people really want in our Cities.

billdango :shock:

Click the link to go to google map and view picture.

https://maps.google.com/maps/svpw?url=h ... mbed&hl=en
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