Greetings from Bill in Southampton

[Tropical Bob]

joan rivers does scare me

Soo youve got a huge root barrier!

No wait ..they are in big pots??????

Or sunken brick holes!

Or they are stuffed like a mummy!

[billdango]

HI BOB ,THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY . LINE NUMBER 2 IS CORRECT .
JUST AFTER PLANTING SOME OF THE PALMS IN THE FRONT GDN [WHICH ARE ABOUT 5 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY]I DUG A TRENCH 3 FOOT DEEP AND 4 FOOT DEEP. THIS I FILLED WITH SAND,ROCKS ,GRAVEL AND OTHER HARDCORE . AT THE 3 FOOT BOUNDERY I ERECTED A 3 FOOT HIGH SUNKEN WALL OF INTERLACED GRANITE BLOCKS .
ON TOP OF THIS I PLACED A SMALL TOP WALL OF HOUSE BRICKS 2 COURSES HIGH WITH A WHITE PAINTED COPING,THIS IS ALL THAT SHOWS ABOVE GROUND LEVEL .
NOW THIS WORK WHICH IS ON COMPARISON WITH THE BUILDING OF THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA IS A WONDER TO BEHOLD ,THIS WAS THE HARDEST AND MOST BACK BREAKING JOB I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE BUT AT LEAST MY FOUNDATIONS ARE SAFE . ON THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE FACING THE ROAD THE OTHER PALMS ARE PLANTED NEAR THE WALL .NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM SO FAR ???.THE PALMS IN THE BACK GDN ARE PLANTED TEN FEET FROM THE HOUSE ,SO NO PROBLEMS THERE EITHER.
BILLDANGO.

[flounder]

awwh blimey bill thats a bit lame, I thought it was going to be more exciting than that. I couldn't sleep last night wondering what you'd done
you could have said 'lined it with anti root mines and molten lava' or something

[Tropical Bob]

Haha! I think granite blocks is pretty amazing tbh! Quite a construction, that will be there for 1000's of years! And the score...

BILLDANGO 1 - 0 Palms

[Ste]

cant wait to see your other pics Bill

[billdango]

thanks bob and everyone else who replied ,the job took about two months to complete .that was during the hot summer of 1990 i think ? on some days it reached +35c and i think i lost a million gallons of sweat . bear in mind i had to do this job all on my own after a hard days work window cleaning. but at the end of the day it was worth it .the other white walls that you can see on the photograths were built by me over 3 years .iff that seems a long time [i,m not a builder ?] it felt like it . the palms that you can see in the front shots are t fortuni. t wagnerianus, c humilis ,c humilis volcano ,and a small p canariensis. in the back gdn i have besides similer palms to the front gdn p roebellini, j chiliensis b capitata and a r hystrix. also in pots s romanzoffianum 8 foot tall and w filifera , and a c lutescens.
billdango.

[Tropical Bob]

Worth the effort, it looks fantastic!

[grub]

Loving the new signature Arlon

[Arlon Tishmarsh]

Loving the new signature Arlon

Well after we didn't get Bills job, i thought i'd advertise

[Nick]

Arlon there's still time yet you know,Be patient,give it time

[billdango]

keep dreaming everyone????.

[Tropical Bob]

With all that granite, youd need dynamite to get those trees out

[billdango]

all seeds are free to all members who can make the effort to collect ,but it must be bourne in mind that i can,t keep them for to long . all the best to all members ,may the palm tree be with you for now and for evermore .
rgds billdango

[Junglejames]

Hi Bill, where in Southampton are you? That's the best garden Ive seen since I moved here. What else do you grow here? I'm from Swansea originally and I think minimum temperatures must be about the same but I've noticed its A LOT drier here and the maximum temperatures are higher in the summer.

[billdango]

here is another view of the side of my house taken 2 years ago .
billdango.