Hello from Warwick !

[Jamesyoung]

Hi all !!
I stumbled accross thsi site quite a few times typing various palm related questions into google, its great to see there are other people in this country interested in tropical trees

i brough my first house with my girlfriend last year and after a year of renovating the house i finally get to start on the garden !! so im thinking of different ways to do the garden and will post pics up along the way

I have a trachycarpus fortunei which i planted in April this year after the cordy i planted when we moved in died from the harsh 2010/2011 winter

have have attached some pics to show you .............. i am a bit of a palm novice so hopefully everyone can give me some advice and ideas !

[grub]

Welcome aboard James , you can't go far wrong with a Trachycarpus and you've got Akamba close too http://www.akamba.co.uk/

[Jamesyoung]

akamba looks great didnt even know about the place...... already seeing the benefit of signing up to the forum !

[grub]

Get yourself over there James, don't take credit cards though or you'll be skint forever .

[Trudytropics]

Welcome James, I am a newbie also and like you have followed this forum for a while. Shame about the cordy it looked lovely, however the Trachycarpus should do very well, I have bought 2 good sized ones myself this year and am confident they will be fine this coming winter. I had a small one planted last year and it laughed in the face on winter. I can also recommend a chammy, I hastily planted a big one last autumn and had no real idea of what I was doing at the time, however despite wearing an ice encrusted snow cap a foot thick for most of Dec if came through completely unscathed. I bought a couple of smaller ones from a DIY shed for £20 each, hoping these are as cold tolerant
Regards Trudy

[Dave Brown]

Hi James, and welcome

That is a very slim Trachycarpus you have there.

You are so lucky, or maybe unlucky, depending on the size of your wallet, being close to Akamba

[dino]

Hi James and welcome. I'm from Solihull so can also recommend Akamba. Shame you missed a meet we had there in may. Vale exotics in Evesham is worth a visit too.

[The Codfather]

Welcome.....

[Jamesyoung]

i thought that too Dave ! is that a bad thing ? could it be less hardy? it has grown 2 new fans in the last month or so, so it seems to be settling in ok

dino - are there any events coming up soon?

[GoggleboxUK]

Hi James and welcome aboard.

If you feel like travelling north there's a meet at Harewood House in Sheffield scheduled in August which should be a great day out with plenty of variety.

I believe there's usually an end of season gathering at Akamba in September too.

Enjoy the forums!

[RogerBacardy]

Hi James,
very nice positioning of your Trachycarpus, where everyone can see it! I also like the way your equally nice looking car is in the back of both photos!

Is that a Chamaerops humilis in the planter by the front door? If so, being next to the house might allow it to survive next winter unscathed.

[kata]

Hello and welcome James,

Most Impressive plants. It *is nice as roger commented to allow others to enjoy the Trachi as they pass your house, which looks a very nice property by the way.