Hi from chatham

[hardytom]

I am completely new to this and want to say hi an . I live in kent and am seeking advice on where the best place to put my recent washingtonia robusta purchased off ebay (currently next to garage door . I also have a Texas Palmetto indoors but dont know what soil it needs as it has rapidly outgrown its pot that it was shipped in. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

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many thanks tom

[GREVILLE]

Hi and welcome to the forum, Tom You've come to THE exotic plant chatroom so we're privileged to have someone chat from Chatham

Choose the most sheltered sunny spot you have for your robusta and the same would go for your palmetto if you are planting it outside. Otherwise pot on the palmetto in a John Innes type mix with added grit/perlite.

Click on the EXOTICS tab and look under PALMS. You'll enjoy Dave's history of his robusta and there's also a reference there for dwarf palmetto.........amongst many others

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[grub]

Welcome to the mad house Tom , we've a few in from Chatham including Mixie and Pixie .

[Tom2006]

Welcome! Nice palm.

[Trudytropics]

Hello Tom and welcome the HTUK

[GoggleboxUK]

Hi and welcome Tom

[jungle jas]

Hi Tom welcome, Why did you choose an Washie for your garden.

[kata]

Welcome Tom

Pics of the garden, before and after?

[hardytom]

thanks for all the welcomes and more pics of the garden will come up later as it is currently a bit of a mess

[hardytom]

Hi Tom welcome, Why did you choose an Washie for your garden.

I chose a washingtonia as I wanted something different from the more common palms planted in my area. I also think *washingtonias are better looking than eg a trachycarpus or Phoenix canariensis_CIDP given the right amount of protection in winter

[JakoMonster]

welcome

[kata]

more pics of the garden will come up later as it is currently a bit of a mess

We like messy, it very often ends up a start to finish thing of beauty.

[andyb]

Welcome aboard Tom

[mixiepalms]

Welcome to the mad house Tom , we've a few in from Chatham including Mixie and Pixie .

Indeed, Im in chavdom meself, welcome to the forum, Luton Road area.

[mixiepalms]

Good luck with the washie mate, youll need it lol. Trachies maybe common but bullet proof here, and chammies. a good backbone for the garden,.