Visit to pogobobs' home

[Gonzer]

Excellent turf! What kind of fertilizer are you usin' on your grass Bob?

[realarch]

Thanks Vince for the great photos, for some reason, (the tropical heat), I thought Steve had posted. Really enjoyed the tour.

Tim

[palmislandRandy]

Thanks for the pics! Magnificent garden Bob, I wish we could grow Rophies like that. Wow

[paulgila]

i never miss a chance to check out pogos garden! truly amazing!

[pogobob]

Great camera work Vince! Poor guy was flipping out with sensery overload,(reminds me of me) trying to keep names straight and all! I think its great to see young people getting excited about the prospect of someday having their own garden and maybe lend a little influence Someone somwhere once said "Palms may grow slow but time goes by fast". But then again many palms grow darn fast. Some of the reasons for my good growing are good native soil (rocky loam) lots of mulch Including chopped up plant materials from the garden, mostly organic ferts, lots of water (downslope from a heavily watered golf course) and perhaps one of the most mild climates in the world.

Thanks for all the kind words from everyone!

[DoomsDave]

Legendary!

Hmm.

Now I need to visit one of these days, from the other side of the OC . . . .

Great specimens!

[John in Andalucia]

I never get tired of seeing Pogos masterpiece San Clemente garden. It's like a cheap trip to New Caledonia..

That's one of the funniest one-liners I ever heard on this forum. It is a garden of Eden, alright. Thanks for posting, Vince - and for the curry recipes!

[pogobob]

Ahh, nice to see the white work truck still in place. has it been moved since my visit 1 1/2 years ago? lol! The yard is looking great, just as I remembered. Size for size, it's one of the nicest gardens in Socal, IMO. Thanks for the pictures.....

Jeff

Hey Jeff, the trucks only been out a couple times a week lately with our crummy economy, I think we may rent the extra bedroom to palm junkeys on vacation for some extra dough. I can take you surfing, golfing, palm seeking or just hanging-out with the orangutang and drinking Stienlagers

[amazon exotics]

Wow!!! One of the nicest garden's I have ever seen! Pogo... U THE MAN

[rozpalm]

What a spectacular garden you have Bob. Thanks for allowing Vince to share it with us. Its so rare to see so many mature specimens in one garden.

[han]

Another view with some cool plants.

What are those silvery rosette plants? They look so special. Is it some kind of Dudleya?

regards

Han

[Jeff in St Pete]

Thanks for the palm photos in the backyard. I saw the front yard during a drive-by in March when I was visiting SoCal. The back yard is even more spectacular! Great job Pogobob!

[Tassie_Troy1971]

That Howea forsteriana must be 30 ft tall .

[chris.oz]

Palms , fantastic, cycad collection, also stunning.

Beautifully put together.

Thanks for sharing these great shots.

[pogobob]

Another view with some cool plants.

What are those silvery rosette plants? They look so special. Is it some kind of Dudleya?

regards

Han

Han, they are indeed Dudleya Britonni native to northern Baja Mexico pacific coast.

[pogobob]

Thanks for the palm photos in the backyard. I saw the front yard during a drive-by in March when I was visiting SoCal. The back yard is even more spectacular! Great job Pogobob!

Sorry I missed you Jeff, I may be in CR this fall and will look for you!

[pogobob]

Here is the largest Dypsis baronii I've come across

At it's base is a Dypsis heteromorpha.

This baronii has the ability to show different colors almost every time it sheds a leaf, as you can see the current "mood" is vanilla white. Sometimes it is sunset orange, sometimes poundcake yellow, and sometimes bright lime green. I wonder what causes these changes?

[pogobob]

Most likely a D.psammophile

A real beauty!

This was a Rancho Soledad palm sold as Dypsis Scottiana

[pogobob]

Nice Foxy Lady.

Foxy was planted from a 15gal in 2003, a rocket ship!

[pogobob]

D.onilahensis to the right, looking good.

Dypsis fakey fineleaf plumosa on the left, I like it

[JakeK]

Wow! Pogobob your place is stunning and one of the best gardens I've ever seen. Awesome work putting it all together.

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Now to the backyard.

could you live here?

Bob what are the blue cycads in pots called ?

[Exotic Life]

You ask me if I can live there? Well when can I move in? Great garden and good pictures, thanks for sharing these.

Robbin

[pogobob]

Now to the backyard.

could you live here?

Bob what are the blue cycads in pots called ?

Hi Troy, they are Encephalartos Horridus and Arenarius

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Now to the backyard.

could you live here?

Bob what are the blue cycads in pots called ?

Hi Troy, they are Encephalartos Horridus and Arenarius

Whoa

saw a few posts in the exchange - cheaper to buy a ROLEX ! these babies must be a rare collectors Cycad !

[Kris]

Very nice visuals...And Dear Bob your garden rocks ! Landscape & the surroundings looks very neat and well taken care off...Great effort !

Lots of love,

Kris

[FRITO]

GREAT garden pogobob, so neat and taken care of. is this one of the best climates for palms in California?

thanks for these photos!

any pics of the Syagrus abre ojos?

[Jeff in St Pete]

Thanks for the palm photos in the backyard. I saw the front yard during a drive-by in March when I was visiting SoCal. The back yard is even more spectacular! Great job Pogobob!

Sorry I missed you Jeff, I may be in CR this fall and will look for you!

Please let me know if you decide to come to CR. You coming to surf?

I look forward to your visit!

[edbrown_III]

Great photos Bob-- Merrill and I visited your garden in 2001 -- it was one of the high lights of the visit to Southern Ca.

Best regards

Ed

[Jeff Searle]

Ahh, nice to see the white work truck still in place. has it been moved since my visit 1 1/2 years ago? lol! The yard is looking great, just as I remembered. Size for size, it's one of the nicest gardens in Socal, IMO. Thanks for the pictures.....

Jeff

Hey Jeff, the trucks only been out a couple times a week lately with our crummy economy, I think we may rent the extra bedroom to palm junkeys on vacation for some extra dough. I can take you surfing, golfing, palm seeking or just hanging-out with the orangutang and drinking Stienlagers

Next time I'm in your hood, I'll catch a ride over. Not really into the surfing or golfing, but talking palm smack w/ a cold brandy slushie, or a cold anything will do.

Jeff

[Danny Boy]

Good Job Vince!

You're more than a seedling in my eyes. Congrats on your new home as well. You can began another new garden for all of us to see later on and charrish!

Right on,

Dan

[Alicehunter2000]

Beautiful yard...........inspirational and yet depressing at the same time (because my yard doesn't come close to that). Thanks for the inspirational depression.

[Rafael]

This yard is an example for times like these, planting and dreaming times. I am following and creating my palm dream!

By the way, how about some update pictures of this Bob's heaven?

[realarch]

Thanks for the bump. While working on my garden I always remember those round rock borders in Bob's

and the flow of the turf to highlight the plantings. Twenty plus years of palm growth would be helpful as well.

Tim

[BigFrond]

Awesome! I always check over and over again on any of pogobob's palm picture thread.

[Just1MorePalm]

Cool C.macrocarpa watermelon trunk!

Very Nice layout and a nice selection of palms too...Do you just leave your cuttings under the palms for mulch? I'm always afraid of bugs eating my tender palms...

[Cristóbal]

This is the best foto of the syagrus abreojos i take when i visit Bob in september of the last year.

Bob also give to me seeds of this palm to establish again in Baja California (thank you Bob). His palm is from seeds of one palm they find here in Abreojos in 1974, and this palm is now gone.

When i travel for the work in diferent parts of the peninsula i always look at the syagrus to see if i can find one like this palm of Bob. I never find one.

[Alberto]

Very inspiring to see this garden again! I love it!

[TikiRick]

Never ceases to amaze me the difference between a SoCal garden of palms and a SoFla garden of palms. How attractive with species we can only dream about growing here in Southeast Florida. Bravo for a life's work of palm collecting. Great tour, thank you.

[Gonzer]

Bob, dammit man! Stand up and take a bow!! Your yard is so Jerry Lee Lewis it's not funny.