Visit to pogobobs' home

[GTClover]

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...

So Beautiful! Makes me wonder how big they can get in a pot up here in VT. One of my C. macrocarpa seeds is showing signs of germinating! I'm pretty sure they are also v. Watermelon. Makes me think I might have to figure out how to smuggle one into the Bahamas!

Susan

[pogobob]

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

BOWWOW!Great Balls of fire!

[ghar41]

This is incredible!! Thank you!

[Wanderanwills]

Very Impressed, it is night here and I am wanting to go out to the front yard and start digging holes to plant palms!

Really inspiring.

Love the presentation, a real credit to you.

Regards

Wanderanwills

[Gonzer]

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

BOWWOW!Great Balls of fire!

Ah so , yes Robert. But do you understand the relationship between J.L.L. and your yard?

Hint....what was his nickname?

[BS Man about Palms]

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

BOWWOW!Great Balls of fire!

Ah so , yes Robert. But do you understand the relationship between J.L.L. and your yard?

Hint....what was his nickname?

Took me a while to find and be sure..

"the Killer"

Like "all killer and no filler"!!

[palmcurry]

Today I stopped by Pogos to get his expertise on transplanting a Cyphophoenix elegans. Brought the wifey so she can see one in person and not think I'm crazy for doing the deed. While there I snapped a few shots.

Here are the two of them in the luscious, famed backyard.

Here is the C.elegans up closer. Can't believe I'm gonna get one of these...so stoked

Compare this with post 26.

Here is the one in front of his home.

[palmcurry]

While in the front yard The Chambeyronia hauilou called to me.

post#2 is the same palm from last year.

Here is Pogo for scale. I'm sure he is over 6'.

Another in the backyard.

[palmcurry]

Chambeyronia macrocarpa watermelon in the front yard.

[palmcurry]

The tri-bear....nearly one year later. Compare with post #8 & #3 to see the wowdom!!

WOW!!

[peachy]

Well Vince your place will be rivalling that in no time now.

Peachy

[palmcurry]

Foxy lady.

Uhhh...are those..........looks like.....

Infructecences in yo face!!!!

[palmcurry]

Here is the smaller one.....next to the small truck. I feel so small!

[palmcurry]

Can't get enough of the Dypsis Pogo has. Dypsis psammophila revisited.

OK one pic is huge.

Here is the Dypsis onilahensis by the street.

[palmcurry]

Closer...

Mo closer..

[palmcurry]

Dypsis ambositrae. Missed this one the first time. Nice reds(in the palm)

Back to the backyard. Pogo pointed out to the wifey(to help her understand I need to get these palms!)that here are Hedyscepe canterburyana in three stages of growth.

Hopefully the wife will understand when I come home with three on these

[palmcurry]

Thats it for this night owl. Will post more tomorrow if I can.

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Whoa ! Vince -no one photographs Pogo's garden like you do .

Did you get a Hedyscepe ?

[BS Man about Palms]

ACK! I missed out on a PRA! I almost just drove by....

I just picked up a big palm up there yesterday and stopped and ate at Fatburger.... I thought several times about stoppin or callin Bob, but I thought he'd be in Vista.

Great pics Vince!

(WHERE'S THE C. MACROSTACHYA??)!!!! Is it behind the wifey person?

[LJG]

Bob has all choice palms in his garden. No turds.

Vince, you are well on your way to truly joining the dysfunctional palm family. I think most of us have but in many miles to get the palms we love.

[freakypalmguy]

My eyes hurt from staring at the pictures

Vince, Thanks for posting them and good luck on the dig.

Killer garden Bob, I gotta see it with my own two eyes someday.

Matt

[Urban Rainforest]

Vince, Thanks for posting the pics of my favorite So Cal garden . Your gonna love your new Cyphophoenix Elegans! They do pic up speed once they start trunking. Mine has three rings of clear trunk and It's starting to peel off leaf bases fast.

Stevo

[Wanderanwills]

Looking Awesome.

Regards

Stephen

[palmcurry]

Here are some pics I took last week(hard to post or do anything the first week of the month)

Burretiokentia vieillardii revisited.

Here is the hard to see Pinanga coronada.

Look at the 2nd pic in this post, you can see the same palm on the left side of the pic. I really dig this species.

[palmcurry]

Ropie on the west side of the backyard.

Infructecences.

[palmcurry]

Forgot to add this earlier. Here is the Chambeyronia hookeri that is by the Pinanga coronada.

Finaly for this year is a silhoutte shot of the Syagrus abreojos in the backyard. Sun blacked out he pic but the difference in the plumose leaves of this 'species?!' stand out from the commmon queen(IMO)

Thats it for 2010.

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Ropie on the west side of the backyard.

Infructecences.

WOW = that Chatham island Rhopy is LOADED ! i can defiantely vouch that they have a very high germination rate we have around 200 baby seedlings down in Tasmania now from this palm .

[hanapalms]

Did I just see Palm Heaven? It would be hard, but I think I could live there.

Just loved them all. Thanks for sharing the pics. My ropies all died on me

Edited June 5, 2010 by hanapalms

[Exotic Life]

Still a very nice garden and palms! Thanks for sharing this new pictures!

[chakoro]

Pardon my rookie ID's. I'm still a seedling! The small palm in the front is a tri bear and Chambeyronia is a houailou. Here are some more shots.

Hi all i was just checking out this thread,what an amazing garden can someone tell me what palm to the left of the shot is? Its the one with brownish orange crownshaft,Burretiokentia? maybe. If so what species? thanks Craig(Chakoro)

[palmtreesforpleasure]

After visiting Bob and his garden last month, it would be fare to say it is even better in real life, seeing the little hummingbirds drinking water was a new fascinating experience for me, their wings are really fast.

The garden is kept immaculate and each species planted for maximum impact on the eye.

and the hospitality is good, even got a cold beer. thank you Bob for the hospitality

regards

Colin

PS then got to see their new nursery, Cycads everywhere but they would not fit in my suitcase

[sick1166]

awesome place

[LilikoiLee]

Thanks for the great photos of Bob's wonderful garden. It was a treat to see the mature Rhopalostylis and Hedycepe. I have never seen either of these planted out here in Hawaii, although I managed to purchase some 5 gal ones. It will be a long wait, but worth it.

Cheers to Cheers; he looks like a real sweetie.

Lee

[samirbouag]

exelent i love this place!!

[Palmzilla]

Growing up at this house is the soul reason why I am such a plant freeeeeek! Can you blame me?

One of the upcoming palm meetings will be at our pad here in San Clemente so come check it out!

[Palmzilla]

I'll reveal our the secrets to this garden:

Pogo pretty much mulches everything back into the garden. Every time he mows the grass all the clippings go back into the planters and decompose providing more nutrients. Most all the old palm leaves get cut up into little tiny pieces and go back into the soil. We have 4 dogs so they mulch a lot too if you know what I mean! About 15 years ago Pogo bought a ton of earthworms and released them into the soil, earthworm castings are like adding gold to your soil and makes everything grow like mad! Every little hole you make in his yard has numerous worms in it. We have gone on 4 x 4 missions just to collect mulch in the backcountry. Countless times we have loaded the F250 with oak tree leaves and avocado leafs for the garden. Pogo switches the fert up all the time too, some of the most used types are Gro Power Plus and recently Seaweed Extract. He hand-waters a lot too. His place in San Clemente has a really insane micro climate for palms, almost every morning and evening it is gloomy with fog than burns off around noon letting sun in. The house is less than a mile from the ocean too which helps. He has been there over 30 yrs...

[palmcurry]

I'll reveal our the secrets to this garden:

Pogo pretty much mulches everything back into the garden. Every time he mows the grass all the clippings go back into the planters and decompose providing more nutrients. Most all the old palm leaves get cut up into little tiny pieces and go back into the soil. We have 4 dogs so they mulch a lot too if you know what I mean! About 15 years ago Pogo bought a ton of earthworms and released them into the soil, earthworm castings are like adding gold to your soil and makes everything grow like mad! Every little hole you make in his yard has numerous worms in it. We have gone on 4 x 4 missions just to collect mulch in the backcountry. Countless times we have loaded the F250 with oak tree leaves and avocado leafs for the garden. Pogo switches the fert up all the time too, some of the most used types are Gro Power Plus and recently Seaweed Extract. He hand-waters a lot too. His place in San Clemente has a really insane micro climate for palms, almost every morning and evening it is gloomy with fog than burns off around noon letting sun in. The house is less than a mile from the ocean too which helps. He has been there over 30 yrs...

Braden,

Thanks for sharing some pearls. It's obvious your place gets some special TLC. As a bystander I get to enjoy the work of 30 years...thats why I like to stop by. My wife says I look like a Japanese turist when I go over there with my camera! I'm not even sure why I'm so into shooting palms like Pogos but I am! Hope my Cyphopheonix elegans end up looking as good as his. Look forewad to coming over next wekend when Troy is in town

[chakoro]

Hi everyone,does anybody know what the palm is on post#21 its the one on the left of the photo with orange/yellow inflorescense and brownish crownshaft.That is one beautiful palm. Thanks Craig(Chakoro).

[Gonzer]

Countless times we have loaded the F250 with oak tree leaves and avocado leafs for the garden.

Braden, I'm not sure this is the best idea at the moment since Sudden Oak Death (Phytophthora) has become a major setback in many agricultural areas. This is a very nasty pathogen that, even though more prevalent in Northern Cal, can be come a factor here. The spores are so virulent that folks exiting infected areas are advised to disinfect their clothing.

[LJG]

Hi everyone,does anybody know what the palm is on post#21 its the one on the left of the photo with orange/yellow inflorescense and brownish crownshaft.That is one beautiful palm. Thanks Craig(Chakoro).

Graig, looks liek no one answered the first time you asked. I believe the palm is Burretiokentia vieillardii.