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Wai`anae Steve

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Wai`anae Steve

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So many have been showing off their front yards, so I thought I'd up date you w/progress made since November.

But because it's been 9 months lets start from the beginning.

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Wai`anae Steve

Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

Gileno Machado Grand Master

Gileno Machado

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Nice work, Steve. The planters look so neat...

One thing...I'm growing several Hyophorbe indica here too but I guess they are not so impressive palms for such an important spot in your front yard. In fact, mine here look almost "invisible" when placed together with other palms...

Where are your lovely and "showy" native Pritchardias?

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Wai`anae Steve Veteran

Wai`anae Steve

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Nice work, Steve. The planters look so neat...

One thing...I'm growing several Hyophorbe indica here too but I guess they are not so impressive palms for such an important spot in your front yard. In fact, mine here look almost "invisible" when placed together with other palms...

Where are your lovely and "showy" native Pritchardias?

Thanks Gileno, Pritchardias are way in the back. W/it's "shorter" fronds I'm hoping the H. indica will not hit power line coming in from the road. I though ti was good looking w/the very dark crownshaft.

Wai`anae Steve

Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

John in Andalucia Grand Master

John in Andalucia

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Looking good, Steve. I need a truck full of soil right now for my seedlings. Have to look into it this week.

PS - In case you missed an earlier topic of mine, here's one of those P. martii seeds you sent me. :winkie:

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Kostas Grand Master

Kostas

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Its looking great Steve!!! :)

The Hyophorbe indica looks very beautyfull and is a good choice in my opinion as its indeed spectacular! You could have gone with a little more plant variety to spice things even as it is it will look great and probably more natural than if you had planted more different species :)

''To try,is to risk failure.......To not try,is to guarantee it''

Wai`anae Steve Veteran

Wai`anae Steve

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Looking good, Steve. I need a truck full of soil right now for my seedlings. Have to look into it this week.

PS - In case you missed an earlier topic of mine, here's one of those P. martii seeds you sent me. :winkie:

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Lookin' good John, I may be able to get some more tomorrow as I head off into the bush w/Don Hodel.

Wai`anae STeve

Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

Wai`anae Steve Veteran

Wai`anae Steve

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Its looking great Steve!!! :)

The Hyophorbe indica looks very beautyfull and is a good choice in my opinion as its indeed spectacular! You could have gone with a little more plant variety to spice things even as it is it will look great and probably more natural than if you had planted more different species :)

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Still have 1/2 the yard to go and I'll add a few more "short" palms and to keep the wife happy will probably stick w/some herbs to plant around them. Time will see, right now I'm done in the f ront and will be working in other areas. I have 1/2 dozen 1 gallon palms from Floribunda that have to go in the groundand they are all to big for the front due to power line.

Wai`anae Steve

Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

epicure3 Grand Master

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Looks like a great job, Steve. Should keep the wife beatings to a minimum for a while, I hope. I get the beatings for planting too much.

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ariscott Grand Master

ariscott

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Getting there, Steve... You must have power lines pretty close to the house?? Well, at least you have the backyard for planting big palms.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

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Wai`anae Steve

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Getting there, Steve... You must have power lines pretty close to the house?? Well, at least you have the backyard for planting big palms.

Regards, Ari :)

Ari,

Not really "power lines" but the one that feeds my house from the main line on the street. This area is to old to have underground electrical/telephone, or cable connections.

Steve

Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

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What a labor of love! It was great watching everything come together. Keep up the good work!

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