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Jungle Nearly Complete

Jim in Los Altos

By Jim in Los Altos
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Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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This is one section of my backyard over my koi pond that shows the jungle effect is nearly complete. Parajubaea torallyi, Brahea edulis, Livistona decipiens, and Livisona chinensis are the only palms visible from above.

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Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

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Darold Petty Grand Master

Darold Petty

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Photographs cannot due justice to this garden. One must visit,... an amazing garden, especially for northern California. :greenthumb:

San Francisco, California

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realarch Grand Master

realarch

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Wow Jim that looks incredible. Watch out, Master Gardener at work. When you get kudos from Darold, I believe it.

Tim

Hilo, Hawaii

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BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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Fantastic!

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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Stevetoad Grand Master

Stevetoad

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Wow! That looks crazy tropical. Looks like a shot from the amazon

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

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Rusty on Pine Is.

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Spectacular......you arent going to leave it at that...right, Jim???????

....right?????????? :bemused:

Really nice, would like to see more if you can find the time...

Rusty

Rusty Bell

Pine Island - the Ex-Pat part of Lee County, Fl , USA

Zone 10b, life in the subs!...except when it isn't....

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Walter John Grand Master

Walter John

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What a jungle, nice work Jim, or should that be "Jungle Jim".

Happy Gardening

Cheers,

Wal

Queensland, Australia.

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LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Someday I hope to see this garden in person. I have always admired it online.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

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Daryl Grand Master

Daryl

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Great pond and bridge! And everything is a picture of health.

Daryl

Gold Coast, Queensland Latitude 28S. Mild, Humid Subtropical climate. Rainfall - not consistent enough!

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Tassie_Troy1971 Grand Master

Tassie_Troy1971

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Having visited Jim's garden i can say it's an artistic landscape creation not just for palms but for many exotic plants .

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Old Beach ,Hobart
Tasmania ,Australia. 42 " south
Cool Maritime climate

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Wanderanwills

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Looks great Jim, well done!

Stephen

Broome Western Australia

Where the desert meets the sea

Tropical Monsoon

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Tyrone Grand Master

Tyrone

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What an awesome garden.

Millbrook, "Kinjarling" Noongar word meaning "Place of Rain", Rainbow Coast, Western Australia 35S. Warm temperate. Csb Koeppen Climate classification. Cool nights all year round.

 

 

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Kim Grand Master

Kim

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Love the mixed canopy shots! And thanks to Troy for adding the views on the ground. I really like the way you mix textures.

Kim Cyr

Between the beach and the bays, Point Loma, San Diego, California USA
and on a 300 year-old lava flow, Pahoa, Hawaii, 1/4 mile from the 2018 flow
All characters  in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Jim in Los Altos Grand Master

Jim in Los Altos

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Thanks for the compliments all!

Troy, thanks for the additional pictures. It's been well over a year since you and Darrold came that day. Hard to believe. I will post a bunch more pictures of the garden when I get the chance.

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

zone 10a/9b

sunset zone 16

300+ palms, 90+ species in the ground

Las Palmas Design

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Las Palmas Design & Associates

Elegant Homes and Gardens

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edbrown_III Grand Master

edbrown_III

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Jim,

You will savor this garden more over the years --- 30 years for my garden its worth its weight in physchiatists, drugns and health.

Best wishes,

Ed

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MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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Dang Jim!!!!!!!!!! You rock brother! I just love those huge Tetrapanax too!!!!! :yay: Paul finally got some root cuttings to take and I just planted them this week. :mrlooney:

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

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tim_brissy_13 Grand Master

tim_brissy_13

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The place looks amazing Jim, inspirational for every other temperate climate palm grower.

Tim Brisbane

Patterson Lakes, bayside Melbourne, Australia

Rarely Frost

2005 Minimum: 2.6C,  Maximum: 44C

2005 Average: 17.2C, warmest on record.

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Wow Jim, its grown a lot since we were there last October! I remember the pool....and now the pond is almost completely shaded. Amazing.

Glenn

Modesto, California

 

Sunset Zone 14   USDA 9b

 

Low Temp. 19F/-7C 12-20-1990         

 

High Temp. 111F/43C 07-23-2006

 

Annual Average Precipitation 13.12 inches/yr.

 

             

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Your garden rocks. It has a great balance of plants in it. Lots of wonderful diversity of form and color. Love it.

chris.oz

Bayside Melbourne 38 deg S. Winter Minimum 0 C over past 6 years

Yippee, the drought is over.

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