My garden pictures from coastal Tasmania

[Tassie_Troy1971]

The garden is 15 years old and my climate is cool humid oceanic and frost free with little extremes of temperature.

All the Lord Howe Island palms and cloud forest palms grow like escapees in the ground.

[Darold Petty]

Troy is the best gardener.  It was he who enlightened me about the use of kelp extract.  I was also the beneficiary of his most generous hospitality several years ago !   

[tinman10101]

i always love seeing your garden as it manifest troy.  you have amazing climate with an even more amazing garden. very tastefully landscaped sir!

cheers

tin

[Firepalm]

Beautiful Troy! I'm so jealous of all your Lord Howe and Nikau palms, they just look perfect in your area.  Mine grow well here in San Diego, but will never match yours.  Would love to visit if I ever get out to Tasmania!

[flplantguy]

A stunning garden.  Thank you for sharing it with us!

[Jack Lord]

I cannot take much more of this.

 

Outstanding!

[Lou-StAugFL]

Beautiful garden, thanks so much for sharing the photos.  Tasmania seems amazing.

[Barry]

Beautiful gardens and palms. Looks like a great place to live and enjoy you gardens.

[Tyrone]

Gorgeous garden with gorgeous palms Troy. I envy your frost free climate.
Even though our climates are similar, I still have to consider a bit of canopy protective area for my Howeas and Hedyscepe from a frost perspective and from the odd 40C plus day we get every few years here. Yours look perfect. 

[tim_brissy_13]

Awesome Troy! It’s easy to look at your garden and think that you must have an ideal palm growing climate, but I appreciate the challenges that you’d have particularly with lack of heat and that makes it even more impressive. 

[PalmCode]

I remember watching your old garden tour videos on youtube, now look at how they've all grown. What a garden. Thanks for sharing.

[Tassie_Troy1971]

16 hours ago, Firepalm said:

Beautiful Troy! I'm so jealous of all your Lord Howe and Nikau palms, they just look perfect in your area.  Mine grow well here in San Diego, but will never match yours.  Would love to visit if I ever get out to Tasmania!

Oh I don't know about that as I've seen some amazingly grown Nikau and lord Howe Island palms in San Diego county

[Tassie_Troy1971]

9 hours ago, Barry said:

Beautiful gardens and palms. Looks like a great place to live and enjoy you gardens.

Yes great spot for sure here is the view 4 minutes walk from my home 

[PalmatierMeg]

What a magical place. I love it

[tinman10101]

Troy I was wondering if you are able to grow bismarkias (lack of heat?) or if you have one already? The silver/blue palmate leaves would contrast nicely with your garden. 

[tim_brissy_13]

1 hour ago, tinman10101 said:

Troy I was wondering if you are able to grow bismarkias (lack of heat?) or if you have one already? The silver/blue palmate leaves would contrast nicely with your garden. 

Definitely no chance for Bismarckia in Tasmania. They are marginal here in Melbourne and we have quite a bit more heat. 

Edited May 5, 2023 by tim_brissy_13

[Rivera]

17 hours ago, tim_brissy_13 said:

Definitely no chance for Bismarckia in Tasmania. They are marginal here in Melbourne and we have quite a bit more heat.

Someone's attempting to grow one in my cool weather San Francisco neighborhood. Nice to see something different, but it's not looking good.

:⁠-⁠(

This is a dreamy garden, and Tasmania looks to have a gorgeous landscape. The cooler zones of Oceania hold a particular allure.

[Las Palmas Norte]

Well that confirms what I'd heard about that region. Awesome !

[The Palm Nut]

Your garden looks amazing never thought living in Tassi could be so tropical looking! You have done a great job at transforming your yard into what it is now, if you're like me you will never sell the place, it is now a part of who you are.

Awesome Troy 

 

[Kim]

Your garden has always been a delight, and now with so many palms well overhead, it has achieved sanctuary status. My favorite view has always been of the walled area with the 3 chairs and table now tucked under the tree fern and palms among the succulents. Five stars, and thanks so much for the update.

[Tassie_Troy1971]

22 minutes ago, Kim said:

Your garden has always been a delight, and now with so many palms well overhead, it has achieved sanctuary status. My favorite view has always been of the walled area with the 3 chairs and table now tucked under the tree fern and palms among the succulents. Five stars, and thanks so much for the update.

Thanks Kim 

Yes takes a lot longer than Hawaii to achieve overhead status 🙌 

[Tassie_Troy1971]

On 5/6/2023 at 5:24 AM, tinman10101 said:

Troy I was wondering if you are able to grow bismarkias (lack of heat?) or if you have one already? The silver/blue palmate leaves would contrast nicely with your garden. 

Bismarck I have tried and not enough heat to grow and they just end up going backwards and eventually die 

 

[tinman10101]

3 hours ago, Tassie_Troy1971 said:

Bismarck I have tried and not enough heat to grow and they just end up going backwards and eventually die 

 

Thanks Troy.  Makes sense now that you weather is more like cloud forest hence why you have the most beautiful textbook hedys I've ever seen. Keep up the great garden. 

Cheers

Tin

[Foxpalms]

3 hours ago, Tassie_Troy1971 said:

Bismarck I have tried and not enough heat to grow and they just end up going backwards and eventually die 

 

What are the averages for the hottest month of the year where you are? I have a potted Bismarckia that grew a good amount (at least for this latitude) that is outside in a pot. It is worth mentioning that last summer was the hottest on record though here so maybe that's why. This spring has been awful but the Bismarckia is slowly making progress on pushing out a new frond.

[palmfriend]

What a beautiful garden! Your plants and palms look very healthy - pure eye candy!

Thank you very much for sharing -

 

Lars

 

[Tassie_Troy1971]

7 hours ago, Foxpalms said:

What are the averages for the hottest month of the year where you are? I have a potted Bismarckia that grew a good amount (at least for this latitude) that is outside in a pot. It is worth mentioning that last summer was the hottest on record though here so maybe that's why. This spring has been awful but the Bismarckia is slowly making progress on pushing out a new frond.

The warmest months average 

Around low 20c 

 

[Jim in Los Altos]

Troy, Your garden is progressing fantastically. I love everything about it. You and I share a lot of palm species! Yours are picture perfect! 

[Tassie_Troy1971]

Thanks Jim

I had the pleasure of visiting your garden twice was a great source of inspiration 

[realarch]

Troy, I remember those early posts of your garden…my, my, how well your plantings have grown. Your planning and placement have created a lush cool weather sanctuary. I think I know where your ‘happy place’ is. Good job and thanks for the update.

Tim

[Allie]

What a gorgeous garden. I am in Scamander and have planted out several Bangalow palms 12 months ago. We are very close to the ocean and I guess they get a lot of wind and sun damage.

What would you recommend for fertilising and protection?  We seldom get frost.