The wife certainly loves her flower garden

[happypalms]

My wife has an ability to grow flowers she just simply adores them. So much so she has taken over the vegetable garden (who needs to eat when you have such great flowers) in a big way. So the palm landscaping is slowly becoming flower territory which I don’t mind. The wife is in love with soil and bio fertiliser juicing everything as she calls it.it’s wonderful to have someone who shares the love of gardening as much I do. It brings me great joy seeing the flowers and the garden created by someone special in my life.

[ChrisA]

Beautiful flowers for sure.  What is the second to last one? Is it Kangaroo Paw?

[WagnerMX]

1 hour ago, ChrisA said:

Beautiful flowers for sure.  What is the second to last one? Is it Kangaroo Paw?

 

I'd like to know as well. I've never seen it before.

[happypalms]

1 hour ago, WagnerMX said:

 

I'd like to know as well. I've never seen it before.

Yes they are kangaroo paws easy to grow just don’t overwater them.

[happypalms]

2 hours ago, ChrisA said:

Beautiful flowers for sure.  What is the second to last one? Is it Kangaroo Paw?

Yes the wife has the touch for flowers and yes kangaroo paws a great Australian native plant full sun good drainage sandy soil and remember to not overwater them like I do remembering there not a palm.

[ChrisA]

I like it, looks like I could grow as an annual here. I’ll have to check around come spring. Thanks for confirming!

 

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, ChrisA said:

I like it, looks like I could grow as an annual here. I’ll have to check around come spring. Thanks for confirming!

 

Yes you cut them back every season after it flowers somewhat cool tolerant. The ones in the ground here we just mow them down each season then they come back up again. Good luck.

[ChrisA]

Thank you! Love the look of them, very exotic!

[happypalms]

On 10/17/2024 at 10:52 PM, ChrisA said:

Thank you! Love the look of them, very exotic!

Just watch the amount of water it gets super good drainage needed. When in flower it will need extra water.

[ChrisA]

Sounds good. Summers here are hot and dry. Hardly ever rains. I would plant in pots as they will not likely survive winter.  The pots will allow me to ensure good drainage.

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, ChrisA said:

Sounds good. Summers here are hot and dry. Hardly ever rains. I would plant in pots as they will not likely survive winter.  The pots will allow me to ensure good drainage.

Some of the new celebration range will only live in pots. The hardy landscape varieties are ones for the ground but will certainly live pots. Just cut them back each season keep the centre of the plant clean free from rotting plant material. There easy to grow iam not sure what varieties you have to choose from the landscaping varieties are the tough ones.

[ChrisA]

Thanks for the information! I’ll try to send an update in the NH springtime when it comes, about 4 months away now.

[happypalms]

On 10/20/2024 at 9:05 AM, ChrisA said:

Thanks for the information! I’ll try to send an update in the NH springtime when it comes, about 4 months away now.

Where can you get them in the states. And do you know what varieties?

[peachy]

While I love the tropical jungle effect,  for this house I decided to add more colour so among the palms etc are flowering climbers on the fences and flowering shrubs between the palms. Probably not to everybody's taste but I only have to please myself these days and enjoy the splashes of colour between all browns and greens.

[happypalms]

9 hours ago, peachy said:

While I love the tropical jungle effect,  for this house I decided to add more colour so among the palms etc are flowering climbers on the fences and flowering shrubs between the palms. Probably not to everybody's taste but I only have to please myself these days and enjoy the splashes of colour between all browns and greens.

You gotta have flowers of some sort I even get amazed at some of palm flowers I just love em