Tropical garden #6

LOL, I have mine bungied up with a tall bamboo pole!

crinum

citrona passiflora

black eyed susan vine

banana cana

Iohchroma

clerodendrum philippinum

The old brug forrest area re-landscaped

and the quickly dissapearing pond

How's this for a tropical scene. The owner has one hell of a garden. I was there yesterday with the Naples Botanical Society tour. He's only about a mile from me and I never knew such jungles existed.

I should have said, 'existed in my neighborhood'. Here's one of his many staghorns.
fred

awsome!

reminds me of my friend Mikes garden.
www.mikenature.com

I have to get some Florida shots into this Texas forum. :-)

Here's another pond on the same property. He called it his drainage pond.

Yupp, similar scene. Here's how he grows his phals

Ooops, wrong picture. There are paths were these orchids hang and grow in trees and all along there are birds of all kinds in these cages all of them making a real jungle racket. There are many animals on the property. Plants seem to be just a sideline. The folks are into an animal rescue operation. I saw three horses and a donkey among the bigger animals and then there were all kinds of fowl all safely covered in wired cages as there are bobcats and other bad boys always trying to have a feast. A deer has a wound on his mouth from a bite of something.

fred


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across the road was a pineapple nursery. They also had some giant bromeliads.

Now Fred,
Let me point out that this is the Tropical forum ! LOL
Are the Texas folk dominating...I love the pond..giving me ideas, because my water feature is next on the list for expantion!

All these photos of places in 10b are making me jealous. Beautiful shots though... lots of good ideas for my "sunk potted" front yard during the summer.

kale, I am in 8a and I try really hard. I plant in the ground and just act like everything is hunky dorey. Nothing at all like fred or RJ. That's ok. Do the best we can.

LouC

Check back July 17th..it will be

Have I told you lately that I love you. Have I told you lately that I care. Have I told you lately dadadada. Well, darlin'. I'm tellin' you now.

KK

Shari knows how to put in little musical notes. I can't find them.

I know..how does she do that.

I don't think there's person here that doesn't know your full of love darlin!

Awwww. It is not an exauration (sp). I really do love you guys.

KK

I'm going to keep a list this year of how many times I hear from the neighbors, "You can't plant that in the ground here."

I swear I heard it a dozen times on the Basjoo last year. I finally just gave up describing what kind of banana it was, and said... we'll see in the Spring. Sure nuff... it's baaaack. And I have 9 more going in in a few weeks :)

hahahahahaha....I hear that a million times...like the Jade vine...
I was happy to point out to the person who told me I can't plant it...that it was alive and fine!

Time to start a new thread, Anyone and everyone, feel free to join in. : )
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