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gibgib
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From: Sub-Tropical Australia
|  Posted: 2006-01-20 3:50 pm Permalink
Bete, if you have a look at my website there are pics of the garden under "our garden" title here http://frondly.com/gardens.html
Thanks for the encouragement guys 
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-01-20 4:30 pm Permalink
I agree, excellent plants in your tiki garden. Those are some Different looking plants, but Very nice. COol tiki too.
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gibgib
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From: Sub-Tropical Australia
| Posted: 2006-01-20 5:12 pm Permalink
I worked out we have around 30 different species of palms, most are native to Australia but second to that would be the Madagascan ones. I can try & list them if you want.
This area would be a similar latitude to Florida's lower tip, so it's sub tropical.
We also have 4 species of bamboo. The one in the background there is b. multiplex which I'd recommend for a quick dense 3metre screen. It has yellow & green stems & grows very fast. I subdivided it from one small plant to 6 in a matter of a few months & all portions are expanding out nicely.
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JohnnyP
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Joined: Nov 23, 2005
Posts: 1689
From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2006-01-20 6:38 pm Permalink
Tropical plants are what led me to tiki. I am so jealous of your garden. I could really enjoy just sitting there.
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Bete
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Joined: Jan 01, 2006
Posts: 490 | Posted: 2006-01-21 1:21 pm Permalink
So cool, I totally want to pack up and move somewhere tropical now, such a cool garden you have there! You have a cool website too!
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gibgib
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Posts: 32
From: Sub-Tropical Australia
| Posted: 2006-01-21 4:19 pm Permalink
Don't dispair unless you get snow where you are.
It's possible to create a microclimate in your yard & grow some tropicals. Sydney is 1000k's south of here (on the coast) & I have seen species there that shouldn't grow.
In Melbourne (further 1000k's), it's rare, but I see very healthy Bangalow palms in areas where they have frosts & black ice, perhaps even snow. Bangalows look great mass planted.
Bangalows: http://www.junglemusic.net/palms/archontophoenix-cunninghamiana.htm
Cold climate tropical garden info:
http://au.geocities.com/sydneytropical/tropical_look_gardens.htm
http://www.tropicalfoliagegarden.com/contents.htm
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gibgib
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From: Sub-Tropical Australia
| Posted: 2012-08-02 8:05 pm Permalink
G'day all!
Haven't been here for over a year but I saw a coconut palm being cut up this week & couldn't resist grabbing it all!
I'll be back for ideas then I will pick up a chisel again when time permits.
I need to fix up the dead image links in this thread sometime too
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Captain Jack
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Joined: May 01, 2010
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From: Menifee, California
| Posted: 2012-08-02 8:19 pm Permalink
Cool! That fat boy in the middle has "Ku" written all over it! Looking forward to seeing the finished works of art!
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1671
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-08-04 11:29 am Permalink
wow, yeah...
you scored for sure. I love coconut palm....
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