UK garden video
The following thread was started by Roger on May 06, 2008 at 11:50 am PST
I will make inquiries ...beautiful garden and its near Liverpool Roger.
Noth west coast and well sheltered by the looks especially if he manages brugs outside.
kev
The above followup was added by Kev Spence on May 06, 2008 at 1:21 pm PST.
Hi Roger, he is Gary Bethel a member of the European palm society of which I am too...
We have members from all over Europe including Brazil (its free now) some of you guys ought to call in now and again to check it out.
kev
The above followup was added by Kev Spence on May 07, 2008 at 1:38 pm PST.
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http://www.palmsociety.org.uk/forum/
The above followup was added by Kev spence on May 07, 2008 at 1:39 pm PST.
That's an interesting new banana...looks just like a pindo palm!
The above followup was added by Steve in Brookings on May 07, 2008 at 3:08 pm PST.
but then again Schefflera taiwanensis does not exist and it is not Taiwaniana either.
Very nice garden don't you think Steve and quite impressed at Brugmansias out in the garden too.
When I did my video I slurred a few names wrong too its not always easy when you are under pressure.LOL
kev
The above followup was added by Kev Spence on May 07, 2008 at 3:17 pm PST.
Yes, amazing how the presence of a camera seems to give us all get a case of Lingus confusus. If that's not a S. taiwaniana, then, Kev, what is it? I thought the leaves looked a bit large for S. taiwaniana, but they don't look like impressa either.
The above followup was added by Steve in Brookings on May 07, 2008 at 3:21 pm PST.
Here is my Scheff Taiwaniana Steve and unless the colour is very variable on this spp it does not look too much like mine plus I had the first one released by Crug and the one pictured is taller than mine, maybe it has grown quicker, thats why I did not think it was Scheff. t.
i only have taiwaniana and macrophylla here to compare first hand too but as to a guess I would go for Schefflera impressa.
kev
The above followup was added by Kev Spence on May 08, 2008 at 0:17 am PST.
I spotted a Hydrangea sargentiana in the background. It's nice to have something exotic/subtropical looking that you don't have to worry about in the winter. Looks like hell in winter but the foliage and flowers are stunning in late spring/early summer. Sadly, hard to come by in BC.
The above followup was added by Vlad Pomajzl, Saltspring on May 08, 2008 at 8:59 pm PST.
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The above followup was added by Vlad Pomajzl, Saltspring on May 08, 2008 at 9:00 pm PST.
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The above followup was added by Vlad Pomajzl, Saltspring on May 08, 2008 at 9:01 pm PST.
That’s a great Hydrangea and one I’ve coveted for some time. You can’t buy it around here. Luckily my neighbour has one, but I've been unsuccessful with rooting cuttings from her plant. I’m going to try again this summer, which according to one book I have is supposed to be the best time to take them. I’ll probably try again in the fall too. Good thing I get along with my neighbour. :-)
Does anyone know how this subspecies differs from H. aspera?
The above followup was added by Linda Denman Islland, BC 8b on May 09, 2008 at 7:27 am PST.
Beautiful Hydrangea Vlad does it stay evergreen or not.
Here is my Schefflera taiwaniana pictured today ready to take advantage of our warm temps 25 C today and over 20 for the last week and forecast is for more of the same.
I am assuming you guys are coolish then if we are hot.
kev
The above followup was added by Kev Spence on May 10, 2008 at 1:00 pm PST.
An interesting plant. Looks like a distant cousin of Fatsia japonica with the old and emerging new leaves. Too bad they are not available from local sources.
Kev, H. sargentiana is deciduous and, as I mentioned above, looks like hell in winter (imagine dead reed). However, since it prefers filtered sun (leaves burn in full sun in July/August) it will enhance a darker corner of the garden, where it then becomes invisible in the winter.
The weather here is something else this year. In fact ,as Jeff pointed out earlier, it all started last summer and since then the temps (daytime highs) have been consistenly below normal for extended periods of time. Right now the daytime highs equal to what I normally see during the second half of March. Combined with relatively high elevation (600 ft. a.s.l.) my apples and lilacs are still not blooming and a number of deciduous trees are leafless. I am also watching closely the needle palm, which has been out for a number of years without a problem (protected from rain for 1 to 2 months in winter). Although my low last winter was only -2.2C for the first time it does not look healthy. Someone else mentioned that these plants become vulnerable to lesser frost than they are accustomed to in their native environment if they are unable to generate enough energy through the summer, which seems to be the case here. We'll see. On the positive side, some of the cooler, mild winter climate plants such as Crinodedrons, Mitraria, Desfontaneia, Fuchsias, Camellias and, of course, Rhodos etc are either on time or only week or so behind.
The weather forecast is for warmer temps for three days next Wed, Thu and Fri but I won't believe until I see - lol.
The above followup was added by Vlad Pomajzl, Saltspring on May 10, 2008 at 8:57 pm PST.
I think placement of your plants is a key factor with making a decent design for our gardens as with your Hydrangea by putting it where its drab apperance in winter will not detract from the general look of the place.
We have been moving plants all around the past couple of weeks here to get a better look to the place all year round.......bl##dy 12 foot bamboos take some moving though.
kev
The above followup was added by Kev Spence on May 11, 2008 at 1:19 am PST.