tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post8249182207068942295..comments2024-03-19T10:47:46.531+10:00Comments on My Dry Tropics Garden: My Place - Part 3: My Driveway Garden Beds.BernieHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-60440179663400972452013-02-23T13:16:15.611+10:002013-02-23T13:16:15.611+10:00Wow, I can't believe that you don't like t...Wow, I can't believe that you don't like this part of your property! I see what you mean about not being able to underplant, but all those palms, shrubs, and gorgeous trees are amazing! Believe me, it looks really good. Have you thought about planting succulents, cycads, and bromeliads beneath the taller plants? Aloes bloom, as do bromeliads, and all of those groups come in colorful Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-34112006055674784182010-11-09T10:58:11.902+10:002010-11-09T10:58:11.902+10:00All is fine except those palms. If they look out o...All is fine except those palms. If they look out of place here in every corner, they certainly look odd in your otherwise handsome installation.<br /><br />Do you have a shredder? What do you do with the seeds, fronds and other organic waste from these?antigonum cajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227233232030093487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-50438567553994452142010-10-30T10:52:27.989+10:002010-10-30T10:52:27.989+10:00Wow, wow, and double wow! You do so much with so l...Wow, wow, and double wow! You do so much with so little rain and here I am whining about or mini-drought. I don't have any VISTAS as well, but mostly closeups for many reasons. It's nice to have a kindred spirit in this regard.<br />If I could have one wish...it would be that we could grow Golden Cane Palms in Houston. I have a few, but it's just a tad too cold for them and they stay Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-73996017652158220862010-10-16T02:52:43.822+10:002010-10-16T02:52:43.822+10:00Color, color, color! I almost got overwhelmed with...Color, color, color! I almost got overwhelmed with it. Beautiful plants! I ate with my eyes your Scindapsus aureus. Should I run and feed mine? It's many years old, but doesn't have such huge leaves.Tatyana@MySecretGardenhttp://tanyasgarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-91479165757542199942010-10-15T23:06:32.791+10:002010-10-15T23:06:32.791+10:00And . . . this is just your driveway!! Glorious! W...And . . . this is just your driveway!! Glorious! What a paradise you live in. It looks so natural and like an eden. It is morning here and evening where you are . . . I love thinking of our lands sitting upon a globe wobbling, tilting and turning. Sweet Dreams Bernie. ;>)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-69523794521818252422010-10-15T15:44:45.261+10:002010-10-15T15:44:45.261+10:00You have the prettiest drive, all that color, bloo...You have the prettiest drive, all that color, bloom and variety. I love those gum and palm trees. And I bet they are come in Australia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-87077319703792433582010-10-12T11:52:36.342+10:002010-10-12T11:52:36.342+10:00Oh Bernie, what a lovely site! You have a wide are...Oh Bernie, what a lovely site! You have a wide area there and every tree and plant seem to be growing nicely and not wanting for water. The bad rocks you are telling us earlier dont seem to matter with these plants. They really look more beautiful than ours in the province. We have almost same vegetation, but our soil is clay-loam which crack during the long dry seasons, and the plants look Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-9881709124540348482010-10-12T07:34:07.455+10:002010-10-12T07:34:07.455+10:00Laura .... you do have a way with words! Bold and...Laura .... you do have a way with words! Bold and tough lifeforms is exactly right ... that's definitely the way to describe the plants that grow along the driveway. They are amazing given the conditions they thrive in ... what I would call the work-horses of the tropical plant world!<br /><br />Deb ... you're so generous with your kind comments. I guess we can look at the same BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-33015393639722602792010-10-12T07:20:52.525+10:002010-10-12T07:20:52.525+10:00I was prepared for a wasteland after your introduc...I was prepared for a wasteland after your introduction, but I knew it wasn't so! Green is good, and when the flowers come, what wonderful accents they provide. I love it! Your drive looks lush and exotic to me. If it's not that way all year, then those are seasonal changes that reveal other forms of beauty.<br /><br />About your hard baked soil - have you tried raised beds near the house?debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-17007550088169856272010-10-11T23:19:45.626+10:002010-10-11T23:19:45.626+10:00Dear Bernie - your garden sounds like mine as I ha...Dear Bernie - your garden sounds like mine as I have dry soil and vista shots would only look like a scrub woodland. In terms of looks, although no lush borders, those big and bold tough lifeforms are still amazing, with their leaf shapes and flower colours. Lots growing in your dry tropical garden<br /><br />LauraLaura Bloomsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163589497828975276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-83256170705006726172010-10-11T16:16:13.077+10:002010-10-11T16:16:13.077+10:00Amy ... the 'lushness' comes from choosing...Amy ... the 'lushness' comes from choosing plants that will survive here and look reasonably happy and healthy. As most of them have lots of green foliage it does tend to make the place look lush when in fact it's terribly dry here. Those Durantas just keep on getting a little more taller every year!BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-30785805963296680022010-10-11T11:28:11.796+10:002010-10-11T11:28:11.796+10:00You live in such a beautiful place! It is so lush...You live in such a beautiful place! It is so lush with such a variety of interesting foliage and pretty blooms. I don't think I have ever seen a duranta that big before...very pretty.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572136733330325375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-85200901659616761572010-10-11T08:45:22.142+10:002010-10-11T08:45:22.142+10:00Sue ... you're gracious comment is much apprec...Sue ... you're gracious comment is much appreciated. I'm in colour-other-than-green crave mode ... as you know ... and this part of the property just doesn't do it for me!!!<br /><br />Missy ... more kind comments, thank you. The drive is quite pleasant after some decent rainfall ... but for most of the year it does look rather dry and desolate.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-35406812057860938932010-10-11T07:10:28.827+10:002010-10-11T07:10:28.827+10:00I would love a driveway like that. It is in no way...I would love a driveway like that. It is in no way boring Bernie. You have a wonderful range of trees. It would be a pleasure to come home to all year round.Roslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940119240313980400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2053337601505232620.post-57103660440440734712010-10-11T02:47:30.550+10:002010-10-11T02:47:30.550+10:00Bernie ~ you have a fantastic array of trees and s...Bernie ~ you have a fantastic array of trees and shrubs you have colour on your trees mine are mostly just green! It all looks pretty good to me. <br />SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com