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BungaloBill
12-31-2010, 01:50 PM
Hi, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one around that really likes the look and feelings of being in beautiful exotic gardens. That's what started me on growing banana and palm plants. I have been re-landscaping my whole property. The home is approaching 100 yrs. of age and the landscaping really didn't have much thought put into it. The main tree in the backyard was a giant silver maple that was tearing up everything with its roots and threatening buildings with huge nearly horizontal branches. Out it came! Everything else was easier and now I'm down to a blank canvas. I started out to do nothing but edible landscaping but with the purchase of a Basjoo banana that succesfully filled a corner in the pool yard, I got hooked on trying to make things look tropical. Now I have a small greenhouse filled with internet finds of palms, bananas, and other tropical looking goodies that will be tried in the future when they are older and more hardy. Now I know that there are more of us in the world and I'm looking forward to sharing info and experiences with ya'all.

saltydad
12-31-2010, 03:06 PM
Welcome, BungaloBill, from the great state of Maryland. What a great screen name, and a great song! Where are you located? That way we'll find it easier to understand your garden.



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Gardener972
12-31-2010, 05:42 PM
Welcome to the forum!

Olafhenny
12-31-2010, 06:12 PM
Welcome to "Bananas". I would like to know, where you are located (hardiness?)

Best,
Olaf

chasbear
12-31-2010, 08:05 PM
Yes, welcome to the forum, and thanks for putting that great song in my head this fine New Year's Day morn!

Let's see, a giant silver maple, eh? Probably not from my neck of the woods!

BungaloBill
01-01-2011, 02:50 PM
I hope I'm doing this correctly, this is new to me. My location is Medford, Oregon, located in the Rogue River Valley of Southern Oregon. It is said to be in zone 7. We have had freezes below zero and highs above 110f. Micro-climates are very important for us to pay attention to in order to have any degree of success. December 2009 we had a solid week of teens at night and twenties by day which froze and broke our plumbing. Many plants that were supposed to be cold hardy were lost during this time. Surprisingly, many plants that are marginal made it with flying colors!

The Hollyberry Lady
01-01-2011, 02:57 PM
Wow, you joined in 2006!!! :eek:




Guess you're just now getting around to posting, eh?! :ha:




A big Canadian http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/thwelcome3.gif to you and...




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Caloosamusa
01-02-2011, 11:02 AM
Welcome Bill to Bananas dot Org, from the Sunshine State!! Happy New Year to you!!:jalapenonaner:

Darkman
01-03-2011, 07:36 PM
Welcome to the forum. Where you live I won't be much help wth my Florida experience. I too am amazed every year that I find a new plant that will survive my winters and look tropical. You can grow Gunnera up there and I can't. Good Luck