momoese

Some pics of our backyard. Most of these were taken early this morning.



Dwarf Cavendish and alphonse karr bamboo. The neighbors 2 doors down built a 2 story adition that would look right into the yard if the bamboo wasn't there!


Pineapple patch.


From left to right in the ground are Misi Luki, Namwah, and Pisang Klotek. I have lots of potted pups ready for sale in front of them.


Giant bird of paradise.


The extremely rare Aloe Suzannae in the left container and Mexican grass tree on the right. There is said to be only 5 or 6 Aloe Suzannae left in the wild. This one is very large and prety close to flowering.


Black stem Taro


Some fun this afternoon


About a month ago. Red Jamaicans on the left and Hawaiian Apples on the right.

AnnaJW

Oh, you all have really beautiful yards! I've been absent for awhile, so this is the first I've seen this thread.

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Kylie2x

Again I am just Dazzled for all of this beauty!!!!Wonderful pic's!!!!
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island cassie

Everybody's gardens look great and very colourful, and so neat and tidy too. At the moment mine is not at it's best as we are training 2 new young dogs to be garden friendly, and not to dig holes, and chew plants. So the new small bananas are caged in rebar to protect them against rough play, and the flower beds are festooned with wire netting.



This part looks half-way respectable.



and you can't see the fences here!



This is one of the culprits - Zuki, a 105lb baby at 1 year old and still growing.



and Salsa his playmate.



This is a picture of Zuki with 2 of his brothers at the farm where we got him.

Ethan

just a few pics from my yard,

bananas (L-R) D.Namwah, Pitogo, GoldFinger, Misi Luki, Praying hands



veg garden, swing arbor/greenhouse with passion fruit, D. Jamaican red, many guava seedlings and attack cats.



various potted tropicals and my poor Valencia Pride mango, coming to grip with its fate as an espalier tree.



seedlings, cuttings, cacti, Lancetilla mango in a pot, paw paws, boysenberries, etc. under my grape/hardy kiwi arbor.



also have cacti garden, citrus, white sapote, cherimoya, capulin cherry and various other ornamental/edible plants and cacti.

hope you enjoyed,
-Ethan

Francesco

Front yard: naturally I placed my best bananas there!.. :-)


Front yard: on the right a potted Vasconcella quercifolia, mixed with other flower.


Back yard: Cyathea cooperii


Back yard: Passiflora edulis fruits and flower with Cyathea cooperii in the background


back yard: a Thubergia grandiflora with landascape of the surroundings


Back yard: an Anigozanthos rufus with landascape of the surroundings

And some pics with particular of the bananas iof wich I am proud!..

Double Mahoi


Dwarf Brsilian


Belle


Misi Luki

Taylor

What a great view Francesco!!! And good job Ethan! Looks great

nucci60

Gabe you could start your own banana mail order business from there.LOL

Greenie

lets bring this thread back up!
here ya go!

mudcat25

Great pics Greenie! I have to know how to get a canopy(?) like yours.

Randy4ut

I second that need for canopy source, too!!! Would love to add something like that to my place next year!!!

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Bananaman88

Here are a few of my landscape photos in Pearland, TX (Houston). I hope you enjoy them! Check out my photo gallery for more.

nucci60

nice! what is that variegated plant on the right side of the fourth picture?

Bananaman88

THe variegated plant is variegated tapioca (Manihot esculenta).

nucci60

Nice plant. I didn.t know manihot came variegated. Do the seeds explode all over your yard? LOL

Bananaman88

Good question! I haven't seen any form of bloom yet so I've had no seed. If I do and can collect some I'll let you know. However, not sure that they'd come true to type. I saw some for sale in 3 gal. pots at the local Home Depot a few weeks back. You might check and see if your's has any. I was surprised to see them there.

nucci60

I did read that the seed pod makes a loud pop and then throws the seeds far and near. they probably won't grow true from seed but you can try some.

natedogg1026

Heres a few of my nana's.

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Banana's are a safe addiction. Right?Maybe I need classes.

southlatropical

This is a great thread. A great source for landscaping ideas. We moved into our new house last year and I just started planting this year. Started with two unknown bananas, 2 different cannas, and white butterfly ginger. I've been trading plants since April of this year and by next year the yard should be pretty nice. I call this my privacy fence.

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johndeltav

I've grown these for years and have never seen a bloom.

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