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Old 09-05-2008, 11:00 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Here are a few pics from my South Central Pa backyard . I started landscaping the area last year after we installed the pool in 2006 .

In the beginning ...



And today ...






Blooming Orinocos and Ensete Maurelli






Musella Lasiocarpa from Austin in Little Rock ...







Thanks to all for making this a great place to learn about bananas ( a couple years ago I had no idea this was possible) and special thanks to Randy4UT and Austin for inspiration and great plants .
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Awesome job!
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Amazing garden! I'm glad to see the musella has really grown nicely for you, and it has a good sized pup already. Keep 'em growin'!
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HEY RICK!!!!!
Great job!!!! Thanks so much for posting all the great pics. Your place has really taken on a totally new look and man, does it look good. If you get a chance, you gotta show everyone the palapa that you have!!! Let me know if you see anything else I have and I would be more than happy to get it up to you...
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That was great to see the before and after. It's beautiful! Great job.

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Just beautiful thank you for sharing your grate garden with us!
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WOW Rick! That is just Beautiful.. You have done an Awesome job...Tropical Lush and Very inviting!!!Love love love the rockers!!!
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Thats a neat retreat you have there,Rick!
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Shows a lot of work and gardening talent....congrats!
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Invest in a couple of monkeys and maybe some parrots Looks awesome.
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Invest in a couple of monkeys and maybe some parrots Looks awesome.
lol funny you should mention that. Someone must have let a few breeding pairs of tropical birds loose in my area. I now have about 40-50 love birds frequenting my back yard as well as a few conures and I even spotted a macaw this year. I live in AZ none of these birds should be here. They didn't start showing up in my yard until I planted the banana trees and the sunflowers.
Awesome back yard by the way! Especialy for PA!
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Congrats!!! Great yard man!!!
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Your yard is Beautiful! Great landscaping job!
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That is totally awesome! BEAUTIFUL yard mano.

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That is absolutely gorgeous and so inviting. I bet you spend a lot of time out there - I know I would!!!
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I am in nj. where do you keep all your plants in the winter?
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Fantastic yard - thanks for the pics!
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