I wasn't sure where exactly to post this, but since most of my plants are tropical or subtropical I decided here was the best place.
This is my front yard... you can't even see the front door hehe. I like to confuse delivery people lol.
My jungle in pictures
Looking more to the left than in the first pic.
A view looking from the other side.
The side yard from above.
The side yard from ground level... in this one I was standing in the upper left corner of the previous picture.
That's all for now... as is probably obvious I'm not much on pruning lol:-)
Tomorrow I'll post some of the other two sides and the equally overgrown container plantings I have out by the driveway.
This message was edited Sep 13, 2005 4:35 PM
now that's really something! very nice indeed.
Wild thing,
I think its great that it is finding its own way without lots of pruning.
Looks great
That was a great tour! My front yard will be converted similarly the next couple of years!
I prefer the term "exotic" to obnoxious! LOL. It's so facinating - don't you love it when people come over for the first time and they want to explore around like kids!? Keep up the good work!
Rj
Thanks for the nice comments everyone!:-)
As promised, here's the rest of it.
This is the driveway/parking area with my huge Cassia.
Here's my container plant pile ("the pile" as I call it hehe) which is to the right of the last picture. The containers are planted with Passiflora platyloba and alata, clerodendrum, allamanda, jatropha, rosebushes, erythrina, delonix regia, madevilla, and quite a few other things, although it's hard to pick everything out in a picture this size.
From another angle... there are also two large plumerias in here but they're done blooming unfortunately.
This is the last one, also the most recently planted area; I just got most of it in around 2 months ago. This bed is in (well, it's all of) a thin strip by the side of the road. It always looked really bad, so I finally decided to try planting it with some xeriscape plants. There are Sesbania and Bauhinia trees, some cupheas, ice plants, sotols, agaves, etc.
Nice job!
Lush and well planted!
Here we prefer the term "Machete Gardening" to obnoxious or overgrown.
Gives it a much more Tropical flavor ;)
Ric
Definitely very lush! The container grouping of vines looks awesome!
:) Donna
"Machete Gardening" , LOL Ric.
Looks just great. Can you leave it all over winter out in your zone 9a? You have so many great plants.
Thanks everyone!
I actually own a machete lol, but I use it when I remove nasty mushy frozen over cannas in the winter. I would never think of using it on anything that was still green hehe:-)
As for what comes in, anything that's in a pot (that's not rooted into the ground; there are a few of those in the pics) comes in, or at least is put on the plastic covered back patio. I could probably get away with leaving a lot of it out, but I don't want to take the chance, plus I think they do better when they're put back out since they suffered less damage.
It'll be interesting to see what lives and what dies in the bed by the street since it'll be the first year for all of that stuff... perhaps a spring update to this thread:-)
BTW, what do you do with your plants over the winter Donna? I can't imagine a winter as long as the one you endure every year.
You can't imagine.....neither can I....lol! It's long and I go stir crazy. Only thing that has helped the last couple of years that I can start seeds and water all my plants in the house. This year I have more plants to bring in to overwinter. I'm trying to figure out where I'm going to put everything. DH & DD are both going to be having fits....oh well...lol!!
:) Donna
I love it!!
Is the stacked stone that is in picture #1 the wall of your house or a column? I love stacked stone.
Indigoez, I know you didn't intend it, but the pictures of your wonderful yard have been therapy for me! I am a "tidy" container gardner and started a small shade garden this year. I've never had a summer garden, just always had a usual Florida winter garden, so I never realized how nice little plants could rage out-of-control in this climate!
I've had to let nature take it's course because of sudden walking problems: the knee bones NOT connected to any other bones. LOL Sooooo, I can only look at the waist high Coleus, ferns turning into trees, and Caladiums that are really scarey!
Anyway....seeing your pictures has allowed me to look at my over the top little garden with new eyes. Instead of fretting because they aren't behaving, I am loving the gypsy-gone-wild look they have managed without me! *grin*
Pati
Cala, the walls of the house are rock, except for the area in pic #1 where the windows are. That was the garage years ago before it got closed off, and the wall there is just regular siding. I'm fond of rocks, but sadly not the icky red ones that are easily found around here lol.
Pati, I'm sorry to hear about your walking problems, but I'm glad my pictures helped you appreciate your out of control container plants!:-) Coleus get big for me too, ferns tend to go semi-dormant though if they're in the ground... just too hot for them I guess.
Good luck with the moving in btw Donna.