gothqueen, thank you for the ID on the Areca Palm. It is very nice of you to offer cuttings of the Plumeria, unfortunately for me, I live in the forbidden state.
Tropical Garden #26
phughes, good morning
It is not snowing here in Red Oak.
We don't feel very tropical today.
Yes, I saw New Orleans on the news all covered in snow too.
Of all the tropicals, the fern tree seems to be one of the hardier plants...I've really not seen much phase it as yet. We don't have to wait long..here it is this morning!
There is some Brug defoliation in some parts of the garden, but not very much.
Rita & RJ. I can't believer your ferns. They are incredible!
My brugs have leaves all shriveled and hanging down. Should I just leave them as is or something more drastic?
Is it because of the freezing temp? If the top portion are "burned" from the cold weather, you can cut them down to the ground. They will come back next year.
On the safe side, keep a few cuttings just in case they don't come back.
TEXAS Weather???????????????????????????????????????????????????? Now it's all sunshine. Turned off green house heaters. And i can all most feel my toes warming up. Well almost anyway! Jerry
LiliMerci, the picture is of Rj's back yard, taken before the hurricaine. I suppose he is the only person in Texas with a fern that big ( wish that I had one).
The boy is my sweet neighbor and friend.
I took cuttings for the greenhouse before the worst hit and they all seem to be doing great. Already have new leaves. Yes, this all from the freeze of the last two nights, upper 20's. Are you saying that the green parts are still viable as cuttings? That would be great.
Off to HD for more soil.
Thanks, Lilli.
Jeri11, that is actually a very pretty picture, look on the bright side after school your grandkids can make a snowman. Mine are wining about not getting any snow.
Hawaiian snowbush
Placenciarita, What g.house is that Snowbush in ? When was pic. taken?? Jerry. now all of its leaves are about fallen off.
LouC, If the lower part of your brug is not squishy, then the cuttings should be good. Usually, when we have a hard frost, below 25F, the top part would get all soft and squishy. Good luck.
Texasbigleaves, the snowbush plant is in the wooden north GH. The picture was taken
yesterday. All the leaves are still holding on, but in that particular GH the leaves from the plumeria and caricature plants have fallen off.
Very pretty Rita!
I cannot believe Jeri and her snow, what is going on with the weather in this country?????
We got several inches also but most of it had melted by noon. It's supposed to be 75 by Friday!
The schools probably let the kids play in it a little while before it melted, since it's not an everyday occurance! They showed on the news some of the Dayton Elementary School kids having a snow ball fight during recess!
Many lessons to be learned....just about anything is possible in Texas! LOL!
Great shot Tx Gal, just do not want that snow here in NY, lol!
My toes are finally getting warm so more summer pictures.
Orange BOP.
Hibiscus and friend
Calla lily
I'm all for warm summer photos!
This weeks Chronicle Blog
"The Art of Garden Art"
http://www.chron.com/channel/houstongardening/commons/persona.html?newspaperUserId=rjudd&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3arjuddPost%3ab0a57813-fd13-4f2d-976a-5fd7daa338bc
Loved the article Randy, especially all the pictures. Its neat to see pictures of stuff I've actually seen in your gardens. You have the most unique garden art.
I'll second that! Jerry
Thanks,
so what are you doing for your Birthday Patty?
Trying to forget how old I am. hahahaha
Going out to eat with the sisters tonight. Having cake tomorrow with the rest of the family.
I wish we lived closer....
60's 70's,Sunny Saturday and Sunday. And on monday back to Freezing our @#* off!! With a chance of SNOW again !!! Well this is TEXAS !!!!!! Jerry
NO MORE BLUES!! YEA, LETS ENJOY SATURDAY and SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!
Spring Time
Yes, let's do enjoy the weekend, however I'll pass on the second helping of snow please. My plants look good at the moment. Y'all can keep it up there, thank you!
LOL!
Here's some Azaleas earlier in the month, just after Thanksgiving!
Climbing rose " Fourth of July "
Morning glory
More Tropicals
Texasbigleaves , great photography, those are excellent pictures.
Rj, I enjoyed reading your article, but you did not show my favorite piece, the COBRA
pensacolagarden, I forgot to thank you for showing me the closeup picture of your variegated kumquat tree, I was too busy trying to find one.
Texasgal77, that is a beautiful Azalea plant, I still have a few blooms on mine too.
what cobra???? I don't remember the cobra?????
really nice gardens and pictures.. seems all the folks not supposed to get snow got some, and we have the balminess and winds in the day time here.. go figure.. I have a picture of Tropicman that I took in his fron yard and it is very similar to ritas garden pic.. he gave me permission to post his pics ( I took them) here in Kansas of all places he had a tropical heaven in his front yard..this pic is one of my daughters in his green house with his bop in bloom and the palms and tropicals he has stufffed in there..
and here is a pic of his water pond garden with some plummie blooms and a ruby glow passionflower
