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Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Licorice fern) growing on Sequoia sempervirens (Coast Redwood) |
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Tetrapanax papyrifer (Rice paper plant) |
Now that the days are finally warming up a bit and the nighttime lows are above freezing, I've been taking a few of the subtropical plants out of the greenhouse and setting them out in the garden. It has become an annual ritual to plant a red banana (Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii') in the front corner by the sidewalk so all the neighbors can stand in awe of a real, living banana growing in their neighborhood (OK, not technically a banana).
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Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' |
Below, some succulents are basking in the intensity of some full sunshine for the first time this year.
This 3-year old
Sabal minor is looking happy.
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Sabal minor |
The winter was mild, the soil is nice and wet, the mountains have plenty of snow so no worries of drought this summer...I think we are primed for a great growing season.
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Camellia japonica covered in blooms |
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