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Palm Tree Spotlight: Dictyocaryum lamarckianum

Dictyocaryum lamarckianum at The Lost City Colombia

So let’s use this blog post here to create the most amazing palm tree in the world. Where do we start? I would imagine with size. I say bigger is better, so we’ll want a thick trunk on a tall palm. The leaves should be long and plumose for that bushy look, right? Maybe add…

February 14, 2019

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Filed Under: PALMS Tagged With: Bromeliads, Colombia, Epiphytes, Palm Trees

Propagating Crotons from stem cuttings

Croton Propagation - Stem Cutting

When I started my garden 12 years ago I had no idea that such a colorful and tropical plant as a croton (Codiaeum variegatum) would grow, let alone excel, in Southern California. Through the years I have been fortunate enough to test close to 25 different cultivars to the garden. Some cultivars did in fact prove…

August 17, 2017

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Filed Under: HODGEPODGE Tagged With: Crotons, Propagation, Tropical Plants

20 late afternoon garden photos

Geiger Garden - Agave Pots and Carcharodons

I needed a quick post for this week as I will be in North Carolina for our family reunion at the Outer Banks. So before heading out with the wife and kids for a 3 AM departure, I went outside the day before and shot some late afternoon garden photos. Likely the most popular request…

August 10, 2017

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Filed Under: HODGEPODGE Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Bromeliads, Cactus, Cycads, Dypsis, Flowering Perennials, Flowering Shrubs, Flowering Trees, Garden Art, Palm Trees, Rock Garden, Tropical Plants

The long flowering season of the Yellow Geiger Tree (Cordia lutea)

Cordia lutea (Yellow Geiger Tree) - Flowers

I am getting back to my roots for this week’s blog post. When I started Married to Plants a few years ago, many of my posts were written to introduce readers (particularly in Southern California) to new plants that I have had success with and that they might enjoy growing as well. This post will…

July 27, 2017

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Filed Under: FLOWERING PLANTS Tagged With: Flowering Trees, Tropical Plants, Water Wise

Massive Garden Project Update #3 – Planter Bed Preparation

Planter Bed Preparation - Rototiller

This is the third and final update post tracking the progress of my large garden project. The next one I write will be to show the finished product all planted out. However, in order to get to the planting phase, I must first do some planter bed preparation. You’ll need to go back to the…

July 20, 2017

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Filed Under: LANDSCAPING Tagged With: Agaves, Cycads, Landscape, Rock Garden, Water Wise

The building of a dry creek bed

Dry Creek Bed - Medium River Rock Placement

I have had a lot going on the last few weeks. As most already know, I am in the process of doing a pretty large landscape remodel and trying to coordinate all that with a busy summer schedule. The concrete work went in last week and next week the topsoil arrives for me to finish…

July 13, 2017

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Filed Under: LANDSCAPING Tagged With: Agaves, Aloes, Landscape, Rock Garden, Water Wise

Massive Garden Project Update #2 – Concrete Work

Garden Project Update - Moving Sprinklers

I love putting in new hardscape. Plants are the wildcard in your garden. You can’t totally control plants, no matter how hard you try. You just never really know how long you will want a plant or just how long it will live. Concrete work is permanent. It brings order to an otherwise shuffled landscape. With…

July 6, 2017

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Filed Under: LANDSCAPING Tagged With: Landscape, Plant Removal, Rock Garden, Water Wise

Massive Garden Project Update #1

Licuala ramsayi Transplant

It’s about time for a quick update regarding my “Massive Garden Project” I informed readers about two months ago. To be expected, the project was delayed. So for those who were waiting for this garden project update, I apologize. Large-scale projects never start on time and this one was no exception. The concrete guy I…

June 29, 2017

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Filed Under: LANDSCAPING Tagged With: Agaves, Bromeliads, Cycads, Dypsis, Landscape, Palm Trees, Tropical Plants

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