You just know when something isn’t right with a plant. It is almost a sixth sense. One day while walking the garden I noticed one of my Foxy Lady Palm’s (Wodyetia x Veitchia) was browning on the lower two fronds. I have found this to be the result of one of two things: 1) The…
Beccariophoenix madagascariensis: Death of a giant
Losing an old and rare plant is never an easy thing for me. Especially one that was easily the largest plant of this species growing in California at the time and one that it is endangered in its natural habitat of Madagascar. Growing rare palm trees is one of my biggest joys as a gardener….