Paradise!!!!! Need I say more? Never seen so many beautiful blooms and colors and shapes...... Thanks so much for sharing! Heavenly :-)

Chuy

Thank you, Chuy, I really appreciate it.

You have a beautiful collection and a beautiful yard. I love how you transformed the hill into paradise.

Are you kidding me?! You're such a tease! LOL

Ok so at first I was mentally making notes of which ones were my favorite... but then as I scrolled I realized I love all of them so I lost count!

That's one gorgeous collection. Why do you all have to be so far from me! I wish you were closer so I can come and sniff! :(

Thank you for sharing. Can't wait to meet you soon! Check your email.

L

This post was edited by No-Clue on Sun, Sep 1, 13 at 12:49

That was a very enjoyable post and a very beautiful collection. You yard looks perfect for plumies, especially the Pali. Thanks for taking the time to post this. Bill

Hi Simi!!

This is an incredible post.. I know it took time to pick the pics!!! So many to choose from. ;-)

Are you sure you aren't part of " Fantasy Island?" I think I see airplanes landing near your backyard!!! Time for vacation on " Na Pali" ? Lol

You have done so much with this beautiful piece of land.. Still can't believe all of the beauty coming from so many different trees. My head is spinning from all of the colors and the lovely size of the blooms!!

BRAVO!!! You have done an excellent job transforming this clear piece of land into a tropical paradise... Just love the look!!!

Great Job, George!!!

Did I see glue around that Edi? Lol!!! Sewing thread?

Laura

Thanks soooo much for the blooms you shared on here and yesterday in real life. Cannot wait to see the yard....OUTSTANDING! roxanne

Just an amazing place

my jaw is still on the floor!!!! those are incredible gorgeous blooms,! No favorites there Love them all WOW

Chuy, I'm still thinking about your wonderful comment. Thanks again!

Blooker, thank you so much. I'm on year three of a 10 year plan to fix up this place! I have other sections of the yard - the Springs, The West Lawn, and the last two - The High Country and the Farmhouse Garden are the only ones without plumeria. It's been fun.

No-Clue, glad you liked the collection. You know I've got something for you!

Tdogdad, I really appreciate your comments. Coming from you that means a lot. Thank you so much.

Laura Laura Laura, thanks for all the times I've had to ask you for help and to share details about this and that in the yard and get great feedback from you. You know how I value and appreciate your comments. Thank you so much. All the gardens thank you!

Roxanne, you're welcome on my bringing the blooms, I was really glad to share them! And thank you for the boat tour of all the houses with plumeria trees in Ventura Harbor. That was a blast! I look forward to the first meeting of the Ventura County Plumeria Society (is that what we're calling it?)

Texasplum, thank you, and blooms4me2, thank you, too.

I appreciate all the encouragement. I've got a lot of work to do still, this is a great motivator!

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing! Our yard is just a hodgepodge of plants, but I love when someone has a vision!

Hi Simi!!!

It certainly is my pleasure...

Na Pali is simply beautiful!!!

Strong work!!

Have a great holiday!!

Laura

SimiNude - Your posts are always a joy to read. Definitely you have a way with the typed word! :)

Your photos/yard/flowers are absolutely stunning. I will say no more as everyone has said anything that could be said.

I will refrain from asking about the boat in the pool but will ask about that piece of concrete in one of the photos with your stenopetala. Do you call that a pineapple or an artichoke? Just asking because I have the same piece and I swear it more resembles an artichoke than a pineapple. :)

Seminude, I've said it before and I'll say it again: I want to be your neighbor!!

(Irrespective of your wardrobe choices. Hehe.)

Thank you for taking the time to post the lovely blooms, and to show what these trees look like incorporated into the landscape instead of in pots. You've done an amazing job in just three years with the land you have! Bravo!!

I am REALLY looking forward to seeing blooms on some of those varieties we share, George ;)

Y'all have fun with the new Ventura plumeria group!

Disneyhorse, thank you! I've attached a pic of the work-in-progress vision for the whole yard. I'm ahead of schedule on my 10-year plan!

Jandey, talk about laughing and having a good time, I wish you were my neighbor, too! Let alone the plumerias we'd have to look at!

Moonie, I got the canoe to take to rivers and lakes - but we don't have that many and I haven't gotten around to it. In the meantime, I ride it almost every day in the pool! It;s great exercise when you can only go in a tight circle! The dogs love it. And about the concrete thing - lol, I had to look at the pic to see what you meant. That thing in the fountain! I always thought it was an abstract acorn - but I like your ideas, too!

Laura, all my 27-petal Divine flowers are authentic, LOL, let alone the 7-petal underachieving Edi Moragne flower I posted. I love laughing with you, you and Jandey crack me up.

Guess what I found today - a Cathy Moragne! Yes - I didn't know they had a Cathy, but they do. What a crackup. No inflo, so we have to wait to see what this looks like. Unless someone has a pic of Cathy M.?

Will post more bloom pics and pics of yard, once I actually clean the yard!

Such a beautiful collection, George! Thanks so much for sharing. It's a sure treat to see such a variety together and so close to home, I used to think Simi didn't have an arboretom ;-) I look forward to seeing you again in a few weeks. For those not in the know, it's been in the high 90's for more than a week now and pretty humid for this stretch of the county. Be careful, George or you might have some people in the pool before it's all over!!

Cheers!!
Dan

All I can say is that plan looks like heaven to me! Thank you for sharing!

Dan, come over and swim! But I may have to take a picture of you paddling the canoe with the dogs! You'll have fun, as you mentioned, it's very hot right now. Hey, I really appreciate the arboretum comment, that's really nice. Really looking forward to the meeting!

Taxasplum, thank you very much. I waited a long time to have a house, so I had a long time to plan all the things I wanted to do. I'm doing them.

Dan, when I was in college, I used to go all the time to the LA County Arboretum. It was cheap, big and beautiful - they even have the lagoon and the cottage with the belltower where they used to film Fantasy Island. And a good friend of mine got married in the giant Victorian-looking greenhouse at the San Francisco Arboretum - what a beautiful place that was. So I like arboretums a lot.

I cannot wait to see it today...making room in my car for ....I hope there is a place to cram the crocosmias in...I think you will like them...it will be so great to smell them all.....roxanne

George,

It was so nice to finally meet you yesterday. Although I still do not know how you missed us walking by w/ the GIANT Cherokee Geisha on my baby's head! LOL.

Thank you very much for bringing TC to me! I love her already. I don't have anything quite like that so she's very special. Deep red with a nice fragrance = LOVE!

As for your lovely yard, if you keep that up we might have to renew our wedding vows at your place! LOL

Have a blessed day!
Lynn

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George,
Loving the explosion of color and beauty in your patch, truly AMAZING!!! When you see flowers like yours it makes it all worth while. Thanks for sharing and the fabulous show. Did you plant all the trees in the ground yourself, who needs a gym when you have plumies to plant..
Loving your canoe in the pool, like a mini lake, I think Ill have to get one for my pool now.

Thanks again
Cheers

All your blooms are beautful

Lynn, It was a pleasure meeting you Sunday! That Cherokee Geisha was so huge and beautiful that I thought it wasn't real! Amazing!! Im really glad you like Theodora, it's such a great and easy red.

Freak, thank you so much for the kind words, I really appreciate them, given your amazing patch. I recommend the pool canoe! Thanks again.

Simi- thank you! I've seen your post about 3 times and have really fallen in love with ALL if them!! Just stunning!! I'm speechless :-)

Chuy

Simi - I've got one word for you - "Showoff" LOL
BEAUTIFUL!!!
Peg

Chuy, that means a lot to me, thanks!

Peg, it's the plumies that are showing off, they can't help it, lol! Thank you though!

I hope to put up some pics of new blooms soon, and maybe so more before/after yard pics.

I'm still chuckling over Cousin Bob. Some of your NOIDs are wonderful, like the unknown yellow.

Please report back on Lutica's scent when it opens! It's been a while since mine bloomed so I have to go on memory, but it's right up there with Edi's fragrance (Edi looks amazing with 7 petals, btw!). Lutica seems unhappy with the Texas heat :(

I'm on visual overload! So many beautiful blooms! Love your Na Pali :)

Now Simi you have to take some credit. These things don't do all that all by themselves! It takes REAL work and you obviously have it down pat. Keep up the good work.
Peg