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Plant selection advice for the pic below?
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Posted by rubtherock 7B (My Page) on Wed, Jul 29, 09 at 21:01
| I'm digging up everything in front of my house in the pic. I'm putting windmill palms on the corners and would like advice on what to fill in between them with that is tropical and will look good every summer.
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RE: Plant selection advice for the pic below?
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| I think that creating a "tropical" lanscape should be approached with caution. I see evergreens in the background, and in my opinion they don't visually mix well with tropicals. Don't go all out tropical. keep it understated and classy. it would match your house MUCH better than a flambouant show of palms and hibiscus. |
RE: Plant selection advice for the pic below?
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| Never thought of it that way. You have a valid point though. |
RE: Plant selection advice for the pic below?
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| I think that Windmill palms (trachycarpus) go quite well with evergreens and conifers. For some reason, I find them rather at home when I see them among them. Here are some of my suggestions for plants to use in between: Fatsia Japonica goes well with evergreens. Large-leaved shrubs are also tropicalesque. You could try one of those evergreen, broadleaf Rhododendrons. Gold dust aucuba also lends a tropical appearance and can withstand harsh winter conditions. Or if you would like Hydrangea could also fit the bill, although they go decidious in the winter. What about that Washingtonia palm in the background? Do you protect it? Just curious. |
RE: Plant selection advice for the pic below?
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| I just planted the Washingtonia. They are marginal at best here I would guess because I've never seen one in my county. I'm planning on protecting it this winter. |
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