Another Yard in Fort Pierce

Here are some of my Re-Bloomers from the past few weeks. Vanda Rasri x denisoniana Vanda Pachara Delight Mokara Khaw Phaik Suan x Kultana {Ascocenda Aroonroj x Vanda coerulesce...

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I have been growing a variety of orchids on pieces of palm trees that I have collected. I have found that the orchids thrive on the palms. Some have attached themselves in as short as 30 days, an...

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The Life of an Unusual Bottle Palm Tree I have learned in my few years of growing stuff to snap a lot of pictures. I have been sorting through all of my 1000's of unorganized pics to put this t...

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Tonight I am posting vacation pictures. Just getting back from a 5 day cruise to the Bahamas and Grand Turk. I have some habitat pictures of some palms growing at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. Half Moo...

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Collecting and starting seeds I have managed to have a surplus of items and I always am answering emails about extra plants for sale. So I found the paypal store front widget and have set up some...

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Last weekend I took a trip to McKee Botanical Gardens in Vero Beach FL. This place is around 15 acres and every time a go I seem to find something new. A little history...from the a McKee webpage...

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Gardenfest has come and gone, back on Jan 31 and Feb 1, 2009. I made an appearance and grabbed a few new palms. Limited on funds I decided to look at all of the booths before making my first purc...

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This past week week had some cold air blast the area and 2 nights in a row we got to around 31 degrees. We know from last year what happens to the nana's when it gets that cold. They get burnt, a...

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On my lunch break today I took a cruise through White City park and I saw this lazy gator posted up on a fallen oak trunk sunning. Not until I was going through the pictures did I notice the turt...

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This was a breath taking view. 1 side the Atlantic Ocean and the other the Caribbean Sea the island of Roatan splitting the 2. On top of Macaw Mountain you could see for miles. All of the Sabal...

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Part 2....Palm Trees 1. Leaning Dypsis lastelliana, Teddy Bear Palm 2. Two Nice Licuala grandis, Ruffled Fan Palms w/ Lobster ClawHeliconia 3. Bismarkia noblis in the distance. Very Nice ...

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I have to many pictures for just 1 post. So I have split it into 2. 1 will be the palm pictures and 1 will be everything else. Tonight's will be the everything else.Starting with the orchids that...

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I have been on vacation for for the past 10 days making a stop in Belize, Honduras, and Grand Cayman. I have taken 100's of pictures and will be doing each location as a post starting with Belize...

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Over the past few weeks I have collected seeds from several palms, I have traded seeds with my new friend Brian in the O-Town, and also a friend from India named Kris mailed me seeds. So I have h...

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These Vanda orchids are growing in the Crapemyrtle tree on the SE corner of the house. I have posted these orchids separately a few other times but I have 3 blooming at the same time for the firs...

http://anotherfortpierceyard.blogspot.com/2008/11/few-blooming-vanda-orchids.html

I was fortunate enough to make another trip to the Secret Palm Garden. I met the lady in charge of maintaining the property. She was so nice. I have arranged with her to help id all of the palms ...

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Here is another round of palm pictures. Sabal causiarum - Puerto Rican Hat Palm Sabal rosei - Llanos Palmetto Zombia antillarum - Zombie Palm They say it takes 15 years for this palm to...

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Our blogs made the Newspaper! Our local newspaper puts out an insert on Mondays called Luminaries. This past Monday Aaron and myself made the paper for hard dedicated work on the Palm Walk a...

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On Oct 20 the Fort Pierce Orchid Society show was full of unbelievable orchids. I took lots of pictures and also Scored. I did not have that much money I could spend and needed some supplies so m...

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How they get big so fast. This Manzano Apple Banana Tree was put in the ground back in Dec 07 which is when the first picture was taken. The other 4 pictures are from 10/23/08 first bananas! It...

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Caryota no - Giant Fishtail Palm Hyophorbe indica Greeen and Red Forms - Champagne Palm Carpoxylon macrospermum - Aneityum Palm Marojejya darianii - Big Leaf Palm These are a few...

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Wow it has been a while since my last post. I have so many new plants to share. The first is this Slipper Orchid! A few weeks ago I attended The Landscape Show sponsored by the Florida Nursery ...

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I have had this Miltonia since March and this is the first bloom since I have owned it. Another purple beauty. I have tried to id this, I think the Milt. Purple Queen or Milt. Spectabili...

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Trichoglottis philippinensis var. brachiata or Black orchid has reached its full bloom. It is a very beautiful dark purple/maroon color with a lavender/pink fuzzy lip. Thanks to TS Fay ...

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This morning I went out to check up on the yard after an all night rain with more expected today as Hurricane Hanna races past us through the Bahamas right now. This is what I saw. It is not ...

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