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Apple anyone?

11/15/2015

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Maybe not!. You will probably break your teeth if you try to bite into one of these. This is the amazing fruit of the Foxtail Palm (Woodyetia Bifurcate). They are about the same size and have the look of small red apples.
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Patience is Rewarded

11/15/2015

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We have waited 26 years, yes that's right, 26 years to see this orchid flower. It was a "no tag" orchid that we picked up in our travels and now that it has flowered we have finally been able to ID it as a Cymbidium Aloifolium. Native to the Far East and cool nights. We think a recent drop in night time temperatures may have done the trick.
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"Its getting to feel a lot like Christmas"

11/15/2015

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We are celebrating at Hyde Park because at last  the Christmas Palm (Veitchia Merrillii) has recovered its rhythm since the hurricane of 2004. Christmas Palm, so called, because its fruit turns a bright red as we approach Christmas.
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    Author - John Miller

    Former banker, sometime consultant and occasional gardener

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"God almighty first planted a garden. And indeed it is the purest of human pleasures." -  Francis Bacon