Hi from south FL

16 years ago

hello all

my name is Erika.

New here.

Just wanted to say Hi from south FL.

I live in palm beach county.

Ive always been interested in gardening but we (my family and I) have always lived in an apartment, until a few years ago.

We moved into a house on 2.5 acres- my mom's dream house.

So now her and I have really been able to cater to our passion.

So I decided to join up here, being as you seem a great bunch of ppl.

I recently bought a buddah bamboo (2 actually) that I am really excited about.

Both my mom and I's favorite flowers are plumerias.

We saw an absolutely gorgeous one in disney world last week- hot pink center with yellow edges. Would have stolen a piece but they kept it trimmed well out of reach.

Anyway, so yeah.

Her 50th birthday is coming up in November and I am trying to find all kinds of plumerias to give her as a gift.

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naplesgardener
16 years ago
welcome Erika
this is a really great forum with friendly people who give great advice and conversations.

It's great to visit a place online with people as crazy about plants, birds, butterflies and seeds as I am.
I also just got 2 bamboo (Barbie blue and angel mist) that I'm thrilled about. I've been moving their pots around trying to decide the perfect place the dig a hole so I don't have to move it later.
2.5 acres sounds huge to me-you'll have lots of room for plants.
I know you'll hear from Plumeria people, too.

Denise in Naples (formerly from West Palm Beach)
gcmastiffs
16 years ago
Hi Erika, welcome to Florida GardenWeb!

2.5 acres, wow! That is a lot to maintain.. But what fun to have the room to plants lots of great plants!

I only have one Plumeria (Bridal Veil) so I hope the Plummie experts here can help you find nice ones for your Mom.

A couple great nurseries to visit locally are Excalibur Rare Fruit trees (Lake Worth),Giverny's (Jupiter) and Tropical Bamboo Nursery (Loxahatchee). Oh, and Excelsia is right near Tropical Bamboo, and they have gorgeous plants of all kinds!

What are you growing now?

Lisa
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auryn
Original Author
16 years ago
thanks for the warm welcome
Denise, I know what you mean.
I ended up moving them a dozen times before I was happy with placement. One of them ended up going next to the chicken coop cause the girls love bamboo.

Our plan is to have the place so heavily planted that we will have to do only minimal mowing.

Lisa
Excalibur is actually my neighbor
I've gotten most of my citrus from him, but hes light on decorative plants, hes big on citrus and rare fruits.
cindeea
16 years ago
Hi Erika and welcome!! I have a serious 'Plumeria Disorder'. I can't get enough of them!! I just got back from driving 1/2 way to Ft. Lauderdale to pick one up from one of my new florida forum buddies! After bloom time I usually do some trimming of my plumerias and make new plants for swaps etc. Hang around the forum till then and I should have a couple different ones to share with you.
teka2rjleffel
16 years ago
Hi Erika, welcome to the nut house, oh and the citrus house, the rose house....
Glad you could join us. 2.5 acres, oh man, I'd love that.
Nancy
manature
16 years ago
...the coleus house.....

*grin*

Welcome, Erika! I hope you enjoy yourself here as much as I have! Sounds like you are off to a good start in your garden. How wonderful to have so much space!

Marcia
katkin_gw
16 years ago
Welcome from me too. This is a wonderful place to meet new friends and share plants and gardening ideas. Everyone's garden is different but wonderful in it's own way as is each of the gardeners who tend it. ;)
auryn
Original Author
16 years ago
thanks for all the welcomes :)

plumeria disorder.. I like the sound of that hehehe
if you guys ever run out of land to work on, your more then welcome to come down
We plan on having it planted so that we won't have to mow anymore, it will just be paths that go from one garden to the next
solstice98
16 years ago
Welcome! You'll find lots of enablers here to encourage you and to help you believe your new addiction is completely normal.

I have a few plumeria and want more, more, more. I've discovered that you can purchase seeds on eBay for a very low price and start your own. You wouldn't want to rely on that because they take 2-3 years to bloom from seed but if you combine the seed habit with a few mature plants it's a pretty affordable way to get lots!

And just wait until Lisa starts you on the fruit addiction. You'll fill up those 2 acres fast!

Kate
auryn
Original Author
16 years ago
hehe
thanks Kate
I can't wait.
I love fruit so I will be plenty happy to take on a new addiction.

I will happily trade cuttings of anything we have if anyone wants them.
gardenbrat72
16 years ago
Welcome

I'm also new to these forums. I moved down here from Ohio in November, so I'm pretty new to Florida gardening. But I have learned a lot in 7 months. One thing I have learned is I too love Plumerias!! I only have one, but intend to get more. I love all the plants here, they are so much different then the plants in Ohio. Bright and beautiful:)

Brat
SusieQsie_Fla
16 years ago
Hi and welcome from the Everglades!

Send me an email through the GW and tell me your address and I'll send ya a cutting from my plumeria that is dried and ready to go into a pot. It'll probably bloom this summer, since I think I see an inflo starting. It'll be pink, if that's okay.

Susie
arbisi
16 years ago
Welcome Auryn--I am also in Palm Beach co.(Royal Palm Beach).
Question for "Brat"--what part of Ohio are you from? I grew up in the burbs of Dayton.
gardenbrat72
16 years ago
Hi Arbisi

I'm originally from a small town south-west of Columbus. But I lived in Mt. Vernon for 4 yrs before we moved here.

Brat
Bren2
16 years ago
Hey Arbisi!
My husband lived in Medway. Lots of corn up there! I liked it.
Brenda

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