at ten feet.. my skyrockets were AT LEAST FOUR FEET WIDE ... and it should be.. IMHO.. at least 3 to 4 feet from those stairs .. take a minute to look at the pix at the link.. and understand 18 inches is not enough .... [and they are rather sharp needled .. and i would never want them too close to bare arms.. and i would never shear a conifer .. hence the distance] ... regardless.. live and learn .... and i dont think of them as long lived plants ... it took mine about 10 years.. to start declining ... and by that time.. i was glad to get rid of them ... and may we presume.. they will all be properly mulched.. to ease proper watering... i am happy to see all the new folks here at GW.. we work hard at enabling .... lol thx for the pix ken Here is a link that might be useful: link

Hi! Welcome to the fourm! Your palms all look pretty good. The damage is probably just some normal wear. Although if it's very hot outside, then they may need some more water as well. Judging by the type of landscape, Im going to say you live in Texas and Texas is known for a lot of heat and occasional droughts and those palms really love humidity and water. Usually a nice green lawn helps add moisture to the surrounding air, but white colored rocks will do just the opposite. You can replace the rocks under the bottle palm with some mulch and nice flowers or groundcovers which will help, and/or make sure you water really well. Once the palms are established and once the weather cools down in the fall you will be able to water much less. The Bottle palm looks good. The newest frond hasnt opened yet because it's not ready to. It will probably be at least another week before it even looks like it's going to open but by this time in June, the frond will be completely opened and looking nice. Bottle palms dont hold a lot of fronds so its possible that once the new frond grows, the oldest one will start to brown. Just cut off the brown parts and cut off the whole frond once it looks bad. I've never really seen a bottle palm with more than 4-5 fronds at a time when relatively young. The Foxtail palm also looks good. The dry fronds are just normal damage for plants that dont get enough water or are newly planted. My foxtail palm has the same problem, but it will grow out of it with some good waterings during hot weather. The black stuff on the trunk is normal for foxtail palms. The Robelenii palm also looks good. If the fronds are yellowing, cut them off and maybe even add some epsom salt to the water as you are watering them. I hear that helps add some magnesium to the soil. You can look for the exact concentation of epsom salt you need to add per gallon of water (for plants) online somewhere Im sure. That might help. Cut off the yellow frond and the others look pretty good, they aren't supposed to be a dark green when in full sun and as long as they arent really light green, they will be fine! Not sure about the agapanthus. The soil around it looks a little dry in your pic so that could be the reason. They need a lot of water to get established and they also prefer shade during the hottest part of the day in climates that are really hot and sunny. I've seen them do well in areas like California, but the ones in Florida are always either surrounded by lots of other Agapanthus when in full sun, or they get partial shade (but not too much since they need the sun to bloom). Good luck and welcome again! -Alex

I don't know where you're located, but if it's at all hot, you might also consider rigging up a temporary shade structure over it, and mist the leaves frequently with a hose. If the leaves have really gotten damaged you may lose some or all of them, but don't give up on the tree if that happens. Chances are, it will still have enough energy to grow new leaves and recover.

Thanks rifis! You shouldn’t have asked, (lol) I LOVE Liebeszauber! Overall, I would say Liebeszauber is my best red, and they include - Chrysler Imperial, Royal William, Dark Desire, Let Freedom Ring, Firefighter and Forgotten Dreams. One thing I like about this rose, the blooms are always a nice size with a good petal count, and it seems like they are almost always included in my assorted rose bouquets, because they set on lots of blooms. My Liebeszaubers stay fairly healthy too. I always have blooms on this one until the season ends. For me the fragrance comes through when the temperatures are cooler. While I don’t necessarily think it is the most beautiful red, the blooms are certainly lovely and I wouldn’t want to be without it!