De Beach de Beach!
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
6 years ago
We are at de Beach! Lol
Beautiful weather here this morning. Seas are much calmer than yesterday. The fathers day folks have all gone home so we have the beach to ourselves. Except for a few fishermen. My sister and husband and my niece and husband are here too which is awesome. We had a wonderful dinner last night. I will grab some beach pictures. Here's a few pictures from last night.
Tug boat pushing barges down the intracoastal outside the restaurant.
My house sitter told me this morning she is in the atrium pulling the weeds out of the plants, so nice!
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Greetings from the beach.
Comments (14)Holy crap, Di! It's YOU!!! I didn't even open this thread because I said to myself "Meh, I don't know a 'sun_n_surf_chaser,' so why would I care if he/she were greeting me from the beach!" Just goes to show that such small-minded thinking will only make me miss out! I confess I'm not shocked to learn your new neighborhood is not for you. I remember your house was differentiated because it was the one with a tree. Sounds like a pretty radical departure from what you had grown to love. Please give Mr. Di (and yourself) my condolences for the loss of Summer. I'm so happy to hear from you again. Please stick around and post often....See MoreSabal Palmettos at DE and MD beaches
Comments (23)An after winter update on the above sabal palmettos. So sad to report that the hurricane cut palmetto didn't make it according to the guy who planted it. I had high hopes since this was such a mild winter even with two, short mid-teen cold snaps. It was not killed by the winter, rather than inappropriate, over protection by the new owner. Apparently she wrapped it in plastic with xmas lights right on the fronds, so it got cooked! So sad. If she had just ignored it like last winter, it would've done fine and likely added more fronds this summer. My friend said she is clueless with semi tropicals and doesn't listen to advice. The small palmetto at the mini golf course looks great. I really think more 10 and 15 gallon potted palmettos need to be tried here. It's the best option for marginal areas according to Gary's Nursery in New Bern, NC. It's a shame they've not been available locally. Finally, the experimental palmetto seedlings that I scattered all over my garden survived exceedingly well with out any protection other than leaves that fell around them. Two or three that were most exposed and open on the west side of the front porch suffered burn. But all if them are very green at the baseses of their strap leaves and new straps/spears are emerging. I'm so disappointed about the HC palm, needless to say....See MoreHardy Palms , Oleanders etc Rehoboth Beach DE and Lewes, DE
Comments (5)Joe, I've been pushing my zone here (6b) for a long time. But there's a lot more that can be grown in 7b for sure. I have been growing a trunking Yucca (Y. revurvifolia) for several years and it has a somewhat tropical look. I also have a few cacti and several Camellias. I planted out a Trachy in spring of 2012, and last winter I wrapped it in bubble wrap, but that wasn't so good. It survived, but most of the leaves were toast. But it's recovered really well and has 9 leaves now looking healthy. This year, it's on its own though. I also have a "Frostproof" gardenia in it's 5th year outdoors and it bloomed great this season and grew a lot. You mention Mark and Vince, but are you also in that area of DE?...See Moreback from the beach.....pics
Comments (29)How special that everyone had a great time, enjoyed each other's company and discovered new & delicious places to dine! Here's to many more family vacations! Looking forward to hearing more about your new position and all that it entails. Bravo!...See More
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