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  1. Banana Man

    Banana Man You're Growing On Me ...

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    Evening...:snork:

    Not posted for a few weeks :WINK1: but I am still gardening :biggrin: :dbgrtmb:

    Been stripping my garden out somewhat and giving the monsters a bit of a chop to sustain more gargantuism...

    Haven`t got a PC anymore so I am doing all this on my phone lol...for those that remember my garden used to be pretty plant mental, but much more child friendly these days. If I can find some pics i`ll link them (took that long to text this thread I found some :biggrin: . Anyways I took a few phone pics while I was watering tonight, not great but you get the idea. :)

    Double header Disksonia ...

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    Variegated Fatsia...

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    Ferns and Hostas...

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    I have lots of ferns...:snork:

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    T-Rex...

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    Chop...(slow start this year for alot of big leaf trees and tree ferns)

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    This is how I used to keep it but have to compromise :)

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    View from the upstairs window lol !!!

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    Kids and other hobbies kick in and life tends to carry on :)

    This is my first love and gardening never really stood a chance really...all three get tracked and it`s mine and webmasters not so secret pastime :)

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    Not sure who is still around but say hello if you see my thread and remember :)
     
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        Wow....Amazing....especially love the ferns:dbgrtmb:
         
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          Stunning garden BananaMan , don't know how you find the time for it with a family and motorsport :blue thumb:
           
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            Victoria Lover of Exotic Flora

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            :) Still looking good Babe. My jungle still doesn't compete with yours. Off later to buy a large Alocasia I saw yesterday ... don't know why I didn't buy it yesterday ... :dunno:
            ... we'll take the Station Wagon as it would probably fly out of Izzy as it's breezy today. :heehee:

            Nice to see you back. xx
             
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            • Banana Man

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              I do like bit of alocasia :) I have just put in a new gunnera bed out the back as I needed more parking out the front so the big gunneras had to go. :(

              Looking forward to a season of good growth....thanks for saying hi peeps :)
               
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                Nice to see you Nana Mon!! So........ are you the Stig??? The garden looks AMAZING!! I'm envious!!
                 
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                  my sort of garden .... very nice!
                   
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                    Thankyou :) ....is TropicalGaz still about ? :)
                     
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                      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                      Hi BM, nice to see you back.
                      I thought you were dead,:biggrin:
                      Still banger racing then:WINK1::snork:
                       
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                        Hi there BM, long time no see. Your garden still looks fab, as always:blue thumb:

                        Yes, he's still around, although he's not a regular poster.

                        Nice to see you back, don't be a stranger:WINK1:

                        Cheers...Freddy
                         
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                          :yay: Yay BM nice to see ya again .. :biggrin: Your hideout is looking just as amazing as ever.. :WINK1: See the racing has come on then with the extra cars out front.. :WINK1: :biggrin:
                           
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                            Seen you before somewhere!:biggrin:
                            as you said the, garden has taken a back seat for a while, still looks good though.:blue thumb:
                             
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                              Lol Pete x ...no I decided not to move to Kent ...still very much alive...glad to say my bananas are too although I have taken to letting the cold cull them each year and settling for smaller year end banana trees no flowers :biggrin:

                              Yes Angie bought another by accident and brought it up to warp spec again goes well :WINK1: for a 17 year old ....

                              Cheers Freddy, new forum looks awesome :)

                              Good to meet you Strongy, glad you got home safely :)

                              Will put some more pics up in a few weeks of the unfolding canopy :biggrin:
                               
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                                Hi Banana Man - really lovely pictures. I think I am slowly getting converted to the exotic - thanks to you and all my other exotic friends here.
                                 
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