Banana Man's Hideout 2007

Nice, looks like a good job on the brickwork too. I have heard of quilt insulation where they clad the concrete with insulation biscuits, cage, then render, but not re-brick.

 

Stick that agave and arundo donax in a jiffy bag too please

 

Other side of front



Did you notice honey bush on other pics?

 

Will do, Babe, if I can find space anywhere!

 

Sand blasted concrete, dug foundations, covered with 3" insulation boards then bricked, and got new double glazed windows and doors too. took them 6 weeks per house in all. 2005 BBQs around the scaffolding and plenty of pole dancing!!! :D

 

Ah, bricks instead of render, lucky you ! looks much better. I saw the Melianthus I only have the minor at the moment. Yours looks well.

Thanks babe, agaves in hedgerows, bliss!

 

House all done when bathrooms fitted, just waiting on tiles for wall comming from Spain. I do want a conservatory we can have a 12ft x12ft, but that'll have to wait till next yr, should really have decking on stilts to match jungle, but you can't sit in that in winter! :D

 

Phew after going through that fantastic array of plants I think you should be renamed Jungle man, however I do have a problem with a banana plant I bought last year and carefully wrapped it up for the winter with wire mesh, straw and finally fleece and taking off all it's coats last week, it definitely doesn't look good. Will it reco ver.

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A picture would help me say but as a rule if it is a basjoo it will be ok if the roots aren't frosted. It should send a sucker up as replacement if the stem is lost. If the stem is sad and a bit mushy remove the mush to expose the fresh flesh and see if it progresses in this heat. Its not normal to loose the whole stem and can be cut back to the good stuff. All this assumes it is of reasonable size as babies may not be able to regenerate suckers for you and the stem may be too thin to avoid freezing all the way through.

 

I am rather fond of my new Dasyilirion



and I have been busy sorting out the ferns...



and I thought it was now safe for the Bananas to breathe some fresh air...

 

More pics to follow, but a taster of the Washingtonia filibusta (filifera x robusta).

gravel comes friday BTW :D

 

Well its a fair size BM.
What nana is that thats flowering.Is it a sikki?
Dasylirion? a bit dangerous I reckon, I have some 2yr old seedlings of wheeleri.

 

It is mighty spikey !

No its basjoo flowering, although I have hopes for the siki next to it for this/next year.

Yes the FB is a good size, Andy at Mulu did me a cracking deal.

Everything is taking shape and I think you will like the next update. So pleased the lawn is gone, the garden looks refreshed

 

The nana appears to have red slashes on the leaves.

 

it is a siki right next to the basjoo, literally 20 cms suckered apart.