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Pond Chat / Charlie's Pride

« on: July 31, 2007, 09:14:57 AM »

I'm havin' fun with these two gifts from Craig.   They are getting huge!  These pics are from a few weeks back.  I can hardly wait to get some nice shots up close.


Paul   

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Terrestrial Gardening / Crape Myrtle

« on: July 31, 2007, 09:10:27 AM »

A couple of my favorites. 


Paul 

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Pond Chat / Red Flare Lilies

« on: July 31, 2007, 09:05:29 AM »

Just checkin’ the size of these babies.  Some have been 10 inches across!!! 


Paul 

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Pond Chat / Baby Koi

« on: July 31, 2007, 09:02:49 AM »

Here are a few of our babies this year.  They are just a little short of 3 months old.


Paul   

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Pond Chat / Empress lotus

« on: July 31, 2007, 08:59:27 AM »

OK  folks, it finally bloomed.   The rake in the picture is taller than me.  It's 5 feet 10 inches tall!  I thought this one was Angel Wing but it's Empress!??!   Oh well she's lovely.  Please pardon the hand and arm in the picture but It's 6 feet 2 inches to the base of the bloom......I have to get a picture somehow!    The next bud to open is 6 feet 4 inches to the base of the bud.......I'm gonna have to get a ladder. 


Paul 

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Pond Chat / Re: Difference from spring to summer.

« on: July 26, 2007, 10:00:28 AM »

Haven't had much time to post much lately but sure have enjoyed seeing yours when I've had time to check the boards mcp.  The pics are great and I love the metamorphose of your pond.  I tend to favor the transition from moonscape to jungle at my place.  If you're like me, mcp, you don't need a green thumb when ten dirty fingers work very well.   


Paul   

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Pond Chat / Re: Some pics of my plants.

« on: July 24, 2007, 07:39:22 PM »

I'll take a stab at it Scott and say it is an Adenium.   

Paul   

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Pond Chat / Re: What's wrong with my lotus

« on: July 22, 2007, 06:42:48 PM »

If Scott is leaning toward backing off the food, then I agree one hundred ten percent.   Shades of a decade ago when mine looked like that. :'(
It's the same lotus as was in the post with my grandson in the picture.  I haven't fed it since it looked like yours and look at it now!  http://www.americanponders.com/forum/index.php?topic=3725.0


Paul   

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Just some pics from this year and a question.

« on: July 22, 2007, 06:34:13 PM »

The Crinum asiaticum var. procerum, form splendens is one that I have, along with a variegated form that is green with white stripes in the leaf but I hope to find a source for the ones on this page someday.    http://www.crinum.org/crinpics/ch_4.html   



Paul 

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: ithuriel's spear

« on: July 21, 2007, 09:13:43 PM »

I love it!

Paul 

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Just some pics from this year and a question.

« on: July 21, 2007, 09:12:07 PM »

Hi Scott, if it isn't a Crinum Asiaticum then it may be a Spider Liliy (http://www.briartech.com/summer/slily/slily.htm)If there is no webbng between the petals.....then it is probably a Crinum. 


Paul 

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Pond Chat / Re: fragrance du jour

« on: July 20, 2007, 08:05:22 AM »

That's Midnight Serenade by Craig Presnell.


Paul 

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Pond Chat / fragrance du jour

« on: July 19, 2007, 10:47:11 PM »

Bud of Longwood hybrid today



Paul 

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Pond Chat / Charlie's Pride

« on: July 19, 2007, 10:40:11 PM »

Many thanks to Mr. Craig Presnell 



Paul 

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Pond Chat / Re: Cruziana bloom

« on: July 19, 2007, 10:32:04 PM »

Victoria handling tools

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Pond Chat / Cruziana bloom

« on: July 19, 2007, 10:26:17 PM »

Last nights fragrance and this eves bloom

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Pond Chat / Re: Green Smoke in my pond...

« on: July 19, 2007, 07:19:17 PM »

Lovely!  One of my favorites!

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Pond Chat / Re: She loves me, she loves me not........

« on: July 19, 2007, 07:14:53 PM »

Thar she blows!!!! Ain't it great?!!?

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Daylilies

« on: July 19, 2007, 11:40:28 AM »

And.

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Terrestrial Gardening / Daylilies

« on: July 19, 2007, 11:39:39 AM »

Yesterdays waning crop.  You may be pleased to know that you won't have me posting any of these this season......I....uh....just can't help myself.


Paul 

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: Front yard shots today of my favorites

« on: July 19, 2007, 11:28:20 AM »

Both beautiful and hilarious Mikey!

Let me see......uh..... ....how would you mail me My Family Jewels!

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Pond Chat / Re: Victoria lilies and other stuff

« on: July 19, 2007, 11:22:50 AM »

Juat a couple more. 

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Pond Chat / Re: Victoria lilies and other stuff

« on: July 19, 2007, 11:20:58 AM »

Some more.   

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Pond Chat / Victoria lilies and other stuff

« on: July 19, 2007, 11:17:58 AM »

I hated to go home last night.  The fragrance of the Cruziana literally filled the air......how intoxicating it was!   Anyway, these are last evenings parting shots.

Paul 

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Pond Chat / Re: Red flare

« on: July 17, 2007, 02:00:41 PM »

Sorry to hold you up folks,  but I'll get a pic of both of them as soon as I can get Mr. Murphy off my shoulder......he's been camping there the last couple of days.   I swear a new post is forth comming.   Check out the post from SheilaJ  "What type tank gets hottest" April 17 2007 and scroll down to see two or three posts and pics about this pond.  Catchya later!


Paul 

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Pond Chat / Lotus

« on: July 16, 2007, 10:58:44 AM »

Well, it appears the Angel Wing is ready to send up some buds.  Er...uh....I think.


Paul 

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Pond Chat / Red flare

« on: July 16, 2007, 10:55:16 AM »

Sorry about the tomato soup water but it protects my Koi from the herons in this shallow 8000 gallon pond

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Pond Chat / Re: Some of my fish

« on: July 16, 2007, 10:49:57 AM »

and a few more. 

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Pond Chat / Some of my fish

« on: July 16, 2007, 10:48:03 AM »

These are pics of my fish in one of the 2000 gallon ponds.   Some of these guys have been with me since 1992.


Paul 

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Terrestrial Gardening / Re: A budding hybridizer.

« on: June 18, 2007, 08:24:13 PM »

Hi Mikey,  The plant you asked about is a hardy Crinum.  Here's two images of the one in question as it bloomed and a couple of others.


Paul