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View the member feedback palmbob has written of others.   palmbob's contributions   PlantFiles: 3168 Plants 2987 Comments 18468 images 2182 zipcode reports 23,325 Details BirdFiles: 5 Birds 0 Comments 38 images 2 zipcode reports BugFiles: 5 Bugs 19 Comments 54 images 19 zipcode reports Go Gardening: 8 entries 12 comments and ratings The Landscaping Database: 1 project with photos The Garden Watchdog: 17 comments and ratings The Garden Bookworm: 53 comments and ratings Gardenology: 23 definitions Bloom of the Day features: March 21, 2007 May 11, 2007 May 23, 2007 June 29, 2007 August 16, 2007 September 26, 2007 September 28, 2007 October 15, 2007 December 5, 2007 December 24, 2007 December 25, 2007 February 12, 2008 February 13, 2008 April 23, 2008 May 31, 2008 June 3, 2008 June 7, 2008 June 10, 2008 June 16, 2008 July 9, 2008 July 10, 2008 August 2, 2008 August 31, 2008 September 8, 2008 September 12, 2008 October 10, 2008 October 24, 2008 October 29, 2008 February 25, 2009 March 4, 2009 April 11, 2009 May 19, 2009 June 7, 2009 September 24, 2009 November 10, 2009 December 19, 2009 January 5, 2010 January 17, 2010 April 23, 2010 April 27, 2010 May 9, 2010 July 16, 2010 August 13, 2010 Published Articles: Struggling with What's What, a 'Weird Plant' Collector's Conundrum Pencil "Cacti" - The Stick Euphorbias Welcome to the Los Angeles Arboretum What's Eating Me? Clues to Bug Destruction from a Tropical/Succulent Point of View Introduction to Aloe Hybrids Introduction to Gasterias, Common and Easy Succulents for the Garden and Pottery Dangerous Palms Introduction to Bougainvillea Agave 101, Part B: Selected Large Species Toxic Plants- What Does That Really Mean Colorful Palms- Not all Palms are Simple Green Haworthias- the Jewels of the Succulent World Introduction to Exotic Foliage Houseplants The Huntington Botanical Gardens Introduction to Agaves Introduction to caudiciform plants- also known as 'Fat Plants'. The San Diego Zoo: Not just for animals Introducing Bob, Master Gardener Introduction to Cold Hardy Tree Ferns Edible Palms: Date Palms Growing palms from seeds: Soils, containers, heat and humidity The Norfolk Island Pine - a living Christmas tree Christmas Cacti Care Introduction to Succulent Senecios Introduction to Kalanchoes Sedums for warm, arid climates Tortoises in the Garden Introduction to the Coral Trees (Erythrina species) Introduction to Cycads, the ultimate Jurassic landscape and/or potted plants Introduction to Staging Succulents and Cacti Community Succulent Pots: Some Ideas Growing the Common Staghorn Ferns (Platyceriums) Introduction to Zamias, the Tropical Cycads The Weeping Fig, Ficus benjamina- indoor and out The Sullivan Garden: A tribute to a magnificent Hawaiian garden devoted to palm trees Botanical Gardens of Note: Introduction to Lotusland, Santa Barbara, California Flea Markets as a Source for Plants and Garden Supplies Easy Succulents: Graptoveria 'Fred Ives' Introduction to Jatrophas Introduction to Yuccas Trailing Succulents for Pots: Some ideas Gardeners Wash Your Hands- Pets, Wildlife and Parasites in the Soil Quail Botanical Gardens Dudleyas: California's Native Succulent Gems Black Widows in My Garden Cold Hardy Euphorbias- the small globoid to columnar species Easy Succulents: Bowiea volubilis, the Climbing Onion This is related to THAT? Easy Succulents- the Jade Plants Skunk and Pet Problems in the Suburban and Rural Garden So that's NOT a Cactus??! Introduction to the Furcraeas, the giant Agave Look-alikes Brachychitons, the Australian Bottle Trees Aloe mite: The hidden scourge of the Mediterranean succulent garden Dioons: The hardy Mexican cycads The Chocolate Mimosa Cactus Flowers: The OTHER reason to grow cacti Rhapis palms: the elegant ladies of the palm world Mail ordering succulents and cacti: my experiences Mail Order Experiences with Palms and Cycads That's a Cactus?? Jubaea chilensis, the Chilean Wine Palm- World's Largest Palm Tree Birds of Paradise- the Strelitzias Catnip: Just for cats? Cat Grass for Cats- good or bad? Blue conifer choices for the holidays The best trees for a cactus and succulent garden Introduction to Ornamental Figs in Cultivation Investment Planting the Exotic Way Pumpkin for Pets Macrozamias part 2: the Parazamias (smaller Macrozamias) Hardy Mammillaria for pots and the landscape Visiting Nong Nooch Tropical Gardens in Thailand Blue cacti for landscaping Introduction to Bromeliads Macrozamia cycads: the larger landscape species Building raised planters for succulents, cacti and other exotics For the thousandth time, it's NOT a palm Introduction to Cycas, one of the largest genera of Cycads Graptopetalums, Pachyphytums and their hybrids: Echeveria look-alikes Watering palms Introduction to Dasylirions (Sotols) Variegated Succulents- the Agaves and their relatives Introduction to Dyckias and Hechtias Introduction to Puyas, terrestrial bromeliads with spectacular flowers Introduction to Bamboo Landscaping with Livistonas The unexplained metaphysics of dirt Introduction to spotted aloes Trachycarpus- the Windmill Palms Mars must have palms and Venus is a flower garden Introduction to Aloes Bob, Master Gardener Trials and Errors Introduction to the Medusoid Euphorbias Oxalis- the most evil weed of succulent and cactus cultivation Cheap and Easy Succulents: Personal Recommendations The Stacked Crassulas- Introduction to these ornamental succulents Planting Palms Introduction to the Araucaceae- wonderful conifers from down under Introduction to Aeoniums Palm Hardiness- the OTHER factors aside from Cold Hardiness More wisdom from Bob, Master Gardener Pot Ideas for Succulent plants Introduction to Echeverias- my personal experiences in Southern California Bug Poisons from a Veterinary Perspective Snail and slug control from a veterinary perspective Toxins used in the Garden from a Veterinary Perspective- the Rodenticides Introduction to the Chamaedorea Palms- excellent genus for both out and indoor use Snakes- Good for the Garden One Technique for Painting Succulents with Watercolors Pachypodiums- THE caudiciform collectors plant- Introduction to the species and cultivational suggestions 20 great and overlooked palms for marginal Mediterranean climates Phoenix palms- trees of unsurpassed beauty Welcome to my toxic, painful garden Cold Hardiness and Palms- what does it mean and what can be done about it? Introduction to Cold Hardy Palms The Encephalartos Species: THE collector genus of cycad Pruning Palms Bob Master Gardener wisdom Beaucarneas- The Pony Tail 'Palms' Euphorbias for landscaping - the cold-hardy columnar, tree species Introduction of Sansevierias, one of the premiere houseplants available Introduction to Tree Aloes, part 2: the branching tree aloes An introduction to Aloe Flowers, part 4 of 5: Aloes S-Z An introduction to Aloe Flowers, part 3 of 5: Aloes M-R Introduction to Tree Aloes, part 1: the solitary, unbranched species Indoor palms: Selecting and caring for these popular houseplants Plant-related food toxins of the Holidays and your pets Toxic Plants of the Winter Holidays, from a Veterinary Perspective Poinsettias- their initial care, and year after year An introduction to Aloe Flowers, part 2 of 5: Aloes D-L An introduction to Aloe Flowers, part 1 of 5: Aloes A-C Blue Fan Palms for the desert landscape- unique trees for both public and private parks and gardens   palmbob wants you to know:   My favorite website is: Davesgarden My second favorite website is: Desert Tropicals My third favorite website is: Cactus Mall The current local time for me is 12:07 AM I'm in zone 9b I live in Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b)   A note from palmbob:   "If you want to D-mail me a question, please look for the reply on D-mail, too, as I don't want to have to answer you in another web site- too complicated, and replying on D-mail is so simple... so you need to return to this site if you want to read my reply. Thank you. I have a new garden now (starting 1-05) but it is small and I have little to trade yet... but if you are interested in suckering aloes, agaves or other succulents, I might have some extras. However, 99.9% of the photos in DavesGarden that I added are from botanical gardens and I not only don't have those plants for trade, I often know little about them other than what i read up on them to add them to the site here. But if you have questions about palms or cycads, I can probably answer those."   Photo from palmbob   "This is where I would like to live would they allow people to live in a botanical garden: Ho'Omaluhia Gardens on Oahu, Hawaii. This is one of the best palm gardens in the world, and it's right here in the US! The primary palms in this photo are a New Caledonian palm called Kentiopsis oliviformis"

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