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Post by Lou78W on Oct 4, 2011 12:41:51 GMT
I very tentatively touched those thorns.....ouch!!!!.....seriously sharp ......The Garden was unbelievably dry..."arrid" is a good word for it!!!....I expected it to be quite lush......they have seep hoses but they do not appear to be very effective.......Rainfall is minimal.....if it does rain it is a "downpour" and runs off the land...They have to be pretty "self sufficient" and EVERYTHING is either flown in or "sailed in". They do have salination plants....but obviously this is costly......the loos are flushed with sea water and the hotel's pool was salt water. I was amazed with the hibiscus trees.....a lot of them were grafted and had several colours on them....some double. The bouganvillea and lantana and other well known "pot plants" were huge.....and grew like weeds..... Very interesting Lou, I'm always amazed how things survive such 'arid' conditions. As for 'EVERYTHING being flown/sailed in' I'll have to PM you as I'm an Englishman.Thank you for your pm Merlin
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Post by Cherry on Oct 4, 2011 13:24:34 GMT
My brother in Queensland can graft Frangipani trees so that they are many colours.
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