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MacFlax
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Canberra, Australia
4 Jun '09 4:04 am
Our garden about a month ago, looking towards our neighbours. In the foreground is the old veggie patch, full of prunings and a few temporarily transplanted little plants.
And a pic of the Chinese pistachio.
Has anyone else seen Around the World in 80 Gardens? Fascinating program. I also recently really enjoyed Billy Connolly's Journey to the Edge of the World. And the Chelsea Flower Show was on Better Homes and Gardens. So much natural beauty.  |
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jack two
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The new improved Jack Holloway v.2
Chinese pistachio.4 Jun '09 7:38 am
OOOOOHHH!!!
That tree of yours is on my wishlist!
I see mountains in the background. Are they the same ones that showed up so beautifully in your earlier photograph? |
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Kerole
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Taupaki, New Zealand
Ditto.4 Jun '09 8:31 am
As usual Jack and I are fighting over who likes a tree more  This is one I'd love to own but I need to know more about it... |
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gordonf
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Vancouver Island, Canada
Chinese Pistachios - Wow!!4 Jun '09 7:16 pm
What a gorgeous tree, MacFlax, and in a position of honour, too, by the looks of it! I can see why others drool over it! I am as well!! Does it really produce pistachio nuts? I've often wondered where they come from. What a lovely Autumn garden; so peaceful and friendly!
I watched the whole series of "Around the World in 80 Gardens" too. Great, wasn't it? I loved the elderly Australian woman's attitude! And the natural garden near Alice Springs was so cool - imagine fooling folks into thinking that it is all just natural! That takes skill!
We don't seem to have any gardening programs on t.v. this summer; can't imagine why.
Well, all the best to you!
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jack two
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The new improved Jack Holloway v.2
Around the world...4 Jun '09 7:36 pm
Seems like I must find it on DVD or video! |
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Kerole
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Taupaki, New Zealand
5 Jun '09 8:55 am
That program is airing again here but it's at a silly time during the week. I saw most of it the first time 'round. Monty Don (the presenter) would appeal to you Jack (and others!). He's not afraid to use big words and looks at the unusual in gardens rather than just the pretty bits. He starts in Australia/New Zealand and goes through the Pacific to Asia, Europe, and the UK. Sadly I don't remember any African gardens... |
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moosey
head gardener
5 Jun '09 5:47 pm
Most people's mothers find Monty Don rather - ahem - sexy? Oops... |
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gordonf
Happy Collector
Vancouver Island, Canada
5 Jun '09 5:53 pm
I remember watching the African episode of that show where Monty visited several gardens in Cape Province, I think it was, one near Jo'burg, and, if I'm not mistaken, one or two in Morocco as well. They all were great. But I wish he had gone to Jack's neck of the woods and shown the diversity as one climbs in altitude.
Great shows, indeed!
cheers!
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jack two
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The new improved Jack Holloway v.2
Hmmm5 Jun '09 6:11 pm
There are some fine gardens in the Cape - and they get a touristy exposure that we simply don't get up here - for better or for worse. It is one of my goals to work at that... I will definitely try to track down the series - thanks all for the info!
(Sternly): from what I know of the Moosey offspring, they will not appreciate being referred to as 'most people'! |
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MacFlax
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Canberra, Australia
7 Jun '09 2:00 am
The Chinese pistachio, Pistacia chinensis, is an ornamental variety that doesn't produce nuts. I noticed this year (you can see in the more distant picture) it developed a redder colour at the top. Many of the older trees I've seen have more of this pink to red colouring. They do vary though. There is a corner in the city centre that is planted with about half a dozen of them and they are each somewhat different. It's a medium sized tree, usually rounder than ours. Ours is about 10-12 years old. We transplanted it a few months after we planted it because we realised we wanted a footpath right where we'd planted it. 
The mountains are the Brindabellas, same as in the other pics.
I love "Around the World in 80 Gardens". Let me think, so far we've seen the US, Cuba and Mexico, Argentina and Chile, India, China and Japan, Italy, Spain and Morocco, South Africa, and Australia and New Zealand! Wonderful gardens, even the ones that aren't quite my cup of tea are interesting, and so are the people. I love the patios of Cordoba, and the whole idea of people going around visiting and singing and celebrating. Such joyfulness! |
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