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Joe Wilkins has created her own diverse collection of palms in her garden.
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Palms are the most adaptable and versatile plants.
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Palms are successful in Melbourne and there is something for every ecological niche.
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Joe has a variety of palms in her garden that she loves.
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Her first palm garden consists of plants that like a lot of sun and free drainage.
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Her first palm is the Mexican fan palm.
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Joe loves the trunk of the Washingtonian robusto palm.
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She has other desert palms like the Brahea Armata.
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The garden also contains frost-tolerant palms like the hybrid of a Queen and Jelly palm.
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The most bulletproof palm in the garden is the Gabya chilensis.
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There is an extraordinary looking palm called the Canary Island date palm.
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Joe has scars from being stabbed by the Canary Island date palm.
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She has a mild-mannered alternative from India called the Caryota gigas.
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Joe has a hybrid of a Bangalow palm and Alexander palm that looks different.
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She has a fascinating flowering palm that is currently in the process of having sex with itself to produce fruit.
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Joe has positioned plants in spots where they should thrive and has created a lush, peaceful environment.
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Joe aims for a rainforest-like environment with a high canopy and various plants growing at different levels.
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The garden contains a huge palm with an amazing inflorescence, which is called a Ceroxylon.
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Joe has favorite palms like the walking stick palm and the Melaleuca spathulata with a beautiful trunk shape.
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Joe propagates her own palms from seed.
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Growing palms from seed is a great idea and can be hard to get baby plants of palms.
