{"id":918,"date":"2018-06-19T10:23:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T09:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/journal\/?p=918"},"modified":"2019-05-15T18:07:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T17:07:52","slug":"palms-in-pots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/palms-in-pots\/","title":{"rendered":"Palms in pots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I would like something in a pot here:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-918 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/backdoor_tap_20180619.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/backdoor_tap_20180619-300x189.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/backdoor_tap_20180619-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/backdoor_tap_20180619-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/backdoor_tap_20180619-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/backdoor_tap_20180619-1024x645.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>How about Chamaerops humilis?<br \/>\nThe width of the wall is 100cm between the edge of the door and the corner. The tap is 70cm above the gravel. The wall faces E, and the spot gets the sun for 3-4 hours a day in summer. The wind whistles down the gap between the fence and the house, but this spot is quite sheltered. I think a sphere of leaves 30-50cm in diameter in a pot 25-30cm tall would be a good start.<\/p>\n<p>Also here, to replace the yucca which is hopelessly potbound:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-918 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/yucca_20180619.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/yucca_20180619-300x325.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/yucca_20180619-300x325.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/yucca_20180619-150x163.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/yucca_20180619-768x833.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/yucca_20180619-1024x1110.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/yucca_20180619.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/yucca_01.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/yucca_01-300x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"This is how the yucca looked in 2006\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/yucca_01-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/yucca_01-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/yucca_01-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/yucca_01-1024x1365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/yucca_01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1047'>\n\t\t\t\tThis is how the yucca looked in 2006\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>How about Trachycarpus fortunei?<br \/>\nThis is the NW corner of the back garden. It&#8217;s very sheltered, and gets the sun for 3-4 hours a day in summer. The remaining yucca leaves are 140cm above the gravel. The rosa &#8216;Albertine&#8217; and clematis montana are being trained up and on to the E wall of the house, so should be out of the way. A pot here could be partially buried. Access is only to the compost bins, so not critical. I think a plant 50-70cm tall from soil level to the top of the leaves might be appropriate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would like something in a pot here: How about Chamaerops humilis? The width of the wall is 100cm between the edge of the door and the corner. The tap is 70cm above the gravel. The wall faces E, and the spot gets the sun for 3-4 hours a day in summer. The wind whistles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-design","category-plants","category-pots"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncvp.co.uk\/ngarden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}