Palms for warm, frost-protected garden spots in full or part sun include: » Sugar cane palm (Dypsis baronii) » Bangalow palm (Archonontophoenix cunninghamiana) » Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
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palms If you’re after a tropical look for your garden, then palms are a must and their long arching and graceful foliage adds a vertical dimension to garden designs or creates a tall leafy backdrop or dappled shade for smaller plants growing underneath. There is a wide variety of palms to choose from, whether you have a large sunny garden or a small shady spot that needs some tropical pizzazz.
Palms for shaded gardens include: » Lady palm (Rhapis excelsa) » Cascade palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum) » Kentia palm (Howea forsteriana)
Here are the key steps to help keep your palms lush and healthy: » Plant into well drained soil or a pot with good drainage holes filled with a good quality potting mix like Yates® Premium Potting Mix. » When planting a new palm into the garden, enrich the soil first by mixing in some Yates Thrive® Natural Blood & Bone. Palms don’t like having their roots disturbed, so when planting, don’t be tempted to tease out the root ball, even if it looks compacted. » During the warmer months keep the soil or potting mix moist and feed outdoor palms each fortnight with Yates Thrive Fish Blood & Bone. » Yellowing palm leaves can be a sign of magnesium deficiency. Applied as a foliar spray, Yates Leaf Greener Magnesium Chelate is a fast acting source of magnesium to help green up palm foliage. » Regularly remove any brown palm fronds, to keep the plant looking tidy.
