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Planting Palm Trees in the Courtyard

Bob discusses planting palm trees in the courtyard of house. The landscaper brings in five large fully-grown Queen Palms. The plan is to hide some of the structural features of the neighbor�s home. They cut some of the Palm�s roots so that it fits in the space designated. The introduction of full size plants can give the appearance of significance to new landscaping.
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Planting Palm Trees in the Courtyard

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" Got a total -- My wife who are involved we -- and pretty big things it. Roller girl reporters booted foot. And they're container right that's -- We are looking at -- and guarded area here that is just really not being and I am. Quite interested to see what your scheme is where you gonna be honing it."

" Well Bob -- they're putting the haulers bring home. The bird back here next to a house closer to close up the house and that we're going to fall right in front of the river. Start shorter. Report back in this corner over here with the another -- pool free to block this boy driving here come off the floor of the building and hide some of that is that we that that's correct yes and and of course as either a at all in the middle mixing all the potting medium all the -- you before -- that are we have another group -- little -- And we'll be obviously along probably easily gets. What sort of -- the same line okay we'll attack back and forth with the."

" And are we ready to unload some of these there. Easy to remove my truck I imagine that you do it."

" Well you have we're going to have to bring -- to the white -- about what wealth over 1600 miles the bigger one the third quarter probably. 3000 miles really yes OK well we get started taking -- actually. They hold it right there. OK -- job coming up. Let's say -- would. With the bands. The stage how long has this -- been growing in the container like this. This treatment of those container about two years but it started out as a small seedlings. The planet in the small container had kept. You can transferred to a larger containers so hollow as a history about nine years old feeling and how much of the work what you have -- because -- fears about a 600 dollar tree retail acting like a bargain and also -- who has known as Southern California yeah Paula flight. Sort of California -- acclimated isolated case and don't get it chair that container apart right yep we're gonna we're gonna cut the bands go quite as box so you can now. Just watching over your -- right on there you go. Ministry of retired O'Leary and looted really expanded -- so it's really hot found a it's beautiful all right -- fitness huge root ball into that world that hold them for their particular shape part of the -- often they -- get. Up against that wall. So they've been applied to walls yeah and and how do you shave the roof well we were removed and acts as a city that's right here. Now we may have to shape two sides to make it fit move but we're living. Exercise perfectly intact here. -- have a tremendous root system and there's no harm and all through -- doing."

" OK we've shaved two sides of the root ball. And I guess you've measured is so that he knows going to fit in that corner over there my question is what the wisdom of putting something like this so close to the water line and gas line."

" Well all having such a small with system very thick very quiet yeah. It reduces the danger and they have a new life that we that we would Chad. Large roots. We did have a major break in the pipes but these -- just kind of get their way around that's correct we're going to land they've sort of under that pipe. How we should extend political start. Position right apparently. Did Bob. I would just."

" We're gonna clear just trying. All right Dave that's two down three more to go what are the differences are going to make in the front of the house here -- beautiful. -- Eric goes well the rain has really cramp our style right. That other big one is supposed to go in there. And you don't want to put it in now gone through it they'd put that there were water in the whole plus we have to raise revenues and pipes and wires not here. That's very dangerous so yeah we're gonna hold off an athletic club this to start to really look excellent. And you've got. What three big what's in place and then what is the other plant material that -- are planning to put in here well will there be lower due to a lot of most roads. Accident planning combines. Ground cover. And color throughout this planet -- but none of that it's done now all right noted that the hardscape. "

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