19 - May 27, 2012 3:49 am

Name:

keijo

Location:

Sverige

Comments:

God is good around the world and in my familys and the Church and we experience very big out pouring of the HOly Spirit here,thanks and bless and live in praying,keijo Sweden

Reply: Nice to make contact with you Keijo, God bless :)

20 - March 7, 2012 9:19 am

Name:

Edward Smith

Location:

Lancs. England

Comments:

Hi Gavin, this is Edward (eddie on EPS). Noticed recently that you're into sat tv.Just had a motorised system installed here.Receiver is Technomate 5402HD with Triax TD88 dish and Inverto Black Ultra LNB. Also got Sky minidish for Freesat and HumaxHD and PVR. I just love messing about looking for feeds etc. The wife isn't too keen on the dish size but personally I wish I'd got the Triax 110 for better reception of Nilesat 7W. All the best Edward.

Reply: Hi Eddie, great to hear from you! Yea I used to play a lot more with the sat tv but don't get the same time these days. Strange you should mention the 5402HD as I bought the Blade BM7000S last year which is essentially yhe same machine. Love it - I downloaded a 5402HD channel list which worked just fine. Yea I have a 1m and a 1.2m dish, they are a bit big but they are both patio-mounted and I'm growing plants behind them. So not too bad. They are also in the back garden behind a fence so aren't visible from the front of the house! All the best with your new system :) Regards Gav.

21 - September 13, 2011 9:13 am

Name:

Brian

Location:

Melbourne, Florida

Comments:

Love the camera... Great site. Thanks

Reply: Thanks! :)

22 - March 9, 2011 5:01 am

Name:

James

Location:

Bangor, Down

Comments:

Yes I have heard that Cordylines should recover. They have been fine here in Bangor, and up in coastal Donegal I've noticed too, but even in Belfast they have all been seriously affected.

No we had lower than -2C, we had -4.5C, right on the North Down coast path, but I know people in Bangor just 2.5miles inland who recorded -8.1C. That palm that I lost can only take temperatures down to -2C, thats what i meant lol!

Best of luck with the palm recovery this spring haha!

23 - January 26, 2011 7:28 pm

Name:

tanya mckibben

Location:

Comments:

loved your photos.i have just recently started attending ww.i became a christian in October last year.i will look out 4 u at church.bye 4 now.God bless. :

Reply: Fantastic!!! Really good to hear from another whiteweller too!! I'm involved with the sound team, you may see me moping around the sound desk at times :) If you see me do say hi :-D

24 - January 12, 2011 3:56 pm

Name:

James

Location:

Bangor, Down

Comments:

Hey! I have followed your site with interest in recent years, as I have also been growing a few palms here in Bangor.

How did yours cope with this winter, I have seen many across NI dead already, even right on the coast in Holywood.

I have lost one very delicate one (Min -2C), with surprisingly survived last winter!

Thankfully doubled digit temperatures have now returned!

Reply: Hi there :)
I'll be posting an update sometime soon, some stuff is damaged but most seems ok so far. Guess I won't know until spring is well established.
Yea the cordylines were badly hit this year, most places having seen all time record lows :( but they should recover.
Did you seriously only see -2C??? I doubt it this winter. If so, I want to live where you live!!!

25 - September 4, 2010 6:12 pm

Name:

Craig

Location:

Gainesville, Florida

Comments:

As a former Belfast native, your website is excellent, such a nice selection of palms. Yes hard to believe but parts of "norn iron" are in a milder climate zone than parts of Florida, Gainesville included (zone 8B). Very nice to see someone with a garden with more exotics than the usual boring hedge and grass and a handful of bulbs, so keep up the good work. I think there is a T.fortuni infront of the palm house at the Botanical Gardens behind Queen's (well it used to be there). I have book marked your page and will be sure to check it from time to time.

Reply: Cool! Although direct comparison with climate zones in the US is a wee bit dodgy...... bet you can still grow many more palms in your 8b than I can in my 9a..... BTW we had an 8b winter last year :( but still can grow palms :)

26 - May 26, 2010 10:41 am

Name:

Paul J Tavares

Location:

Surrey

Comments:

Great site!!!

27 - May 3, 2010 6:49 pm

Name:

Elizabeth Miesfeld

Location:

Tucson, AZ

Comments:

My son, Barrett, swam in the Irish Nationals Apr29/May2. May 3rd the swim group toured around Dublin. We just received word they will not be flying home as scheduled due to the ash from the Icelandic volcano. Thank you for having your webcam set up. I will check again for as long s my son and the other swimmers are not permitted to fly to the USA.

Thank you!
Elizabeth Miesfeld

28 - March 17, 2010 1:02 pm

Name:

Jimmy McDaniel

Location:

Comments:

Love the web cam. We are from California, USA. Will be in Ireland/Scotland April 27. Can't wait to see your beautiful country
Lois & Jimmy

29 - January 15, 2010 3:19 pm

Name:

Private

Location:

Private

Comments:

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30 - June 22, 2009 4:46 am

Name:

Private

Location:

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Comments:

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31 - March 17, 2009 5:26 pm

Name:

eastern wiseguy

Location:

EGAA

Comments:

GOOD SITE,GOOD LUCK WITH THE FLYING.Call in and see us sometime

Reply: Would love to, have had the same offer from 'the other place' (EGAC :-))

32 - March 11, 2009 10:12 pm

Name:

Don

Location:

California

Comments:

Great Page

33 - March 11, 2009 10:09 pm

Name:

Private

Location:

Private

Comments:

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34 - January 26, 2009 10:29 am

Name:

Sofia

Location:

Texas

Comments:

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Reply: Hi! Nice to hear from you & thanks for signing my guestbook! Had to remove your link as it wasn't appropriate, sorry!

35 - October 31, 2008 7:06 am

Name:

sean Cunningham

Location:

coleraine

Comments:

Thanks for an informative site. I am new to exotics and was finding it difficult to get info on plants for NI. Your site was a god send. I tried to e-mail you for further advise but it failed to go.

Reply: Hi Sean,
Thanks for the positive comments! You have to remove the 'IHATESPAM' from the email address provided by the 'email me' link - sorry about this but it's a necessity otherwise I will get bombarded with junk mail!

36 - October 15, 2008 2:25 am

Name:

Jyothi

Location:

India

Comments:

Hi
Your websites is the best one, its not easy to do such a wonderful work.

Reply: Thanks for the comments! Had to remove the link as I didn't feel it was appropriate, sorry!

37 - August 5, 2008 8:44 pm

Name:

Gregg Stelzer

Location:

Winston-Salem,North Carolina, USA

Comments:

Just happened to find your web site and I thought that your plants are fantastic! We are a bit colder in the winter than your area, but we do grow about 90% of the exotics that you grow. Our HOT and Humid summers do give the plants a healthy shot of growth. I was surprised not to see some Fatsia Japonica growing in your garden, although not a palm, quite tropical looking and is very popular in North Carolina as an accent plant near palms. I enjoyed every pic of your wonderful plantings! Bye Y'all Gregg Stelzer

Reply: Hi Gregg, I've been to South (not North unfortunately!) Carolina in summer and I know all about the heat & humidity! Saw lots of palms there though, mostly hardier species such as sabals. Could use some of your hot weather right now! Oh BTW I do have a fatsia :-)

38 - January 5, 2008 7:55 pm

Name:

Surfing

Location:

USA

Comments:

You have an awesome web site, Thanks for allowing me to sign your guest book. To the evangelist, pastors, teachers, and other outreach workers, who have been looking for material to win souls and build church growth, go to fishingforsouls.com where you can print over 135 English (KJV) & Spanish (RVR) Tracts online for FREE. God Bless.

39 - February 3, 2007 5:07 pm

Name:

Philip McErlean

Location:

Belfast

Comments:

Very impressed with your plantings and very envious of the Jubaea in particular! (Must update my own web pages, having seen yours - too ashamed to give the URL!)
Philip

Reply: Hey Philip, I've seen your site and it's not half bad :-) nice trachies.....

40 - July 29, 2006 12:40 pm

Name:

Brian Lowe

Location:

Larne,County Antrim

Comments:

41 - March 18, 2006 1:25 pm

Name:

Eileen Calder

Location:

north belfast

Comments:

I was looking at your exotic plants pages thinking I was looking at plants grown in Florida or at least the south of England imagine my shock when I realised where you are. It has been very inspirational. I have a very small garden but am very fond of tropical looking plants. Thankyou

Reply: Hi Eileen,
Glad you enjoyed my site, hope the info was useful!

42 - January 7, 2006 8:42 am

Name:

Jacques RAJADE

Location:

Montferrier sur lez 34980 France

Comments:

Hi Gavin,
Try to use the email of your site, but it does not work
Please email me your new email
Thanks
Best wishes for 2006
Jacques

Reply: Bonjour Jacques, et meilleurs voeux pour 2006! Il faut supprimer 'IHATESPAM'

43 - January 4, 2006 3:36 pm

Name:

Gavin McCormick

Location:

Belfast

Comments:

Just upgraded my guestbook, entries will once again appear immediately. The new version incorporates some protection against abuse of this facility. Go on, sign it, you know you want to....

44 - December 21, 2005 6:23 pm

Name:

Private

Location:

Private

Comments:

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45 - September 19, 2005 10:48 am

Name:

Janine

Location:

Jersey

Comments:

Great to read of your enthusiasm, I'm on the same route as you, but perhaps a little luckier with the climate?! I agree that it is the winter wet that gets them in the end. Have you tried any of the Cordylines?

Reply: Hi Janine,
Yes the Channel Islands must have one of the best climates in the British Isles! We're not too far behind here though, probably losing out more on summer heat if anything. I have a few cordylines (they were the first exotics I grew). Cordylines are everywhere here & I would personally like to see some true palms becoming more widespread too!

46 - August 10, 2005 7:02 am

Name:

Andy Queen

Location:

Bangor County Down

Comments:

Hi there Gav, excellent to here of another Palmaholic here in Norin Iron.
Great Website and great Garden.

You are more than welcome to visit my place in Sunny Bangor.

King Regards Andy.

Reply: Great to hear from you Andy! I may take you up on that when I get a chance! You garden looks very impressive from the pics I've seen :-)

Update (Oct 08): Having now seen your garden Andy I can say that photos on an internet site don't do it justice. You are welcome to visit my place also!

47 - July 9, 2005 10:35 am

Name:

ady

Location:

Comments:

i enjoyed my 10minutes of browsing the site, not sure how i got here tho=|

48 - June 25, 2005 4:06 pm

Name:

Gavin McCormick

Location:

Belfast

Comments:

OK... My ISP have launched a new CGI platform which should have corrected the previous problems. This entry has appeared, therefore it must be working! Once again, if your entry was lost due to the previous disaster, could I ask you to re-sign it.
Many thanks :-)
G