Windmill Palm

Windmill Palm is a genuinely satisfying plant to grow, but I want to be upfront about one thing: red palm weevil damage in warmer European regions. I've dealt with it twice now and it takes consistent attention to manage. Beyond that, remarkable toughness once properly established makes it one of m…

Someone gave me Windmill Palm as a birthday gift and I barely knew what it was. Two years later it's my most treasured plant and I've spent more time researching it than I'd care to admit. The key discovery was avoiding cutting healthy green fronds as this stresses the plant — once that clicked, th…

I planted Windmill Palm without expecting much and it's become one of the most satisfying things in my garden. long-lived structure that becomes more impressive over decades is something I couldn't have predicted from looking at it in a nursery. You only understand it once the plant is established a…

I nearly gave up on Windmill Palm after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on avoiding cutting healthy green fronds as this stresses the plant and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a large decorative pot as a patio centrepiece and has genuinely t…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Windmill Palm and I'm not entirely sure why. slow recovery from transplant shock when moved as large specimens has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on feeding with a palm-specific slow-release ferti…

My first attempt at Windmill Palm failed — root bound decline in pots left too long without repotting got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again. The second attempt, with proper attention to planting in free-draining …

I've been growing Windmill Palm for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. best planting and repotting in late spring as soil warms was the clear high point — everything you're told about Windmill Palm at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every…

I'm a busy person and can't give every plant the attention the books recommend. Here's what I've learned about the minimum viable care for Windmill Palm. avoiding cutting healthy green fronds as this stresses the plant is genuinely non-negotiable — skip this and the plant declines noticeably. Every…

I don't have a garden so a poolside or coastal garden planting is my only option for Windmill Palm. It absolutely works — with the right attention to wrapping the crown with fleece in winter for borderline hardy species you can get excellent results in containers. association with warmth and holida…

I've grown several varieties within the Windmill Palm family and have some observations to share. association with warmth and holiday destinations worldwide varies noticeably between them, more than catalogue descriptions suggest. The care fundamentals are shared — feeding with a palm-specific slow-…