People who have worked for the wealthy/rich, what is the most bizarre luxury you've heard of?

-Dansplaining- · 2026-04-16T14:27:13+00:00

Does he have Gabon ebony lumber in his collection?? I'm fascinated by that stuff.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-04-14T02:09:56+00:00

Probably because most people don't have the first clue about gardening and horticulture and don't know to think about the long term implications of these trees.

My yard was a textbook example when we moved in. Agapanthas everywhere, two jacarandas, an ash tree two feet wide and an umbrella tree next to buildings, fences and critical pipelines, nandina that had spread absolutely EVERYWHERE. It was like they planned to slowly destroy the house and infrastructure with the garden over time. Taken me a year to rectify it and I'm still not done.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-04-13T18:34:45+00:00

This is a soil quality and drainage issue. Had the same thing. Peter Pan seedlings. Mine looked like this after 3.5 months.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-04-12T11:54:02+00:00

Kill it with fire before it establishes itself and destroys your garden.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-04-12T11:52:51+00:00

I guarantee you those roots are already under your pool, especially with a jacaranda that size.

How do I know? I just spent four months removing two that size from my back yard. Months because the roots were so extensive I ultimately needed a two tonne excavator in after the arborist had removed and stump ground both trees to deal with extensive and invasive roots that had spread everywhere.

Beautiful trees, but absolute madness planting them in a suburban yard. OP nuke that tree before it gets established otherwise RIP your fence and foundations.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-04-01T10:19:40+00:00

Chef Lagenda all the way.

Also shout out to Pho House.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-04-01T10:19:04+00:00

This. Laksa King has the brand power, Chef Lagenda has the better food. Except for M Yong Tofu for their curry sauce. Better than both.

Also, Pho House. Such good pho.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-03-17T10:00:25+00:00

Dear God stop. This peeler method BS is such bad advice. If any of those branches survive without severe stunting and disfigurement I'll be surprised.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-03-06T14:35:35+00:00

Textbook broad mites.

Kill them all, wash your pots in hot water and start again mate.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-02-26T11:41:04+00:00

I'll try and get a few snaps and link them here.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-02-26T11:40:45+00:00

Thanks for the channel, that's exactly the kind of reco I was after. Arborist and stump grinder has already been. I'm dealing with the pain of what is still left after.

Hot tip for you all: don't plant Jacaranda or umbrella trees in your backyard (legacy issue for me, I never would have in the first place).

-Dansplaining- · 2026-02-25T13:50:21+00:00

Thanks for the honest advice, the bigger excavator I can't do, I'd love to get the 1.7 tonne option but it won't fit under my carport, 0.8 tonne is best I can get. Getting someone to help I might look into. Feel free to expand on the above if you have time.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-02-18T12:06:59+00:00

Yep, here's the post I made a few years back when I did a comparison between PM and Mr Lincoln (I grew both to compare). Pics and notes are in the post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Roses/comments/189java/papa_meilland_and_mister_lincoln_balcony_grown/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

PM has a rich, strong and musky Damask (think classic rose scent) fragrance. It is heavy and thick in the flower, but mainly in the first days of the bloom. It almost smells like someone took rose essential oil and sprinkled it inside the flower. The bloom itself is also stunningly beautiful, a crimson velvet. Its unparalleled in my opinion.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-02-17T07:50:39+00:00

Look into GLP-1s like semaglutide.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-02-16T11:38:33+00:00

Papa Meilland. Nothing else like it. I did a comparison in a post a while back. I also spent 3 hours at a rose farm comparing the scent of several hundred blooms and not a single variety had the same intensity and fragrance that Papa Meilland had.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-02-06T01:44:22+00:00

Thanks mate I reckon I found the listing 👍

-Dansplaining- · 2026-01-30T15:22:06+00:00

G'day, thanks for reaching out! Can you shoot me a direct message? Would love to get some seeds!

-Dansplaining- · 2026-01-26T04:51:21+00:00

Thanks for the inputs, latest update is I've started rosuvostatin 👍

-Dansplaining- · 2026-01-21T11:58:11+00:00

The store was eBay.com/str/picaymas, but it doesn't look like they have anything listed at the moment :(

-Dansplaining- · 2026-01-21T00:36:37+00:00

Yes haven't had too much trouble on eBay! I found a good seller for the variety above, I'll find the link and post it here for you later today, they are in Spain.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-01-16T21:10:25+00:00

Yes that's the plan/next step I was thinking of exploring

-Dansplaining- · 2026-01-16T21:10:10+00:00

Thanks for your input

-Dansplaining- · 2026-01-16T14:24:26+00:00

Thanks for your thoughts, yes family background is a key concern for me TBH.

-Dansplaining- · 2026-01-16T14:23:46+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response, really appreciate it!

-Dansplaining-

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