Palms were the first trees we planted in our garden over 30 years ago. We even had six Ravenala madagascariensis, commonly known as the traveller's palm, like those that framed the iconic Raffles Hotel driveway here. They were chapped them down when they reached over 10 metres high as it was a challenge maintaining them and also because of a major dengue fever outbreak here. The large leaves were a potential breeding source for the Aedes mosquitoes as they collected and retained rainwater. We st