Search Results for: Tropical
Garden: Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden
Located in the city of Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden has a mission: to save tropical plant diversity by exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants; fundamental to this task is inspiring a greater knowledge and love for plants and gardening so that all can enjoy the beauty and bounty of the tropical world.
Garden: Miami Beach Botanical Garden
This 4.5 acre botanical garden is a showcase of orchids, tropical plants and trees, a Japanese Garden.
Garden: John Cossham's Composting Demonstration Gard
80m x 7m (240 feet x 21 feet) untidy garden with many mature trees including fruit trees, some raised beds with veg, and many many different compost systems. 'Dalek' bins, pallet bins, greencone, tumblers, wormeries, compost toilet.
Visitors welcome.
Garden: Ann Norton Sculpture Garden
The Ann Norton Sculpture Garden displays beautiful sculptures set to tropical landscapes. Visiting this place will make you feel like Indiana Jones venturing into the belly of a jungle. This garden is great to visit, especially for young explorers!
Garden: Bamboo Garden
My garden is in St. Petersburg, FL with four types of tropical bamboo. Hanging from the bamboo branches I grow all types of orchids. It is a paradise in the works. I love it and so do the birds!
Garden: Casa Lola
My tropical garden is in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico and sunshine is abundant. The banana trees are my favourites, bending low with fruit. Lime trees, sour orange and mangos. A tall papaya tree bends over the roof. Avacados are growing so well this year.
Next year I want to put in the Koi pond and fountains.
Garden: Costa Rican Tropical Garden
My garden is in the Guanacaste providence of Costa Rica. We over look Playa Hermosa and here in this part of the country lots of things grow as we are in the tropics. That said, the plants here also have to be drought resistant as for about 6 months of the year there is no rain.
Garden: Quiet oasis
100X100 lot using lots of themes and plant material. Xeriscaping,water,grasses,shade,english beds, roses,oldfashion beds,tropical, and vegetable. This garden was created 3 years ago.
Garden: Canadian Tropics
I really enjoy growing all things tropical. I grow many outdoors and some in the sunroom.
Garden: Sophie's garden
Our garden is a classic cottage garden in many ways; it has flower beds but I have added succulents and more tropical exotic plants. It has a cherry tree, magnolia tree, apple tree and some NZ natives like a mature lancewood. I hope to plant more natives.
Garden: 84 in Tarlton
Mostly indigenous (couldn't find the Indigenous Garden Style) planted to withstand severe frost, attract birds, insects, butterflies, lizards, frogs and small mammals. Trees consist of Acacias, Karees and Celtis.
Have planted Aloe ferox, Echeveria elegans, Cape Reed grass, Tiger grass, Sword ferns and various other indigenous shrubs like Buddleie salvifolia (Butterfly Bush), Haleria lucida (Tree Fuchsia), Erigerons, Restio grasses and a Cycad transvenosus (Encephalartos transvenosus).
Some of my regular garden visitors : Mole snake (my resident one is called Molly), Rinkhals (Spitting Cobra), Egyptian Geese, Hedgehogs, Mountain tortoise, Guinea fowl, Barn Owl, Eagle Owl and, of course, all the local birds.
"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is
to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love, to garden!"
- Marcus Aurelius
Garden: ARBOR ESSENCE
Set at the end of a mist belt, this north-facing sub-tropical garden is established with indigenous, mostly endemic trees, shrubs and soft plants. Started in 1997, some trees have grown at a rate exceeding 1 metre/year, so most of the garden is in dappled shade. There are about 500 different plant species, 300 of which are trees. 2 rivers are present - 1 bisects the 4000m2 property, while 1 runs along the bottom boundary. Snakes and bush-babies are common visitors, and we have a good collection of web-weaving spiders. A lot of life is resident on the adjacent Krantzkloof Nature Reserve, and we benefit from the large assortment of birdlife found there. Temperatures range from 5'C to 35'C, and rainfall approx. 1000mm/year.
Garden: Sub tropical
Mixture of indigenous and exotic plants for both shade and sun spots. Allways on the lookout for new plants. Grow own plants from seed or cuttings. Love to use colour. Have also got different fruit trees for our own use.
Garden: Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens (HKZBG) is located on the northern slope of Victoria Peak with a highest point of 100 metres and a lowest point of 62 metres above sea level. HKZBG, occupies an area of 5.6 hectares was founded in 1871 as a Botanic Garden and renamed in 1975 as Botanical and Zoological Gardens to reflect the increased commitments to zoological exhibits. Construction works of the Garden started in 1860 and the first stage was opened to the public in 1864.
There are more than 1,000 species in the Garden planted in such a way as to achieve natural beauty. Most of them are indigenous to tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Although small, the botanical collection includes members of the major plant groups such as Conifer, Fig, Palm, Gum Trees, Magnolia, Camellia, Azalea, Philodendron of exotic origin as well as the native flora. The Dawn Red-wood, the local Ailanthus, Crapnell's Camellia, Grantham's Camellia and Yellow Camellia provide rarity. The Norfolk Island Pine, Travellers-tree, Royal Palm, Asoka Tree, Forest Grey Gum and the Elephant Apple provide distinctive features in form, leaf-shape, bark and fruit.
Garden: The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens comprises more than six thousand plant species, which were brought to Israel from all over the world and are being preserved for the benefit and enjoyment of the public. The plants are displayed in six sections, each designed to create a miniature landscape of the region of origin of the plants. The Gardens also boasts a tropical greenhouse in the name of Florence Dvorsky, which contains a wide variety of plants from tropical regions. The University Botanical Gardens operates enrichment programs for school children - from kindergarten to secondary school - on numerous and diverse subjects dealing with nature and preservation of the environment.
Garden: Villa Flores
combination, palms, heliconias, gingers, tropical fruit, sq ft vegetables, fruit trees
Garden: www.floridagardens.ning.com
A variety of tropical plants includes bamboos, bromeliads, palm trees and other exotic plants. Fruit trees includes mangos, avocados, oranges lemons, pineapples. A tiki hut make for a serene spot to rest in the middle of the day. A koi pond add beauty to the landscape .
Garden: Jarretaderas new garden
We live in tropical Mexico and are trying to establish a garden on stony, sandy acid soil so have had a large compost bin made and planted lots of bouganvilleas. I have high hopes for my vanilla orchid even though we were infested by many decorative caterpillars this autumn.
Garden: Blooming Buds
Our garden has mostly Tropical plants, such as Halaconis, Ferns, Plumeria,palms.....ect.
Garden: Soul Therapy
backyard tropical garden on challenging terrain. It is mostly what I do to relax...I enjoy growing new native plants and adding them to my garden.
Garden: My backyard garden.
I love tropical plants, specially fruits tree and have many of them, grown from seeds. Have mango trees than have already produced fruits, also Papayas, different types of bananas and a small veggie garden. I love to plant from seed and I’m very successful at it.
Now I'm trying my luck with Orchids, have about 10 or so and many are already blooming, but I need to learn about it, I just got me some AOS magazine….
Garden: Daikokucho Garden
Since our house is built on a platform on the side of Tenjin mountain, our garden has several small flower beds and many potted plants.
Garden: ?
Inhereted a wisteria covered garden, which is still coming up with wist. shoots, inspite of trying to get rid of it repeatedly. Am trying to create a sub-tropical garden, but am presently having trouble with my broamiliads, which I had been told would be very easy. Have also not have much success with frangipany and did not realise that I should haave cut back my hibiscus. Did manage to transplant silver ferns and am also slowly getting rid of the bulbs of the ferns, which were very prolific before I tried to sort the garden, for my daughter's wedding 20th Feb.
Garden: lagar ruvria sato pitar montes de malaga spai
in full sun most of the day .vegetable best winter,spring very tropical.soil not to good but after 10 years getting there
Garden: My Roznow Farm
One field that is 150 feet by 150 feet to grow commercial quantity potatoes and corn and string beans for the food bank, one second smaller patch about 45 feet by 45 feet for growing an assortment of veges for myself, my friends and for homeless shelters. Additionally a large area of open green space dotted with trees, some fruit, some evergreen. It's a farm more than a garden.
Garden: Tranquility
At this stage a new garden, ground with lots of building rubble, drainage quite well. In the shade I have tropical plants, in the semi sun ponytail, yesterday today tomorrow,no real colour.
Garden: Solace Corner
A very small garden, but well-kept for my amateur gardening standards. There are 5 palm trees, 3 on the outside of my fence and 2 inside. Mixture of sorts: 3 different coloured bougainvilleas, basil, savila, passionflower and "copa de oro" vines cover the front fence for extra privacy, banana, chaya, papaya, various others of which I dont know the proper name (despeinadas?), bird of paradise,etc.
I would like to put more colour into the garden, and maybe some vegetables in conatiners. Any suggestions for the area? Tulum's soil is not very fertile, due to the fact that the Yucatan Peninsula is a huge shelf of limestone. I usually bring back more fertile earth from inland areas. Digging can sometimes be hard because of the huge quantity of rocks that can get quite big.
Garden: Our Lady of the Lake
Three acres of tropical trees, plants and flowers. We have the fragrant Ylang-ylang trees surrounding our outdoor breakfast nook. Just in the front yard are: Voyager palm, Royal Palm, Breadfruit tree, Nimm trees, platinos, year-round flowering Musiendas, Elephant foot palm, gardenia plants, Lluvia de Oro plants, orchids, laurels (around the pool), 3 Allspice trees, countless vivid red, orange and yellow Banderas Espanol, hybiscus everywhere, fragrant Azucenas, bougenvilla, Miami palms, fan palms and assorted trees and flowers that I cannot recall the names. There are several tall, skinny cypress trees near the fountain, several cypress trees that look more like Christmas trees than cypress. The entire garden is bursting with bright, vivid colors and a walk-about the garden assails your olfactory senses with myrid of fragrances. Needless to say, the garden calls out to the hummingbirds and doves, plus a multitude of other flying aves. Pictures are forthcoming. Welcome to my Garden.
Garden: Our Lady of the Lake
Three acres of tropical trees, plants and flowers. We have the fragrant Ylang-ylang trees surrounding our outdoor breakfast nook. Just in the front yard are: Voyager palm, Royal Palm, Breadfruit tree, Nimm trees, platinos, year-round flowering Musiendas, Elephant foot palm, gardenia plants, Lluvia de Oro plants, orchids, laurels (around the pool), 3 Allspice trees, countless vivid red, orange and yellow Banderas Espanol, hybiscus everywhere, fragrant Azucenas, bougenvilla, Miami palms, fan palms and assorted trees and flowers that I cannot recall the names. There are several tall, skinny cypress trees near the fountain, several cypress trees that look more like Christmas trees than cypress. The entire garden is bursting with bright, vivid colors and a walk-about the garden assails your olfactory senses with myrid of fragrances. Needless to say, the garden calls out to the hummingbirds and doves, plus a multitude of other flying aves. Pictures are forthcoming. Welcome to my Garden.
Garden: Our Lady of the Lake
Three acres of tropical trees, plants and flowers. We have the fragrant Ylang-ylang trees surrounding our outdoor breakfast nook. Just in the front yard are: Voyager palm, Royal Palm, Breadfruit tree, Nimm trees, platinos, year-round flowering Musiendas, Elephant foot palm, gardenia plants, Lluvia de Oro plants, orchids, laurels (around the pool), 3 Allspice trees, countless vivid red, orange and yellow Banderas Espanol, hybiscus everywhere, fragrant Azucenas, bougenvilla, Miami palms, fan palms and assorted trees and flowers that I cannot recall the names. There are several tall, skinny cypress trees near the fountain, several cypress trees that look more like Christmas trees than cypress. The entire garden is bursting with bright, vivid colors and a walk-about the garden assails your olfactory senses with myrid of fragrances. Needless to say, the garden calls out to the hummingbirds and doves, plus a multitude of other flying aves. Pictures are forthcoming. Welcome to my Garden.
Garden: Mi jardin en Alto Boquete, Panamá
We live in Alto Boquete, Panamá. We have two seasons...dry and rainy and grow an abundance, all sorts of tropical plants in this climate. We ocassionally get "bajareque", which is the mist from the mountains, especially with the changing of the seasons from "winter" to "summer", including high winds. We look forward to planting more and more plants and welcome any suggestions how to make our gardens even more beautiful than what they are!
Garden: Mi jardin en Alto Boquete, Panamá
Our gardens are full of native plants that thrive in a summer/winter climate. Our summer climate has high winds, no rain and lots of sun. Our "winter" climate is rainy, but not full days of rain. The sun usually appears in the morning until about 3:00 pm and then the rains come in. Our gardens are full of tropical plants and we are always looking to add more!!
Garden: The Botanic Garden Berlin-Dahlem
The Botanic Garden Berlin-Dahlem comprises an area of 126 acres and hence is one of the world´s largest and most important gardens. About 22,000 different species of plants are cultivated here. In the 39 acres of the plant-geography section - one of the biggest of its kind in the world - you can travel all the way around the Northern Hemisphere, and in the 42 acre Arboretum and taxonomy section you can get an insight into the relationship among woody and herbaceous plants. The greenhouse complex consists of 16 houses open to the public and offers the possibility to travel through tropical and subtropical vegetation. These living collections, along with the preserved collections, form the basis for the continued expansion of scientific study within the plant kingdom, with the goal to deepen the knowledge necessary for the utilization and protection of plant diversity on earth.
Source: http://www.bgbm.org/BGBM/garden/default_e.htm
Garden: Amarillo Botanical Gardens
The Amarillo Botanical Gardens features a recently constructed tropical conservatory which showcases a flourishing indoor collection of exotic plants. Open year round, the conservatory creates a spectacular backdrop to the surrounding four acres of seasonal landscape. Explore the diverse natural beauty of numerous outdoor themed plantings which include Japanese, fragrance, xeric and butterfly gardens.
Source: http://www.amarillobotanicalgardens.org/index.php
Garden: Las Haciendas
Palms trees, orchids, bromelias, rocks, heliconias, pherns. water falls,Tropical garden
Garden: mrs c dockery
A tropical garden in a semi 99ft by 18 ft on a slope with tree ferns sun house palms banana,s and succulents with lots of things to make it more interesting like metal lizards climbing the palms , with colourful glass lamps, spiders ,candles , its beautiful
Garden: Rosa Maria: Garden with great view!!!!
My backgarden is funny, colorfull, creative and great view to the city. I love my bouganvillas, water pond with rocks of Rosarito beach, and my climber (cissus) is too tall (4 floor). And the space is to appropiate to do workshop with my family and friends!!!! I love my garden and learn every day about all my plants, succulents, water plants, climber, bambu, tropical, dessertic and my hanging basket. Sorry my english is to limit. But the garden is my passion!!!!
Garden: Elizabeth & Alan's sub tropical garden
Our garden is a mixture of sub-tropical, roses, vegetables and traditional with mostly flowering shrubs.It is divided into two with mostly sub-tropical round a swimming pool and other more traditional plants in the other half. The garden has all day sun.
Garden: Common Corridor Potted Garden
My tropical garden consist of Orchids, Bamboo,Aloe, Cactus,Hoya..... many which i have picked up when other throw them away due to wilting.
Garden: Marshie's garden
I have some trees, shrubs, perenials, annuals and veggies. Just follow my own heart, therefor my garden's style is unique - Marsh-style. I plant what I like, not what's "correct"
Garden: Very Small & Compact Tropical Garden !!
Agaves, Palms, Yuccas, Bananas, Gingers, Eucomis, Cannas
Garden: Hapimag Resort Garden
The Hapimag site is 11ha of low-rise apartment buildings, sub-tropical gardens and mature trees. However, this is all changing: we have just embarked on a project to transform the water-hungry landscaping into a mediterranean garden, using only native plants and sustainable maintenance.
Garden: Yady's Garden in Altos
My garden is a mixture of flowering plants, tropical plants, palms, fruit trees, veggies, herbs and ground covers.
Garden: Chevalier's Tropical Back-Yard
I'm trying to create a colorful backyard garden with a tropical influence since my wife comes from central america. I have a windmill palm, two varieties of bamboo, several types of lilies, hostas and azelas, etc. I have been unsuccessful with fern trees and hardy bananas (although I love them both).
Garden: My little jungle
I have a tropical looking entrance to my garden with cycads and leopard trees, lots of nice greenery
Garden: Childhood Garden
I was born on a farm north of Johannesburg. We had pigs, chicken, rabbits and always a lot of pets. Gardening was our hobby. It became residential and the garden became partitioned into a tropical part, an alpine part, fruit orchard, cactus garden, vegetable garden and large lawns. We eventually divided the property into four and sold all the plots, us siblings moved to various parts of the globe... More photos will follow when I scan them...
Garden: Home sweet Home
All Potted plants. Fruits and veggies out front in the full Sun. Flowers in the back for the birds and bees. tropical jungle in my bed room. House plants almost every where else. the basement is where station is at.
Garden: My patch of paradise
Hi, have recently moved house and have a blank canvas of a back garden. Really love exotic/tropical, but not sure where to start. Work in progress!!!!
Garden: Tropical Plants
recently I spend my time on gardening,it's really enjoyeable and exciting.talking with them while watering.Lastyear I planted various of vegetables like 24kind in a very small space.Show some pic.take a look!
Garden: Noal's garden for birds and bees
We have a section where it has a tropical flavour a section where we plant annuals, a section where we have a variety of shrubs. There are also berry bearing shrubs and trees which attract the birds, and flowers which attract the bees .
Garden: Stephen's Exotic Garden
A garden based on exotic/tropical planting. It is a mixed garden with palms, succulents, cacti and tropical bedding plant/climbers.
Garden: gerards private oasis in maudlin court
private half acre garden with cottage style perinnuals,small wildlife pond with waterlillies and koi fish,english perfumed hybrid tea roses and tiger lillies.wysteria covered house frontal,small terrace dining area with grape vines and succilents.garden illumenated by night with added waterfeatures fountains throughout.
Garden: "Starweaver's Secret Garden"
Thames township,on the banks of the Firth of Thames,North Island.New Zealand.I live in a small complex of self-contained purpose built(for unwell/older/disabled folk), units/apartments..mine is 2 bedrooms,internal garage,fully enclosed back yard and open front yard..I moved here 16mths ago,and it was shingle with lots of concrete and a few grassy bits growing on 4" of soil..it is now fully supporting me with 3 small raised vegi gardens.privacy with native trees,potted climbers,and changing daily a great source of delight for me as a semi-disabled unwell womoon.stay tuned.
Garden: Tropical and flowering garden
I have over 102 roses in my garden. My garden is tropical as well as many flowering plants, I have many Azalea's and Fuschia's in it. I love all plants etc. Our house is on 1645 sq metres, we have a lovely heated splash pool, surrounded by tropical palms,tree ferns,roses ,azaleas,fuschias etc etc.I love gardening.
Garden: Gregs Banana Farm
I went from a no style garden to a tropical garden. Its been fun.
How it all started was; I bought a banana plant from Wal Marts on cleareance for one dollar. I wanted to find out some information about the plant . I went online and found a garden site called www.bananas.org and the rest is history !
I have queen palms,sago palms,fruit trees,grapes,vegtables,strawberries,black berries,cannas,gingers,elephant ears,angel trumpet and lots of banana plants. I will try any tropical plant that will grow in my zone.
I added a small goldfish pond.I love my goldfish.
I have a chicken coop. Three silkie chickens,one splash,two partridge and one modern game little roo there my babies.
I recently got into worm composting.
I love my garden.Its a place for me to go and forget all the things around me.Its like another land.
Garden: Alan's Jungle Sanctuary
A small Tropical garden in South Bucks specialising in banana plants and other big leaves. Most plants are container grown to enable winter storage.
Garden: CONNIES GARDEN
MY GARDEN HAS A MIX OF EVERYTHING , ROSES BLOOMING FLOWERS , EDIBLES , HERBS AND ALL KINDS OF TROPICALS PLUS HUGE FERNS!
Garden: The smallest evergreen forest
mainly palms and cycads, floor covered with pebbels, some antique stones and clay pots, beneath the trees.
Garden: Wild and Wonderful
Very low maintenance, mature, coastal garden. We love it. Birds, bees, butterflies, frogs toads, snakes and fish love it.
Garden: In domo patris
It is a garden with some English sculpture items (a stone statue, and a couple of bronze), with shrubs in the border and with creepers (mainly the lilac trumpet vine) growing up on trellises.
Garden: Frost free high altitude garden
My garden is located about 5,200 ft above sea level, in the foothills next to a large lake, within a 600 meter surburban-size lot with front and rear yards. I use Sunset climate zones 23-24 & H1 when investigating plant hardiness. My recorded high temperature is around 90f(32c) & low 46f(8c). Summer rains and dry winters.
Garden: el nido
Small garden. Both sides of the stairs in the first floor apartment.Need soil and drain system. It has some orchids, heliconias and grass.One small space for herbs.
Garden: Cape Escape
Live on a creek bank. Beautiful soil which makes it easy for gardening ie. digging etc. Lots of rainfull in the wet too which helps.
Garden: Jardin de Montesoro
Jardin de Montesoro resides on ten hectares of land in the Nicoya Peninsula, Puntarenas, Montezuma. We have nature trails and an ocean view to the Pacific. It is a privilege to have clean air, abundant wildlife, two rivers, so-far-discovered three natural springs, and a whole lot of love in this garden. I bought the property in 1996 and have planted drought-resistant plants. I came to this website because I was searching for how to make a birdbath. Of course, the birds here are amazing.
Garden: Kwazulu Natal: Large suburban garden - high r
Our plot was around 2000 square meters so we had plenty of space. The previous owners had done very little to the garden and most was looking tired and neglected.
Garden: Grub's Jungle Hideout.
Click on the first picture and have a look through, you never know you might like it. U.K.Young Hardy/Half hardy Jungle garden heavily planted with Bamboos, Palms and about 10 different Musa and Ensete Banana types.All in rural Oxfordshire. U.K.
Garden: Redsquirrels exotic experience
currently learning how to grow palms,yuccas and agaves. yuccas would rank as my favourites as ive achieved more success with these since i started.gradually planting them out as and when ready apart from a few specimens to remain in containers just incase the weather gets even worse over winter
Garden: SECRET garden
beautiful in the summer like being on holiday , tree ferns , palms cycads , succulents with glass lamps and lizards ,candles all adding to the atmosphere
Garden: trail and error...
It is a mixture of fruit, veg and flowers. All the plants are there for a reason and with great importance given to wold life.
There are 2 water features with water plants and a small med area.
It has been an experiment to match basic theory and practical ideas, a great deal of trial and error but all aimed to a happy end!
Garden: trail and error...
It is a mixture of fruit, veg and flowers. All the plants are there for a reason and with great importance given to wold life.
There are 2 water features with water plants and a small med area.
It has been an experiment to match basic theory and practical ideas, a great deal of trial and error but all aimed to a happy end!
Garden: Steves Exotic Playground
Growing a wide range of exotic plants,mainly bananas,palms and aroids with an ever increasing collection of play equipment,lol
Garden: Fronds of the earth
A subtropical themed garden containing a sumptuous array of over 40 different bamboos, around 15 types of hardy palms, along with lushous large leaves from plants such as canna,musa and gunnera. A jungle hut,tree house, koi pond with bridge and many winding paths lead you through tree ferns, exotic flowers and dry succulent beds, The tropics meet asia, meet the mediteranean, meet australasia, meet Devonshire!!
Garden: GYST Acres
More bananas, aroids, gingers and bamboos than anything else, but there is a huge assortment of charming creatures, and a moderate sized areas for compost works
Marilyn Muller
I have different garden corners Herb, ferns, tropcal, bali, pots 100s,hibiscus, creepers, stags and orchids, palms, keeps me busy.
Audrey
This is a tropical garden near Rio de Janeiro. We have a wet, humid summer and a dry, cold winter. There are many high trees, like palms and pines but also little shrubs with flowers. There are several kinds of yasmin so the smell is just amazing! We have different flowers all year round.
Susumu Sano
I live near Lake Biwa-ko (The biggest lake in Japan) of Shiga,Japan where left Kyoto by car for 30 minutes. There are a lot of Japanese gardens ( Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines) and botanical garden in and around Kyoto. And here is the area where nature is left. The climate is warm, and we have the four seasons. I enjoy the making of Japanese vegetables in the backyard that is not so large. The compost (organic fertilizer) is made from garbage and dead leaf at home. From this year, I came to perform gardening to see a TV program of the vegetables gardening even during the winter. I enjoy fishing at sea, trip, the breeding of the dog, the tropical fish and the bell cricket other than gardening. I hope to make friends abroad and want to share information about gardening and the culture. Please contact me if you like.
Karen Kennedy
My husband I moved to Panamá in October of 2007. Being an avid gardener in NY State made gardening in Panamá, Central America...a real challenge. We have learned so much about gardening in the last two years and just love adding new plants to our gardens!!
Andrew Smith
I like all things spiky and tropical looking. I love Agaves... and Cannas, Hedychium (Gingers), Musa Basjoo (Bananas), Yuccas, Eucomis (Pineapple Lily), Trachycarpus fortunei (Palm), Chamaerops humilis (Dwarf Palm) etc
Jeremy Chevalier
I have a 1/3 acre lot with terraced rock retaining walls that create a dynamic gardening scape. My wife is from central america so we try to bring a tropical influence to our yard by using broad leafed plants and bright bold flowers. I have several bamboos, a windmill palm, a few pompass grass, lots of azelas, hostas, and lilies. I would really love to learn how to maintain fern palms and hardy bananas, but so far no such luck!
Stephen Pond
My friends are amazing gardeners and have beautiful landscapes. They helped, and taught me a few things and now I am hooked. I have been doing this for about eight years now. My inside walls is the living area, so it's mostly a tropical theme, with a mixture of Aesthetic plants, and also plants used for food such as herbs, fruit trees, and flowers for tea. The outside wall contains mostly drought tolerant plants.
Greg
I love to garden. I live in Fresno,California. It gets hot in the summer and cold in the winter here. I started my garden many years ago. It was more like a cottage style. Than I got hooked on banana plants and all tropical plants. My garden is ever changing.I love palms,gingers and cannas. I have a small goldfish pond which I love. I just recently added a small chicken coop. I have three silkies and one modern game . There my babies. I love my chickens. I started worm composting. I work full time for a recycling company and I take care of my mother she is 83. Mom loves the garden. She loves to set by the chicken pin and watches the chickens for hours at a time. I am looking forward to meeting other gardners and seeing all the nice gardens here.
Alan OBrien
I (try) to grow tropical plants in the UK mostly container based bananas, bamboo and palms. I also grow carniverous plants and organic veg in containers. My latest horticultural adventure is some DIY hydroponics which so far seems to be working.
Japanese maple and Korean azalea in full glory. It's like a vacation to tropical Chicago.
Asplenium scolopendrium, Musa basjoo pups in the middle and on the right at the back of the border, a tropical plant, can't remember it's name though
