A tropical garden full of plants with vibrant blooms and oversized foliage and an atmosphere of exotic living isn t just for warm climate gardens.
Small tropical garden ideas australia.
It thrives in tropical to subtropical conditions full sun to part shade in well drained soil says richard rimell from quercus gardens.
Even a tiny courtyard can be transformed into a glorious garden world where lush plant specimens rub shoulders with wonderful water features clever vertical gardens and stylish outdoor furniture.
These are all from gardeners world season 2017 and 2018.
With a few tricks and a bit of planning you can create your own tropical look and feel in all but the coldest zones around the country.
A tropical garden means bringing the key elements of the tropics right into your own backyard bunnings landscape buyer katrina gatt agrees and says anyone can create a tropical garden theme if they know the right ingredients for.
Tropical gardens typically resemble jungles with plenty of lush foliage filling every nook and cranny.
It is suitable for full sun to part shade heat tolerant and drought tolerant although it looks best with regular watering.
Flowers are stunning and brighten any garden heavy on foliage.
Whether you want inspiration for planning a tropical garden renovation or are building a designer garden from scratch houzz has 17 218 images from the best designers decorators and architects in the country including utopia landscape design and christian jenkins landscape design.
You can pack a lot of wow into small spaces.
With its slender trunk and arching fronds the australian tree fern cyathea cooperi makes a stunning feature plant.
Heliconia strawberries cream a beautiful small heliconia for tropical gardens.
Flowers for many months at a time.
A screenshot compilation of small tropical gardens.