How to create a tropical look garden....when you're NOT in the tropics! Five great tips!!

This week on The Horti-Culturalists we look at Stephen's tropical look garden and learn exactly HOW he managed to create it in a cool climate! Five great tips for you to achieve the same results and with some plant suggestions to get you on your tropical way!
0:00 introduction
0:53 basic points to bear in mind
1:22 what are the key elements that evoke the tropics?
2:01 how to structure the planting
2:19 hard landscaping features
3:14 Plant choices: Aspidistra elatior
5:32 Plant choices: Indocalamus tessellatus - large leaved bamboo
6:33 Plant choices: Dicksonia antarctica - tree fern
9:07 Plant choices: Fatsia japonica
9:40 Plant choices: Fatsia japonica 'Variegata'
11:38 Plant choices: Alocasia
12:13 Plant choices: Livistona
12:25 Plant choices: Phyllostachys bambusoides - giant timber bamboo
12:51 Plant choices: Cordyline australis 'Variegata'
13:38 Plant choices: Melanoselinum decipiens, now know as Daucus decipiens - giant black parsley
14:35 Plant choices: Asplenium nidus - bird's nest fern
15:20 The five key tips to creating a tropical look garden

[cbjones]

I have a cast iron plant (Aspidistra) that has well and truly filled out its pot over the past few years. Wonderful to know I can plant it out into the perfect spot in our garden! Thanks for your videos

[TheEnchantedWoodnymph]

A big 'Thank You' for creating/sharing this wonderful video. I'm from Dallas, Texas and this is my kind of garden. Is it possible to discuss "Micro-climates" and how to better understand and create them? Many many Thanks 🌻🐝🌻

[mariale]

Layering is key to any garden! Thanks for sharing; it gave me ideas on what to do in my zone 7a garden for a tropical feel.

[LeeHowell]

Thanks. Just discovered your channel. Brilliant. ❤️. SE UK - opposite the Isle of Wight, Hampshire.

[peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo]

Aspidistra used to be a great pottes plant when we owned a flower shop in the 80's and 90's. It was hearty in Florida.
Nice video Matthew and Stephen.
Bamboo here in Windermere, Florida zone 9b (Orlando) is a Wild Grower.
Beautiful ferns.
As always. Well done and see you next week 👩‍🌾👍

[bryanclarke]

Grow aspidistra in the North of England outdoors without problems. Hardier than people think.

[mt]

Love the birds nest fern! If I plant it outside in an ideal location, then how large will it grow? I’m in zone 11b/12a.

[doozledumbler]

Arum hygrophilum can be a good addition. Pops up in winter and I never water it.

[Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

Wondering here if northern gardeners like FNQ pine for and try to create cool temperate gardens ..lol . I would feel seriously compromised by having a garden full of Palms Bromeliads and Philodendrons . We are a contrary lot sometimes.

[Kay-qtid]

My 96 year old dad has a two meter wide aspidistra that mum planted about 50 years ago, I am thinking of bringing it to my garden, will it transplant with success?

[saltlifess]

Why don't you just grow the clumping bamboos, that don't run!