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Tropical garden in the UK
What are the best plants/trees for making a garden look almost tropical in the UK?
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"Chusan Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei), Magnolia Grandiflora, Magnolia delavayii, Fatsia Japonica, Eriobotrya Japonica, Chamaerops humilis, Tetrapanax papyrifera, Dicksonia antartica, Bamboo, Cordyline australis, Gunnera, Hedychium, Musa basjoo."
Answered on 25th Oct 2022 - Member since Oct 2020 -
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"Always a palm tree it is amazing planted in the garden and pleasing to the eye."
Answered on 10th Nov 2022 - Member since Aug 2022 -
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"Cordyline australis
Fatsia japonica
Musa basjoo
Trachycarpus fortunei
Canna
Phormium tenax
Tree fern
Begonia
Chamaerops humilis
Dicksonia antarctica
Gunnera
Musa
Passionflower
Strelitzia
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Aeonium
Bamboo
Colocasia esculenta
Crocosmia
Evergreen Magnolia grandiflora
Fatsia
Palms
Chusan
Coleus"
Fatsia japonica
Musa basjoo
Trachycarpus fortunei
Canna
Phormium tenax
Tree fern
Begonia
Chamaerops humilis
Dicksonia antarctica
Gunnera
Musa
Passionflower
Strelitzia
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Aeonium
Bamboo
Colocasia esculenta
Crocosmia
Evergreen Magnolia grandiflora
Fatsia
Palms
Chusan
Coleus"
Answered on 25th Feb 2024 - Member since Aug 2023 -
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"Hi Pete
I would go with Mediterranean plants like Olive Trees, and Rosemary and Thyme Shrubs, and cold hardy palm trees and bushes from South America ( cold hardy are typically produced in Italy, and not Romania where many palms come from), mixed with a few clumps of architectural grass for visual interest and wind movement.
Kind Regards,
Shea
Sustainable Landscape Gardener
www.tranquilgardens.uk"
I would go with Mediterranean plants like Olive Trees, and Rosemary and Thyme Shrubs, and cold hardy palm trees and bushes from South America ( cold hardy are typically produced in Italy, and not Romania where many palms come from), mixed with a few clumps of architectural grass for visual interest and wind movement.
Kind Regards,
Shea
Sustainable Landscape Gardener
www.tranquilgardens.uk"
Answered on 11th Nov 2022 - Member since Dec 2019 -
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