How would you design your garden in a tropical climate?
Re: How would you design your garden in a tropical climate?
Lots of tropical fruit. Bananas and all yhe tender palms and tree ferns that stand no chance in this country.
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Re: How would you design your garden in a tropical climate?
All great suggestions!

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Re: How would you design your garden in a tropical climate?
This sounds like a holiday rental opportunity....dibs!otorongo wrote:All great suggestions!
I'm considering buying a small plot of land, very affordable, don't want to reveal too much at this stage as it may not happen at allcallin wrote:Come on Otorongo...be honest with us..did you win big at the lottery, or not..? or a distant rich aunt passed away and left you heritage![]()
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Re: How would you design your garden in a tropical climate?
I was thinking the same.....flounder wrote:This sounds like a holiday rental opportunity....dibs!otorongo wrote:All great suggestions!
I'm considering buying a small plot of land, very affordable, don't want to reveal too much at this stage as it may not happen at allcallin wrote:Come on Otorongo...be honest with us..did you win big at the lottery, or not..? or a distant rich aunt passed away and left you heritage![]()
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Re: How would you design your garden in a tropical climate?
When I lived in a tropical climate I wanted to grow English plants, herbs... And lots of pineapples! Everything was already tropical so no need to 'try' and create!
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That was my thought too... I wonder if I could grow blueberries, my biggest addictionPaulPlants wrote:When I lived in a tropical climate I wanted to grow English plants, herbs... And lots of pineapples! Everything was already tropical so no need to 'try' and create!

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Swimming pool surrounded by CIDPs and Cycads.
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Something alone these lines I'd wager.
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In a *tropical* climate, not in Londongreendragon wrote:Swimming pool surrounded by CIDPs and Cycads.

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Re: How would you design your garden in a tropical climate?
Have been to Singapore a few weeks ago, and now I do know for sure that I am going to move one time. My garden would be full of more tropical palms. A nice swimming pool to cool down sometimes, or having some cocktails next to it after a long day at the office with waving palms around me.
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Well Ive already got a tropical garden crammed with as many rare and spectacular tropical beauties as I can fit, so what more could I want?
Someone to take care of it all for me...
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Re: How would you design your garden in a tropical climate?
The swimming pool looks great... But in a topical climate there are tropical insects too! I like a pool with a clear gap between water and planting. I don't fancy a Tarantula or giant cockroach joining me for a swim! I write this from Mexico right now where a giant tree frog made me jump out of my skin when I went to put the key in the door the other day.
Re: How would you design your garden in a tropical climate?
the pool looks great with all the palms and the deck.
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