UK Tropical Garden Basics 4: How to Plant a Tropical Border from Inspiration to Design & Planting

Today I look at how to plant a tropical border or garden and the 10 (or more!) steps I'd use to get your exotic garden or jungle project from garden inspiration and planting ideas through to the design and planting out. The goal is to create a UK tropical garden with impact, packed full of plants like bananas, bamboos, tree ferns, palms, Colocasias and more that will continue to look better with every following year whilst at the same time planting to make it as low maintenance and as easy to look after and overwinter as possible!

0:00 Into
0:31 My 10 Tip Plan for 'How to Create a Tropical Garden or Border'
1:19 Gather Photos of Tropical Gardens for Ideas and Inspiration
2:58 Get Hard Landscaping and Soil Improvement Jobs done before Planting
4:45 Find out whether your Plants are Structural or Evergreen Hardy Exotics or Tender Summer Plants
7:23 Group Exotic Plants together based on their Foliage plus Overwintering and Care Requirements
10:55 Consider your UK Tropical Plants' Growth Rates and Mature Sizes
13:24 Plant Out Structural Hardy 'Permanent' Plants First
15:15 Arrange your Plants so their heights work together in a Design You Like
16:16 Plant Out your Tender Tropical Plants After the Last Frosts in Your Area
16:27 Consider the Spacing of your Tropical Plants and the Jungle Look you want to Create
20:07 Use Colourful Tropical Bedding Plants like Coleus to tie your design together
21:39 Be brave and experimental with your planting, you can always mix it up next year!

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