mondomuse's Semi-tropical Shade garden

Garden Type: Shade | Sun: Dappled Sun | Soil: Sand I'm Organic!

This little swath of land exists on a property I share with a 1910 cottage in front and my studio office located in the rear. Most of my other gardens exist on the property adjacent to this one. I love a short commute. The tall bamboo provides the backdrop for this setting, and has influenced my selections. There is a rather large ganesh-like water fountain at the base of the bamboo, with an abundance of camellias, palms, ferns, begonias, impatiens and various jades throughout this narrow 15′ × 40′ garden. The photo here only depicts a portion of this semi-tropical shade garden.

Other specimens include dracaena, Japanese privet, horsetail reed, golden bamboo, euphorbia, sansevieria, bay laurel, bamboo palm, hedera, nadinia, fuchsia, calla lily and campanula. There is a very tall New Zealand tree fern (Dicksonia squarrosa) by my door that further shades and cools this space. Many of the plants have been given to me over the years; this is really a goodwill garden.

There have been various fire pits in the center, for small gatherings on a chilly night. Blue and green floodlights are installed to highlight certain areas at night. Candles on wrought iron stands and tiki torches provide the finishing touch.

Plantings

Impatiens 'Fiesta Appleblossom'

Impatiens walleriana

Sown on 05 May 06 Just started growing impatiens last year. This...
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Begonia

Begonia

Sown on 04 May 06 Unsure of this tuberous begonia variety that gr...
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Begonia 'Angel Wing'

Begonia coccinea

Sown on 03 May 06 This is a rather tall, upright tuberous begonia...
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Bamboo 'Alphonse Karr'

Bambusa multiplex

Established on 30 Apr 86 This tall, clumping bamboo was planted by an ar...
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Bamboo 'Alphonse Karr'

Bambusa multiplex

Established on 30 Apr 86 Close-up view of the 1 - 2 inch bamboo stalks.
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Giant Burmese Honeysuckle

Lonicera hildebrandiana

Established in 1985 A majestic towering giant planted on the footpa...
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Jade 'Horseshoe'

Crassula ovata

A gift from my friend Sandra; I inherited all t...
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Comments

frilledlizard07 wrote:
Hi Momdomuse now I can see why you are intersted in tropical plants. Great garden you have got too but you will have the weather to go with it. No wonder you need the shade.

Posted on 08 Oct 07 (over 2 years ago)