5 Tropical Style Garden Planting Tips (I Learned The Hard Way...)

Today's video is about 5 tips to help you with your tropical style planting this year, whether you're starting a blank canvas new garden project or adding some new exotic plants to your UK garden this spring. Rather than quick tips, hacks and shortcuts, these are more practical and long term considerations that will hopefully help you get more out of your exotic garden and tropical style plants long term (whilst spending less money, having to redesign your jungle and losing too many plants!). If you've got any questions or you'd like any further info then just leave a comment or check out the selection of garden tour videos below for more hardy tropical garden ideas and inspiration from gardeners in colder areas of the UK... Dr Simon Olpin's Sheffield Jungle Garden:    • Growing a REAL Urban Jungle - Dr Simon Olp...   Shane Bilson's Jungle Stream Garden:    • A Jungle Stream Garden Transformation & Gr...   Georgina's Jungle Garden - A relaxing space with beautiful and hardy plant ideas:    • Creating a Relaxing Jungle Garden Escape w...   Tropical/Jungle Style Gardening UK Facebook group:   / 282958742948037   Hardy Tropicals Facebook group:   / htuk01   European Palm Society Facebook group:   / palmsociety   0:00 Intro 1:42 How cold your garden actually gets in winter - climate optimism won't keep your plants alive! 4:29 Save money and start with small plants when it comes to fast growing & hardy exotics like Trachycarpus... 8:07 How big will your exotic plants actually get? Find this out BEFORE planting... 9:40 The evolution of an exotic garden - prioritise space for summer bedding! 12:07 Best performers - reliable plants grown well vs. chasing the rarities! If you've got something from my videos and would like to say thanks for the price of a coffee then please head over to my Ko-fi. Any kind donations would be appreciated (even £3 is amazing!) and put towards equipment to help me produce more videos around exciting gardens and interesting plants: https://ko-fi.com/georgesjunglegarden​​ Thanks, George