What I Grow in My Tropical Style Garden...Bird of Paradise, Palms, Bromeliads & More!

Aloha everyone, and welcome back to Jungleland 805. I’ve shown pieces of my garden before — makeovers, transplants, specific plants, and even tours of friends’ gardens — but today I’m finally doing something viewers have been asking for: a full walkthrough of the tropical plants I grow right here in my yard. In this episode, I take you around the garden and show you the plants that define my style: giant bird of paradise, schefflera trees, monstera climbing the Ficus, palms of all kinds (Kentia, Archontophoenix, Areca, Robellini, Majesty, Rhapis, and more), heliconia, cordyline, canna, and a huge collection of bromeliads and tillandsias. I talk about when I planted them, how they’ve grown, what’s worked, what hasn’t, and a few surprises and mishaps along the way. If you’re into tropical gardening, big leafy plants, palms, bromeliads, or just seeing how a backyard can slowly turn into a jungle, this one’s for you. Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you in the next episode. 00:00 Intro – Why I’m doing this tour 00:24 Giant Bird of Paradise (the backbone of the garden) 01:25 Schefflera trees – dwarf, variegated, and full‑size 02:57 Monstera climbing the ficus 03:49 Fiddle leaf fig & rubber tree 06:00 Philodendron / bipinnatifidum 07:07 Palm collection overview 07:20 Arenga palms 07:43 Kentia palms (original plantings) 09:07 More kentias + growth issues 10:00 Arenga phoenix groupings 11:01 Raphis palm 11:52 Bamboo palms (Chamaedorea) 12:55 Robellini palm + bromeliads 14:06 Cat palms 15:07 Golden cane palms 16:14 Majesty palm 16:41 Flamethrower palm seedling 17:12 More palm clusters 17:51 Monstera climbing the tree 18:47 Heliconia (shade vs sun) 19:34 Bird’s nest fern 19:54 Dracaena (from tiny houseplant to giant) 20:35 Cordyline collection 21:19 Canna lilies 21:57 Bromeliad collection (many varieties) 23:28 Tillandsias (tillandsia latifolia, vivipara, anaconda, etc.) 27:19 Tillandsia sons 27:57 Spanish moss 28:09 Tillandsias on palm trunks 28:42 Variegated surprises 29:07 Xerographica on the rock 29:22 Extending the garden to the sidewalk 30:06 Front yard bromeliads & palms 30:36 Outro   / jungleland805