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    • Five Yellow Flowers for a Tropical-Style Garden: Exotic Blooms with Unique Appeal

      September 4, 2024

      Five Plants to Add Height to a UK Tropical-Style Garden: Majestic Choices with Unique Appeal

      September 2, 2024

      Tropical Heat: Three Fiery Orange Flowers to Ignite Your UK Garden

      September 2, 2024

      Top Five Purple Foliage Plants for a Tropical Garden: Adding Drama and Depth

      August 30, 2024

      Five Plants with Serrated Leaves to Add Texture to a UK Tropical-Style Garden

      August 30, 2024
  • GROW GUIDES
    • Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) Month-by-Month Grow Guide (UK)

      January 22, 2026

      Christmas Cactus Grow Guide

      December 22, 2025

      Bromeliad Grow Guide

      December 16, 2025

      Yucca rostrata (Beaked Yucca)

      November 4, 2025

      The Power of Flowers in a Tropical Garden

      January 6, 2025

      Trochodendron aralioides: A Comprehensive Grow Guide

      September 19, 2024
  • HOW TO
    • How to Start a Tropical Garden in the UK

      December 15, 2025

      Avoid common Mistakes That Ruin Tropical Gardens in the UK

      December 15, 2025

      Choose a Theme – Defining the Character of Your Tropical Garden

      December 15, 2025
  • QUESTIONS
    • Does the Christmas Cactus need 12 hours dark to flower?

      December 22, 2025

      How Hardy Are Hibiscus? A Guide for Gardeners

      December 22, 2025

      What’s the difference between warm and cold Brugmansias?

      October 26, 2025

      What Does It Mean When Bamboo Flowers and Dies?

      July 10, 2025

      Are Butia capitata and Butia odorata different plants?

      March 17, 2025

      How and When to wake up Colocasias

      January 31, 2025
  • VIDEOS
  • PLANTS
    • Hardiness
      • Tropical plants
      • Sub tropical plants
      • Warm temperate
      • Tender plants
      • Half hardy plants
      • Hardy mild winter
      • Hardy cold winter
      • Hardy very cold winter
      • Very Hardy plants
    • Plant Type
      • Annuals and Biennials
      • Aroids
      • Bulbs and corms
      • Cacti and succulents
      • Carnivorous plants
      • Climbers
      • Flowers
      • Foliage Plants
      • Grasses
      • Palms
      • Perennials
      • Trees
    • Position
      • Dry areas
      • Full sun
      • Indirect sunlight
      • Partial shade
      • Shade
      • Wet areas
    • Propagation
      • Grow from cuttings
      • Grow from division
      • Grow from seed
    • Soil Types
      • Acid soil
      • Alkaline soil
      • Chalk soil
      • Clay soil
      • Loam soil
      • Neutral PH soil
      • Peat soil
      • Sandy soil
      • Silt soil
      • Specialist soil
    • Weeds
LogoLeslie TuttleGARDENING
  • COLLECTIONS
    • Five Yellow Flowers for a Tropical-Style Garden: Exotic Blooms with Unique Appeal

      September 4, 2024

      Five Plants to Add Height to a UK Tropical-Style Garden: Majestic Choices with Unique Appeal

      September 2, 2024

      Tropical Heat: Three Fiery Orange Flowers to Ignite Your UK Garden

      September 2, 2024

      Top Five Purple Foliage Plants for a Tropical Garden: Adding Drama and Depth

      August 30, 2024

      Five Plants with Serrated Leaves to Add Texture to a UK Tropical-Style Garden

      August 30, 2024
  • GROW GUIDES
    • Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) Month-by-Month Grow Guide (UK)

      January 22, 2026

      Christmas Cactus Grow Guide

      December 22, 2025

      Bromeliad Grow Guide

      December 16, 2025

      Yucca rostrata (Beaked Yucca)

      November 4, 2025

      The Power of Flowers in a Tropical Garden

      January 6, 2025

      Trochodendron aralioides: A Comprehensive Grow Guide

      September 19, 2024
  • HOW TO
    • How to Start a Tropical Garden in the UK

      December 15, 2025

      Avoid common Mistakes That Ruin Tropical Gardens in the UK

      December 15, 2025

      Choose a Theme – Defining the Character of Your Tropical Garden

      December 15, 2025
  • QUESTIONS
    • Does the Christmas Cactus need 12 hours dark to flower?

      December 22, 2025

      How Hardy Are Hibiscus? A Guide for Gardeners

      December 22, 2025

      What’s the difference between warm and cold Brugmansias?

      October 26, 2025

      What Does It Mean When Bamboo Flowers and Dies?

      July 10, 2025

      Are Butia capitata and Butia odorata different plants?

      March 17, 2025

      How and When to wake up Colocasias

      January 31, 2025
  • VIDEOS
  • PLANTS
    • Hardiness
      • Tropical plants
      • Sub tropical plants
      • Warm temperate
      • Tender plants
      • Half hardy plants
      • Hardy mild winter
      • Hardy cold winter
      • Hardy very cold winter
      • Very Hardy plants
    • Plant Type
      • Annuals and Biennials
      • Aroids
      • Bulbs and corms
      • Cacti and succulents
      • Carnivorous plants
      • Climbers
      • Flowers
      • Foliage Plants
      • Grasses
      • Palms
      • Perennials
      • Trees
    • Position
      • Dry areas
      • Full sun
      • Indirect sunlight
      • Partial shade
      • Shade
      • Wet areas
    • Propagation
      • Grow from cuttings
      • Grow from division
      • Grow from seed
    • Soil Types
      • Acid soil
      • Alkaline soil
      • Chalk soil
      • Clay soil
      • Loam soil
      • Neutral PH soil
      • Peat soil
      • Sandy soil
      • Silt soil
      • Specialist soil
    • Weeds

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Growing Tree Tomato in a UK Tropical Garden

The tree tomato, also known as tamarillo (Solanum betaceum), is a small tree or shrub that produces vibrant, egg-shaped fruits. Native to the Andean...
September 4, 2024
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Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) Month-by-Month Grow Guide (UK)

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Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) Grow Guide – Botanical Overview Family: AmaryllidaceaeGenus: HippeastrumOrigin:...

Stowe Gardens: History, Architecture, and the Power of Landscape

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Chelsea Flower Show 2025 – An Honest Review

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Chelsea 2025 felt quieter in spirit than some previous...

The RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2025

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MALVERN, WORCESTERSHIRE – , held from 8 to 11 May at the...

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