The range of plants on offer for jungle-inspired tropical garden ideas is vast: from huge gunnera, bamboos, and tree ferns to smaller tithonia, cannas, and ferns.

Are you tired of looking at those bare, boring spaces in the partially shaded areas in your yard? These plants can take your ...

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Bamboos are the perfect plant for a tropical garden; they are reliably hardy, evergreen and with a small footprint so they don't take up too much room. Go for a clump-growing type like black bamboo, ...

Here, a mass of lavender plants creates a bold flowering border on the property of a Long Island, New York, estate (designed by Hollander Design Landscape Architects, with Haynes-Roberts, Inc.).

The leaves scorch in sun. The following are suitable understudy plants where you have a bright sunny border. Some plants, such as lady's mantle and bergenia, will do fairly well in either sun or ...

Large gray-green leaves and a uniquely exotic orange and blue flower make this one of the most recognizable plants in the world. For tropical gardens, it is a must-have plant.

Sometimes called the “Swiss-cheese plant,” a reference to the holes that form in its signature leaves, Monstera deliciosa is a must-have in any home going for a tropical vibe. Native to ...

IN THE GARDEN There’s a Reason Those Tropical Plants Look Good Enough to Eat Some of the most visually appealing ones are also delicious. Here’s how to choose — and grow — the best ones.