To create a tropical garden with a cottage feel to it, Christopher says they mixed lots of shrubs with colourful annuals such as violas, impatiens, petunias and salvias.

A GARDENING expert has shared her tips on how to create a "tropical haven" ahead of the summer. The horticulture expert suggested creating a holiday-inspired garden now that travelling abroad is ...

Landscape architect Marisa Fontes has been designing distinctive tropical gardens in Darwin for almost 20 years. Her design signature is the use of bold shapes, vibrant colours and unusual plants ...

How to create a tropical garden when you don’t live in the tropics YOU can’t be on holidays all year round but with a tropical garden you can at least pretend, writes Tony Fawcett.

Tropical plants may look unusual, but they don't require more care than other plants. In fact, most people who have houseplants probably already care for tropical plants; many common houseplants ...

Never before have we had such a long spell of hot and dry weather in summer. Although the rain has come now, Tauranga has felt like the true tropical location thissummer with record high temperatures.