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Peering out on my tropical garden

JD in the OC
JD in the OC
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Everything in the picture was planted by hand circa 2018-2019. New zoysia sod just went in a month ago.  Love my little tropical garden! (SW Florida Zone 10b) 

JD

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    Wow, looks really good! Everything looks very deep green and lush, do you have any more pictures of your garden?

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    I like it 🌱

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    Very nice! harry
     

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    Very nice, organic shapes and edging contrast reminiscent of Roberto Burle Marx! 

    South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

    Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

     

    Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

     

    Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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    On 4/9/2026 at 5:10 PM, Jonathan said:

    Very nice, organic shapes and edging contrast reminiscent of Roberto Burle Marx! 

    That's quite a compliment! ☺️

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    On 4/8/2026 at 3:48 PM, JD in the OC said:

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    Everything in the picture was planted by hand circa 2018-2019. New zoysia sod just went in a month ago.  Love my little tropical garden! (SW Florida Zone 10b) 

    JD

    Looks amazing. Is that cabadae x decaryi on the right?

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    Looking great JD!  I love all the multi's!  The environment speaks to calm tropics with splashes of color, very meditative environment.  Broms are nice, makes me miss mine which seemed to last for 8-9 years.  Are some of these hybrids?  Let us know how that zoysa works out.  Is it good in part shade?  My bermuda grass dies out in part shade.  My daughter had some zoysa plugs that were looking good but she moved, I have no idea if the grass does well in sandy shady spots long term.  Just want some pathways that I can walk without shoes.  I have a similar yard with a path through the palms and a homemade firepit.  Yours looks like a bigger yard.  Hoping for some nice rains this year for all of florida.  RIght now my yard is parched, once a week watering is awful in sandy soil.  Let it rain!

    Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

     

    Tom Blank

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    3 hours ago, Billy said:

    Looks amazing. Is that cabadae x decaryi on the right?

    I love those.......

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    Absolutely fantastic! I see many ‘happy places’ in your garden to pause and ponder all the hard work. 

    Tim

    Tim

    Hilo, Hawaii

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    9 hours ago, Billy said:

    Looks amazing. Is that cabadae x decaryi on the right?

    Ya

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    6 hours ago, sonoranfans said:

    Looking great JD!  I love all the multi's!  The environment speaks to calm tropics with splashes of color, very meditative environment.  Broms are nice, makes me miss mine which seemed to last for 8-9 years.  Are some of these hybrids?  Let us know how that zoysa works out.  Is it good in part shade?  My bermuda grass dies out in part shade.  My daughter had some zoysa plugs that were looking good but she moved, I have no idea if the grass does well in sandy shady spots long term.  Just want some pathways that I can walk without shoes.  I have a similar yard with a path through the palms and a homemade firepit.  Yours looks like a bigger yard.  Hoping for some nice rains this year for all of florida.  RIght now my yard is parched, once a week watering is awful in sandy soil.  Let it rain!

    Yes they are my own hybrids that i made.  

    Zoysia needs at least half day sun to look it's best here. For shade we use Seville which is a hybrid of St. Augustine. 

    Yes we got good rains last... A couple inches.  Need more!

    JD

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