Story Title: Tropical Gardens
Episode 2: WA's Great Gardens
Date: 10 October 2010
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane

Visiting a specialised garden centre can be an enjoyable experience; Trevor sources exotic palms and bamboo plants for his tropical paradise.

Trevor Tips and Facts

• At Palms Galore you can find a range of exotic palms and bamboo from Bamboo Landscape Plants. You will be able to you can find different types of plants not available anywhere else and expert advice from passionate and knowledgeable staff.
• The placing of the plants is very important, Trevor plants bamboo where they can be best-appreciated and beautiful canes strategically placed for a maximum tropical effect.
• If you're planting tropical style gardens, use plants that are waterwise, bamboos can be very drought tolerant. However a little soil additive such as, water storage crystals before planting can be very helpful and mulch, always at least thick 100mm layer of mulch is critical for water conservation.

Featured Plants

• New Caledonian Bloodleaf Palm
• Striated Buddha's Belly Clumping Bamboo
• Mexican weeping Bamboo
• Giant Timber Bamboo

Contact

Palms Galore
David and Terri Rowe
108 Wattleup Road
Wattleup WA 6166
P: 08 9410 1453
E: info@palmsgalore.com.au
www.palmsgalore.com.au

Scott Harriden
Bamboo Landscape Plants
Located within Palms Galore Nursery
108 Wattleup Rd, Wattleup, WA
M: 0412 637 202
E: info@bamboowa.com.au
www.bamboowa.com.au