From Empty Land to Jungle Bliss: Creating a Tropical Forest Garden Retreat UK

🌿 Welcome to Our Tropical Paradise! 🌴 Creating a Tropical Forest Garden Retreat from Empty Land 🌺
Embark on a journey with us as we transform a once-empty piece of land into a lush and vibrant tropical forest garden retreat! 🏡✨
🌳 In this video, you'll discover:
🌿 Step-by-Step Transformation: Join us on a visual journey from the initial clearing of the land to the lush paradise it has become. Learn how we turned barren soil into a thriving ecosystem.
🌺 Tropical Plant Selection: Explore the variety of tropical plants, trees, and flowers we carefully selected to create a diverse and enchanting garden. Discover tips on choosing plants that thrive in your specific climate.
🛠️ Garden Design and Layout: Gain insights into the planning and design process. From pathways to seating areas, we'll share how we organized our space to maximize both beauty and functionality.
👥 Join the Conversation: Share your thoughts, experiences, and questions in the comments below. Let's build a community of tropical garden enthusiasts and aspiring gardeners. What plants would you include in your dream garden?
🔔 Subscribe and Stay Tuned: Don't miss the upcoming episodes as we continue to develop and enhance our tropical forest garden. Hit the subscribe button and ring the notification bell to stay updated on our green journey!
Join us as we share the secrets behind turning empty land into a tropical oasis. 🌴 Let the journey to jungle bliss begin!
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[@YorkshireKRIS]

Really enjoyed this. Nicely edited and produced.

[@Temperate2Tropical]

Thanks Kris, nice to see u here

[@XenoRaptor-98765]

There is a book that’s about gardening tropical plants in the temperate zones. It’s tile “Hot plants for cool climates”

[@Temperate2Tropical]

thanks sounds interesting, i will check it out when i get a chance

[@cands7321]

Awesome, thanks for that info! Will try to get a copy.

[@trishkelly1016]

Watching this has made me so happy this morning 💚🌍🌱🌴🌳

[@Temperate2Tropical]

It made me feel happy to hear that Trish 🌎🌱🌴💚

[@trishkelly1016]

@@Temperate2Tropical ❤️

[@uktropicals]

Hi Dan, just watched both of your videos and my wife and I are sitting here blown away by your channel! Absolutely amazed by what you are doing and have done! Hope you make some more videos of your lifestyle for us all to enjoy. You really are living the dream!

[@Temperate2Tropical]

aw thanks so kind, nice to hear that!..i will do my friend..love to you guys

[@svetlananana9609]

I love you, I love this, Im also gonna do this! Thank you

[@Temperate2Tropical]

i love you, and love that you do! ha thanks

[@ashleigh1608]

Legend!! This is so cool what you’re doing. Really glad I found your page! 🙌

[@Temperate2Tropical]

so glad u did too!

[@jaminns3801]

That was a very enjoyable video to watch. Would be cool to see some wider footage of the whole area like a drone shot etc to show the scale. 😎👍🏾

[@Temperate2Tropical]

cool thank you! i will do that..

[@Omlittlebuddha]

Absolutely wonderful. You must be very wealthy to be able to do this in the Uk ☺️

[@Temperate2Tropical]

Thanks, ha im not for this part of the world, but appreciate that most people here are wealthy compared to most of the worlds population, believe it or not the land was less than alot of people spend on a new car and i earn less than minimum wage, ive been prepared to sacrifice things like drinking and eating out to create the life i want to live..most of the plants have cost nothing or a few pound..thanks for watching

[@RefugeeTrailChallenge]

Enjoyed this one over morning coffee, really well done.

[@Temperate2Tropical]

thank you!

[@amphetaminelogic7006]

Hell yes to more of this. Dan, youre an epic inspirator. My time on Borneo and with the iban in 2019 was limited, but we share the awe for its jungle. Keep it going!!

[@Temperate2Tropical]

Hell yes to you! Its people like you who connect that inspire me, more power to you! I know we can collectivly help the people, its coming i can feel it..

[@amphetaminelogic7006]

😊 cheers Dan. Still consider that 1 hefty hike 3 miles with 400ft in height difference in bako one of best days ever. Had to search the trail for it, but finally managed to see Joey palm in habitat. Little sweaty but what a day 😅

[@Temperate2Tropical]

@@amphetaminelogic7006 good going! Such an awe instiring landscape and beautiful people isnt it!

[@madnct]

OMG!!! This is amazing!!! I never knew it was possible to grow these kind of plants in the UK. So Inspiring!! Cant wait to see more! So glad I stumbled upon your chanel!!! ❤

[@Temperate2Tropical]

💚Thanks so much! and so glad you found my videos ✌❤

[@GardenMyselfHappy]

Hi, I grow a lot of hardy tropicals such as musa basjoo, phormium, gunnera, bamboo (fargesia & phyllostachys), fatsia, palms cordyline, capitata and trachycarpus. Thankfully you have just shown my husband why I keep saying no to eucalyptus trees. I know they can be copiced, but we have a semi detached house house and garden. 😅 Great video and freedom to express yourself on your own land, in an amazing jungle. All the best, Jane

[@Temperate2Tropical]

Hi Jane, oh youve got some cool plants then, some of my favs, oh shame about the eucalpytus but probably wise haha! thanks for your words, Dan

[@deanwatt]

I love where this is going! And you get bonus points from this Aussie for the eucalyptus 👌 I just got back from Papua New Guinea, hanging out with hunter gatherers out there would you believe! At Lake Murray, Western Province. Drop the “KZbin presenting voice” and just chat to us mate, you obviously have a good story to tell! Just spin us a yarn and show us ya yard! Looking forward to the next one 👍🤘

[@Temperate2Tropical]

Dean, glad to hear, love papua new guinea! I hope you had a great time and the people are well..Thanks Man 👌🙏

[@havrefrasss]

Thank you for a great and well produced video. Looking forward to more! Good Vibes from Denmark 😎✌️☀️

[@Temperate2Tropical]

Thanks so much 😎✌☀

[@misiuyogi5082]

Wow, that's just amazing. I would love to see a longer walkaround video.

[@happyglampers9053]

Just stumbled across your first and second vid. Wow! You give off so much positive energy/feelings/vibes. Amazing what you’ve created so far. And….. loving the outro with your singing and reggae music 👏👍. Do tell us if you’re performing somewhere one day, as we’d love to meet you Dan. Thank you also for taking the time to edit and produce an inspiring vid. Best wishes 🙏👍

[@Temperate2Tropical]

aw, so much love and thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@happyglampers9053]

@@Temperate2Tropical Absolutely no worries Dan, our pleasure. Just dropped your vid into a FB group, so much passion with what you’re doing👏👏 I’m looking forward to the day when you announce that you’ll start running courses. Count us in for a weekend of learning 👍👌Best wishes

[@Sir_Ol]

Greetings from France! You're doing an amazing job in the forest and on KZbin! Keep up the good work, you got a new subscriber!

[@Temperate2Tropical]

Thanks man! hope things are good in France. thanks for subscribing! ✌

[@TomRamsayMusic]

Wow absolutely amazing what you have created there, it really does look like a natural jungle, fantastic 🙌🙌

[@Temperate2Tropical]

Thank you Brother!

[@alanbrick7333]

More, more ,more.

[@Temperate2Tropical]

ha more on the way!

[@mikedinni6318]

For future videos. Remember, some of us have stero speakers. 😉 don't bias the sound to one side if you can.

[@Temperate2Tropical]

haha thanks mike, i know how to sort it now!

[@sixtyplus1839]

Very, very impressive. I could never have guessed your location just by looking at the plants in your wonderful garden. Can I ask what species of eucalyptus you have?

[@Temperate2Tropical]

thank you! I will cover them all in a video but the main one that grows best is e.nitens

[@TaranMatharu]

I had planned to do something similar when I purchase my land, though in a more ornamental way. Thank you for laying the groundwork and glad to learn of these plants.

[@Temperate2Tropical]

im sure you will manifest it brother! thanks for watching

[@TaranMatharu]

Some on my list in case any are interesting to you: Johannesteijsmannia Altifrons, Bigleaf Magnolia, Windmill Palm, Chilean Wine Palm, Black Lily Turf, Golden Male Fern, Crocosmia Lucifer, Stonecrop, Lily of the Nile, Sensitive Plant, Chusan Palm, Cabbage Tree, Fatsi, Tower of Jewels, Musa Basjoo, Giant rhubarb @@Temperate2Tropical

[@Temperate2Tropical]

@@TaranMatharu thanks man, i will check these out! ✌👍

[@benfox9382]

Amazing. just bought some eucalyptus seeds for my project in Germany... hopefully our harsh winters are ok!

[@Temperate2Tropical]

oh cool man, its good to start them in autumn in a greenhouse and plant them as small plugs after the last frosts! let me know how it goes!

[@benfox9382]

@@Temperate2Tropical Do ya reckon they'd survive the German winter.. can drop to -20C quite regularly! Maybe need a hardier variety as the first I got were of course rainbow eucalyptus!

[@IPGI]

Very cool, I saw the last video and figured you had found hardy jungle looking plants. Eucalyptus is something I would have never expected, is it really not too cold for them in your climate? I am experimenting with figs personally and the winters are tough on them where I am from.

[@Temperate2Tropical]

oh epic thanks for watching! Yeah the eucalyptus constantly amaze me, there are varieties that easily take well below -8c and they dont all get massive..so there might be one out there for you unless u get crazy cold! same about the figs, we get -5 and if they are in an exposed place they normally fall off, i think the key will be finding the right microclimate here!

[@lornapenn-chester6867]

It looks amazing. I have to ask whether you have had guidance on whether these foreign species could be invasive or have any negative effects on native biodiversity? After all, they’re not native to the U.K. for the most part.

[@Temperate2Tropical]

Hi! thanks and great question, native vs non native flora and fauna is something i have spent years thinking about and plan to do a video with some of my thoughts, the area was previously a monoculture of gorse, im the guardian of 1acre of native forest here and have planted alot more, when it comes to food and self sufficiency (i talk more about that in my first video) ive come to the opinion i would rather grow it myself than have it imported..

[@sk1dr0w]

​@@Temperate2Tropicalwhat does that mean / have to do with the question?

[@Temperate2Tropical]

@@sk1dr0w hey, oh yea i didnt answer the invasive species part, no nothing ive planted is listed as invasive here. thanks

[@Ratruncycles]

Wow. Nice job love the jungle you’ve created. I’m in the midlands and just got into tropical jungle style gardening 2 years ago but fast running out of room in my garden. Would love to have a go on this scale and love the choice of plants. Do you grow any bamboo or large grasses I’d also recommend fig great foliage and fruit although not evergreen. Looking forward to seeing more. 😎😎

[@Temperate2Tropical]

hey! appreciate that, oh cool thats epic, yeah got quite a few bamboos in there and some grasses in more of the full sun areas, figs are great, they keep getting burnt back by the frosts, so i might find a microclimate somewhere! Thanks for following brother

[@allisonmilligan9834]

Hiya Dan, Loving this channel and looking forward to following your progress. I was chuffed to hear kiwi plants being mentioned and reasons why. I’m a kiwi living in the UK and learnt to harvest and process Harakeke by hand to make into rope or for weaving as a child both at school and on Marae visits. I have an old school friend back in NZ who weaves the most wonderful items. Can’t wait to see how you progress with your dream! X

[@Temperate2Tropical]

Hi Allison, nice to hear youve enjoyed the videos so far...oh thats really cool, im really in love with the plants of NZ and the story of why they look so tropical, you even get cicada's there! Love the noise they make..your friend sounds great its quite an art!! thanks for your kind words..❤

[@allisonmilligan9834]

@@Temperate2Tropical cicadas, we have loads! I used to go around collecting the skins they shed as a kid. You should check out the Pohutakawa tree and their aerial roots, they are known as the Kiwi Christmas tree because they are in bloom with red flowers during December.

[@Temperate2Tropical]

@@allisonmilligan9834 aw wow, i have seen a picture of the kiwi christmas tree its stunning! most of your native bush is evergreen isnt it?

[@michazpuszczy1034]

Greetings from Poland! It seems that we share the same attitude to the nature, forest and exotic plants! Could you please focus more on the latin names of the specific plants you succesfully grow and how you use them? Exotic names ares impressive, but try to find them only this way 😉

[@Temperate2Tropical]

Love to Poland..Thank you!

[@benediktk.8228]

Such a cool project! Thanks for sharing. What species of Eucalyptus did you use ?

[@Temperate2Tropical]

thanks!! I will do a vid on all of them but the best growing one is e.nitens!

[@benediktk.8228]

​@@Temperate2Tropical Do you recommend any pre-sowing treatment for seeds of Eucalyptus nitens? :)

[@Temperate2Tropical]

@@benediktk.8228 hey i use some seed compost mixed wtih sharp sand, sow the seeds on top, then cover with a very small amount of sand again (you could use perlite instead on sand) and keep it misted and warm!

[@benediktk.8228]

@@Temperate2Tropical Thank you!

[@marcusdosh408]

Wow where is this and is it open to public anytime....

[@cands7321]

Hi Dan...I love what you've put out so far on YT. I subscribed after your very first video! Would you be willing to provide a list of the plants and trees you have used? You only mentioned a few of them... I have just begun developing 4 hectares of bare land in South Africa and my vision is restore it to it's natural indigenous woodland forest state (also incorporating some exotic plant species that would survive here, but I want to have that tropical jungle-type look as much as possible too. It would be a food forest for animal and human alike. I am learning all I can from people like you on KZbin undertaking similar projects as I have never done this before and really appreciate all your input and advice. Unfortunately, I can't grow any eucalyptus trees here - they drink too much water - but perhaps I could incorporate some more of your other plant and tree choices into my own little jungle/woodland forest... I would be so grateful if you would be willing to share that info too. Thanks for the great content and keep them coming!

[@Temperate2Tropical]

i didnt imagine anyone would tune in from south africa! your project sounds exciting...ive never made a list, i cant commit to making one right now my friend as im pretty crazy busy..but ill show more of the plants..what is your lowest temp in C you get there?

[@cands7321]

Thanks for your reply Dan! Lowest temp would be around minus 3 degrees Celsius but very seldom, only once or twice a winter...most of the time lowest temps are around 5°C to 7°C and at night only. In summer, hottest days are mid to high 30's and very occasionally up to 43°C. Most of the year temps remain between 15 to 28 degrees. For the more tender understory plants, I will wait until I have a decent enough tree canopy for protection from wind, cold and African sun, before planting those different layers you were speaking about, to give them a better chance of thriving. First the hardy trees and shrub types, then, when there's enough shade after a few years (and lots of patience!), I'll plant all the other shade loving stuff; should protect them from the occasional light frost. I'm also putting in swales and berms as most of my land is on a bit of a slope and I need to collect as much rain as possible and avoid run-off. I definitely don't get the kind of annual rainfall you do in the UK. Because of the time and expense involved etc, I want to make sure about my plant choices; am doing a lot of research, hence my questions. Am also implementing in stages/zones and not all at once. Will be great to hear about more of your plant choices on your videos. Could you possibly show the plant names on the screen as you talk about them as I can't always catch the pronunciation especially if a New Zealand name, for example?

[@Temperate2Tropical]

@@cands7321 thanks for your message cands, sound like a lovley climate, im sure you will be able to grow some really cool stuff we cant..yeah il put the plant names in description next time if its not on video..sounds like an epic project..did u get your land recently?