TV Home   Fact Sheet: Get the Tropical Look  Sophie looks at a
range of tropical looking plants perfectly suited to dry climate
gardens  Presenter: Sophie Thomson, 21/04/2012  SERIES 23
Episode 04  If you live in the dry southern states, you may have
dismissed the idea of having a lush tropical garden. But there
is an option - find the plants that mimic the characteristics of
tropical plants, while requiring very little in the way of
water.  The reason tropical gardens look so full and green is
because all the layers are filled with plants, starting with
trees overhead to create the canopy, flowers and foliage all the
way down to the groundcovers underfoot and palms are a great
place to start when creating a drought-tolerant, but tropical-
looking garden.  Create a Canopy Palms can help create a
tropical feel and work well to create a good canopy and there
are some varieties that are well suited to drier climates.  The
European Fan Palm - Chamaerops humilis is actually from Southern
Europe and it has beautiful