Most exotic gardens in the UK will look fantastic in a YouTube video, but that is simply because they are always (nearly always) dressed, tidied and swept to within an inch of their lives before filming commences. However, in this video English horticulturist Simon shows you behind the scenes of his tropical-effect garden exposing all of the mistakes, bad decisions and general gardening fails that he has experienced in this gardening year.
At face value you probably wouldn't spot them but living with these plants over the course of a year makes it easy to recognise you mistakes.
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