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Kent's Bromeliad Nursery Grows Again Create a Subtropical Garden with Bromeliads Romantic Bromeliads take Valentine's Day to heart Bromeliads go home for the holidays Bold Bromeliad brings the beauty of the rainforest to any home décor The Other Orchid: Bold, Brazen, and Beautiful Bromeliad
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Story Ideas for Garden Writers Create a Subtropical Garden with Bromeliads Bromeliads are traditionally thought of as indoor plants, but in warm climates, anyone can create an exotic subtropical garden in the yard using Aechmeas, Guzmanias, Porteas, Vrieseas, and Neoregelias. The subtropical garden introduces a tropical look and feel into a more temperate climate. This style is achieved by using plants with large, boldly shaped foliage and flowers, with colored or variegated leaves. Bromeliads, with their bright colors and exotic shapes, fit the bill. As an added benefit, bromeliads are hardy plants that thrive in the summer heat. Many are epiphytic - or grow outside of the ground attached to other plants. You can nestle them in trees where they will drape down, creating a dramatic effect. Some are small and compact, while others soar to more than four feet high. By combining the unusual shapes, various colors and heights of bromeliads, it's simple to create a stunning subtropical garden outdoors. Nurture Hanging Bromeliads for a Garden with Exotic Flare Let the beautiful bromeliad add depth to your garden. At least one third of species are air plants that grow on trees or rocks, using their roots only to hold themselves in place. An apiphytic plant, bromeliads thrive in the tree canopy of rainforests in Central and South America. The brillaintly blooming foliage creates a tiny cup where water pools. Hummingbirds and other life feed from the cup and the bromeliad takes nourishment from it also, as well as from the air. With a little coaxing, you can nestle a bromeliad in a crevice of a tree in the center of your garden, lending a sculptural, three dimensional flare. Click here for the rest of the story...
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