How to capture a tropical feel with plants hardy to the Pacific Northwest | OregonLive.com

How to capture a tropical feel with plants hardy to the Pacific Northwest | OregonLive.com: "Garden trends come and go, especially in the Northwest, where we haven't yet settled on an iconic style and perhaps never will. With an enviable climate, rich soil (yes, clay is rich) and many-membered club of horticulturists and plant explorers, Oregonians have been exposed to influences from around the world. We can -- and do -- pick from Japanese discipline, French formal, English romance, South African diversity and Mexican courtyards."

The tropical plants of Asia and South America migrated into our gardens in a big way about 10 years ago. The style was dubbed Tropicalismo, and even as other fashions take prominence, the boldness of banana, canna and bamboo remain.