Welcome to CETropics – a dense, award-winning tropical-style garden growing on the South East coast of England (Zone 9b / CT14). 🏆

I started this garden in late summer 2025, shortly after losing my wife to cancer. What began as a way to keep going has become a real passion: creating a lush, exotic oasis in our cool UK climate. My dedication to this space led to CETropics winning Dover District Council's Best Back Garden Award for 2026!

Here you’ll find the ongoing, distraction-free journey of building this coastal jungle. I specialize in an elite collection of 25 different Colocasia types (including rare varieties like Redemption, Pharaoh's Mask, White Tiger, and Gold Leaf) successfully overwintered outside.

Expect peaceful, no-talking ASMR garden tours, plant updates, progress videos, and honest looks at growing banana plants, cannas, and palms in Britain.

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