See also the Balinese Garden page which includes a directory of vendors selling such items as thatched huts, bamboo screening etc. and links to other speciality pages which might help you create your island-look garden.

For other variations on a tropical theme, see Tropical Garden Ideas

This page contains links to background information which might help people looking to develop a style influenced in particular by Polynesian culture and the Pacific islands in general.

South Sea Islands precinct Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens, Queensland

Flowers and Hibiscus in Tahiti Scroll down the page to find this article at the International Hibiscus Society website

HawaiiHistory.org

Polynesian Voyaging Society

Ka `Imi Na`auao O Hawaii Nei Hawaiian culture

Maori Art and Artifacts

Easter Island Foundation

Forster Collection Pacific art and culture at the Pitt Rivers Museum, UK

The Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawai`i

Traditional Tree Initiative Species for Pacific Island agroforestry

Agroforestry in the Pacific Islands: Systems for Sustainability United Nations University Press. The Appendix contains notes on traditional uses of many species

Hapu'u (Hawaiian Tree Fern) University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA (PDF)

A Cultural History of Three Traditional Hawaiian Sites on the West Coast of Hawai'i Island

Moorea Digital Flora Project The island of Moorea, French Polynesia

Landsendt A subtropical resort-style garden in New Zealand, at Gardens to Visit (NZ)

Looking for suppliers? If you can't find a suitable Qld supplier on these pages yet, the webmaster might be able to help if you get in touch. (Sorry, personal gardening advice can't be given.) For questions about products or services already advertised above, contact the business concerned.

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