Small tropical garden (20sqft) makeover with 10 Pro Gardening Tips 

Irene, you are the absolute best when it comes to hardscaping and design! I also love the fact that you show us the reality of gardening - the mud, cuts, sweat, indecisions, laziness to fetch gloves and not just a perfect end product. We can all relate.

Who's here for the captions? Yes Irene self care before plant care. Love from the Philippines.

I am creating a FREE garden from rescued plants and cuttings . My closest friends are good gardeners so they bring me cuttings and when I find random plants that are dying , I give them a chance , it all started with Barbara and Hepworth that I found in a skip in St Ives Cornwall, UK . Both named after Barbara Hepworth the sculpture artist that lived there . Sadly Hepworth died after many beautiful years of becoming a tree , Barbara is HUGE ;D and lives in the corner of the yard outside . She was my first rescue ;D I loooove your channel Irene , you make my heart smile especially after recently losing my sweet Dog Daughter 🐶🐾just shy of her 15th birthday . Thank you for soothing my sad heart 🥰

Omg! I laughed out loud when you said "The quickest way for me to getting something done is to invite someone over" 😛 I do the same thing! Love your channel. 😘

I just want to say you have such an awesome personality, you're entertaining and educating. Keep up the great work. Peace and Blessings

What a beautiful wall! Filipinos love you Irene! ❤️

While it stresses me that the vertical frame is crooked, I can't help but love it because of your relaxed nature Irene. You are so enjoyable to watch, I see myself doing these same things and can only imagine what a fun and beautiful friend you would be to have! Thanks for another wonderful video!

I love that you film everything mistakes, cuts and all!😂. This was awesome! You have a spectacular garden🌱

You have such s tropical paradise that is so gorgeous and peaceful. Thank you Irene for such a soothing, informative and lovely video.

I garden like you. Flip flops , no gloves, use anything around me, etc. I love your technique. So glad I found you

Her humour and her creativity really blends well! I love your channel! -Filipino Fan

When your husband is camera shy ... But is handy around the garden ... That is best 😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️

I find Irene so familiarly funny and cute 🥺🤯😍💚😭☀️ wish she was my teacher and friend in real life

I just love your gardening attire. Flippers and no gloves!!

Goodness! This is soooo me- flip flops- no gloves- falling into the mud, 🥰you are so real!

With other plant videos I usually skip thru. With yours I watch right thru because the commentary is both informative & humorous 😀

Love the bits of wisdom you gave while working along..

I just LOVE your vibe and authenticity Irene, and the fact that you are not afraid to show the 'mistakes' too :) So relatable and I couldn't help laughing with relief to see someone else huffing and puffing through the process just like me! I just started gardening (loving it already) and came across your channel just yesterday. I'm your fan! Keep up leafing around and sharing your lovely and super helpful videos :)

You have the quirkiest personality I love it and I love how you don’t try and make gardening look perfect so happy I discovered your channel!

Very satisfying project to watch. Good job!!

Irene, job well done. I am definitely envious of your space! You are so creative with your design ideas. Great repurposing of that old fence. I just hope the fence is somehow secured onto the railing to prevent it from falling on somebody. Also amazing and gorgeous plant collection! Kudos on your hard work 🥰🥰🥰

You captured my attention the moment you put up the vertical fence background. Your process, your humor, and your inspirational end result convinced me that I HAVE to try to achieve this in my yard! At first, I wanted to see the end result right away, but because of your calm narration, your humor, and the evolving beauty of your tropical paradise, I was disappointed when the video was over. Keep up the great work! I can’t wait to see more! ☘️💕

It’s good fun to see you thinking it all through and enjoying the results. Gardens are like artwork and we do have to bring our own creativity into arranging it all.

You did a great job! I like the vertical wood slats background as a contrast on the white background. The idea of designing as it evolves is very effective in any situation. Kudos to you!

gardening not easy, wrestling those big plants is a hard job. But when you finished it it's worth it.

Irene, You are one of the most inspiring landscapers I've ever seen helping people learn. Thank you for sharing your endearing personality, artistic gift, and talent.

Love you Irene, just discovered your channel. I lived for 15 years in China, I could have gone gardening with you ,many times.

What I liked about your approach with plants is that you always consider how they would look good in the garden. I hope you do more garden make over. ☺️

Your creation is beyond words. Wall after wall...love them all! 🌿🌿🌿

Omg, you're my favorite gardening magician... Your wonderful place is So beautiful and calming... ❤️🌱💞

Oh...you have turned bare empty space into beautiful eye-catching and head-turn area, really appreciated

My favourite plant Videooooooo thus far. This is a lot of hard work and finesse! Thanks for taking us through this journey and allowing us to feel your satisfaction!

Amazing!! you not only created a beautiful landscape but you also created a functional ecosystem for all the plants like vanda orchids forms clumps on trees in wild and you did the same thing by placing them close. Great job 😃😃🤩👌🏻

You're so adorable! I feel excited with you decorating your yard. More please 😍🌿

You have a good sense of humour! Thats how i experience landscaping my garden.

You're so gentle and soft-spoken. So nice to watch you, Irene. Mabuhay from the Philippines.

I love the way you decorate that empty part of the garden 🪴 looks stunning hun x

This is stunning, love it! Your such a delight to watch, your real and raw. Discovered a few inspirations to add to my balcony garden. Thank you for sharing this video xxx

I really 💕 seeing your mistakes, unedited. A proof that this is legit. I love it.

was thinking a dash of pink would look perfect on it because when you stood against it with your lovely pink top it popped with all the beautiful green , was pleased when you put pink orchids there 🥰

Wow, Irene! You're really good at putting plants together and making it all look very appealing. Great job! Thanks for sharing your ideas n tips w/us. Happy gardening, my dear!!😇🙏

u are a one hardworking person...liked the way you did everything on ur own...n liked ur casual look too...u are amazing

You’re awesome. Just listening to you makes be happy. You have a talent of bringing humor To your teaching which makes it much more interesting. Thank you!

Irene, it is gorgeous! I love the way you make changes as you go, as no plan is perfect when reality and imperfections show up!

I love it! So calming and lush. Tropical plants are my favorites. You are adorable and so down to earth, love your style. Keep up the good work.💋

You are such an inspiration. Love the whole transformation. Keep posting videos

'.. see the roots are so gorgeous !' I thought i saw the orchid plants nodding in agreement. hahaha. Good of you Irene.

This video. I want my future life to be like this. Days filled with plant projects around my house. ❤️

OMG I JUST DIED LAUGHING WHEN YOU SAID ... I DONT KNOW WHAT THE HELL THIS IS!! LOVE IT!!

Loving your work from all the way over here in JAMAICA 🇯🇲 🖤💚 💛

Had to watch this again…still my favorite Leafing Around video!😊❤

i never enjoy watching garden makeover this much haha, learn a lot from you!

I love your gardening style its unplanned but you have lots of plants. And it goes smoothly. Love it.

Absolutely amazing Lady with the most stunning garden. Perfect climate thought, Malaysia is a fantastic country to live...visited Kuala Lumpur in the past...🤩❤

Love your DIY approach, and you have a great instinct for design.

You truly got the passion for gardening,you inspire us to do the same,.making the surroundings sound and fresh,thanks for inspiring us,keep up the good work.

You did a fantastic job! Stunning!

oh irene i really love your work! that area is sooo beautiful! i hope i could design my own garden someday 💕

I love your video, it's feel real. There is no need of perfectioness. Thank you leafing

I love this video. Thank you so much for sharing! You are honest and you are loyal. These are my kind of people!

I am truly inspired by your hard work and eye for beauty! Your makeover turned out great :) BTW, I love Alocasias and ferns too!

You never cease to amaze me. You're so creative and your garden is just beautiful!

Good job. I’m from the Philippines watching your very good planting make over.

Irene, i really adore for you.being just you. Witty, hardworking, good designer, having an eye for whst is beautiful. Mabuhay from the Phillipines. 🇵🇭

Ms. Irene, you are so delightful and personable! I felt like I’m there with you as a bystander. I found myself saying, “No, push it over a bit to the right.” LOL! While I can’t have a tropical garden where I live, I appreciate the tips and your ‘learn-as-you-go’ style bc that’s what most of us do probably. We can relate. Best plant wishes!

This was so fun to watch. And so informative with all the variety, I’ve learned a lot. By the way most of the alocasias endemic here in the Philippines are already endangered due to poaching and forest destruction however the boom in plant love is at a certain degree helping conserve them. Kudos to your long fun videos. No dull moment. 😍🥂

Delightful lady semi-horticulturist who really is "down to earth" literally. I am a passionate creative tropical garden enthusiast with own style. Grew up in NYC long time ago and hardly ever noticed a tree or plant. Moved to Miami Beach, Fl. in 1967 and in the last 25 years have created a 1 of a kind personal tropical oasis Requires extraordinary good luck, good soil, and good labor. Enjoy this video and the nice lady too.

This video gave me deep feelings. I don’t think I’ve ever been this happy.

I have vanda orchids that bloom multiple times a year so hopefully yours do too!

You did such a beautiful job, I love doing jobs like this myself I have a huge garden around a pool and there’s always something to plant thank you very much for some good ideas, your garden is beautiful.

LOVE the end result!! A tropical garden is so calming and beautiful.... So glad I found you.

you disappearing from one end and re-emerging from ground cracked me up !!! 😆😁

I love what you have achieved on this compact space.What a showcase!

I have a suggestion! Will it be nice if you also install garden lights for night view 😀

We are doing a 100 % tropical garden in our small backyard and thanks for showing us VERTICAL ways of going UP also in planting.

Thank you for teaching me how to talk to the plants and the way showing our passion to this beautiful nature ❤️

Loved this gardening adventure with such a delightful and humorous lady! Beautiful design ---

Hello Irene..am one of your followers from the Philippines.. i really admire how you manages and cares your plants in your tropical garden..honestly i have adapt your ideas here in my small garden too.. keep up the good work..👏👏God bless!!

Watching from Ph🇵🇭! I love you sooooo much! Thank the Lord I found your channel! I appreciate sooo much your gardening principle, you are making me jelous and inspired at the same time! More power to you!

Hello Ms. Irene, I really love all your videos. There's so many things I can relate to - the reality of gardening process and unexplainable happiness we feel for the love of plants. I am Mommy Atchie from the Philippines 😊💖💖💖

Good job! I loved 💕 the result, your exotic garden is becoming more and more paradise

i admire your spirit of doing whatever you can do by yourself. god job and applaud

Super love it! My eyes pop when I saw the lovely orchids 😍😍😍 I'm inspired to make my own wall garden too.

After watching ur videos..feels like me doing gardening n enjoying talking to plants..making different focal points..making them scenic with stories..❤..💐🇵🇰

Looks so real , like a jungle , perfect . Congratulation .

Love your garden make over. Enjoyed watching/listening to how you did it. ❤️

This is Gold Irene don’t change a bit your clearly a talented, seasoned gardener. Stunning garden picked up a lot of ideas. Such a refreshing video had a great laugh thank you for keeping it real 🦋

Utterly sensational! I love it so much, everything looks fantastic.

Thank you mam Irine for giving the idea of making a garden like this...

I love how realistic and relatable you are, I’m learning a lot from you as a late player!

I would love to garden all day ! 24/7!!! Thank you for sharing !!!💚👏🏽✊🏾🪴🙌🏾🤍

Such a wonderful wall project Irene.Kudos for a job well done.❤🌿

Very true, there's always something to do in the garden. Your garden is very beautiful 👍🏻

Love plants , love the whole world 🌎

Thankyou so much for sharing & showing as well all the hard work involved. The transformation looks great 🥰🥰

As always you created another jungle vibe in your garden, love watching your videos 💚. I am your fan here from the Philippines 😉

Wow and thanks for the tips and creative technique in planting orchids.The plants are so healthy too.

Wow it’s beautiful the ambiance of your garden is very very encouraging for everybody to sit down and have a rest thanks

I super love this channel.. feels like here in the Philippines too, good to take a cup of coffee always in your garden..🥰🥰 so relaxing and stress free ambiance..

wow! what a beautiful landscaping ! owesome talent ❤