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On one of our most recent group botanical tours, we popped by Tommy Thomas’s former finca-turned-botanical garden in Costa Rica. Now the 20-acre El Arca Jardín Botánico (The Ark Botanical Garden) gives the public an opportunity to tour a living collection of around 3,000 different types of tropical plants, fruiting trees, and edibles. In this walking tour, Tommy takes us through some of the botanic gardens, concentrating on the tropical ornamentals and fruiting trees and tells us how he got started building the garden (hint: he didn’t really have a plan!) Enjoy Part 1 of the tour. And if you’d like to join us on a future group botanical excursion, be sure to check out where we’re heading to next here: https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/botanical-tours __ "Plant One On Me" is a channel produced by Summer Rayne Oakes of Homestead Brooklyn that is primarily focused on houseplants and outdoor gardening. Our mission with the channel is to bring people closer to plants by bringing plants closer to them through engaging, entertaining, and educational content. If you enjoy the content and want to support the channel, you can do so by becoming a Sustaining Member for as little as $5/month: https://bit.ly/2MvqUPz Write your questions and suggestions in the comments below the videos and on Instagram @homesteadbrooklyn #PlantOneOnMe. Note: Some items on this page may include affiliate partnerships. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. -------------------------------- 😎 COOL STUFF ↴ -------------------------------- ONLINE COURSES: ➨ A Beginner's Course to Houseplants: https://www.houseplantbasics.com ➨ Become a houseplant guru with the Houseplant Masterclass: https://www.houseplantmasterclass.com ➨ Troubleshoot Your Houseplants Course: https://bit.ly/3SR4afj ➨ Get the 125 Houseplant Care Spreadsheet and the Houseplant Care Tracker™: https://bit.ly/4by51Ji ➨ Medicinal Herbal Flow Chart: https://bit.ly/3Jv0Hyj OTHER STUFF: ➨ Order "How to Make a Plant Love You" the book: https://amzn.to/2Pyv7Ra ➨ Homestead Brooklyn Shop: https://homesteadbrooklyn.com/shop ➨ See my Houseplant Picks and Storefront (with affiliate codes) https://www.amazon.com/shop/summerrayneoakes https://kit.co/homesteadbrooklyn And want to be kept up-to-date with all the great giveaways, gardening news, and latest videos and blogs? -------------------------------- 💚FOLLOW/SUB ↴ -------------------------------- ▶ Subscribe to YouTube: https://bit.ly/2y1TSym ▶ Instagram+IGTV: https://bit.ly/2R60nsJ ▶ Facebook: https://bit.ly/2QkpKWq ▶ Twitter: @sroakes (https://twitter.com/sroakes) ▶ Blog: http://homesteadbrooklyn.com/ ▶ Plant Swaps: http://homesteadbrooklyn.com/plantswap ▶ Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/clrKeL -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 😄SUPPORT ↴ -------------------------------- if you like this episode and the others, then be sure to “Subscribe” to this channel and hit the Notifications bell. This really does help keep the channel moving forward! Also, you can become a pillar of support for the channel by becoming a Sustaining Member. More information here: https://bit.ly/2MvqUPz