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Landscape Highlight: Tropical Oasis in Downtown Charleston

Jul 28
2 min read

How are you beating this sweltering summer heat? If you live in Charleston, you're either going through the daily motions while suffering through hot and humid days or you've escaped to a stunning tropical oasis. This summer, we're bringing the oasis right to your backyard! Imagine getting home from work, heading straight to the pool, and grilling dinner outside while surrounded by lush green plants. Turn your Charleston garden into a tropical oasis with a few simple steps and these key plants.


  • A bright blue rectangle pool surrounded by evergreen shrubs, chinese fan palms, yellow lantana, and banana trees located in Charleston, SC.
  • Downtown Charleston home with turf, chinese fan palms, and banana trees. Landscaping for Charleston, SC tropical oasis by Meeting Green.
  • Downtown Charleston backyard oasis, landscape install and plant selection by Meeting Green in Charleston, Sc.

Step one: Cooking and Cocktails

This home already featured a stunning pool and just needed upgrades for an improved gathering and entertaining space. Mosaic Renovation Group's client had a vision of an outdoor kitchen for hosting that seamlessly blends within the existing landscape. Mosaic designed a custom shade structure and kitchen with warm wood tones, clean lines, and refined elements.


Outdoor kitchen and shade structure, tucked beside an outdoor pool with large groups of lush tropical green plants. Papyrus add height and texture while canna lilies provide bright orange blooms. Meeting Green enhanced and installed plants for this landscape in downtown Charleston.

Step two: Expert Plant Selection

Now for the fun part! Meeting Green brought in plants to compliment the existing plant palette and add a fun, tropical flair. We chose plants with bright green foliage, broad tropical leaves, and lots of interesting texture. In this space, it was important to soften the hardscaping and harsh lines with swaths of lush plant material. Plus, we added pops of warm colors with bright blooms to increase the tropical vibes! Steal our plant list for a classic tropical oasis in Charleston -> Plant chinese fan palms, elephant ears, banana trees, shell ginger, foxtail ferns, canna lilies, and papyrus for a full, layered tropical look.


  • Bright green tropical elephant ear leave install by Meeting Green. Charleston landscape design with a tropical flair.
  • A bright, sunny blue sky with contrasting green banana tree leaves. Fruiting tropical trees in Charleston, SC in a landscape planted by Meeting Green.
  • A backdrop of palmetto trees and evergreen foliage with pop of tropical color in Charleston, Sc. A canna lily with striped orange leaveas and dark orange blooms stands out against the fence line. Plants installed by Meeting Green.

Step three: Kick Back and Relax

No tropical paradise is complete without the perfect set of lounge furniture. Creating a space to relax with comfy furniture transforms a previously empty patio into an intentionally designed space for gathering with loved ones. Add a patterned umbrella for a spot of shade and you're set to kick back and enjoy paradise!


An wide view of a downtown Charleston backyard landscape with a rectangle pool. The pool is flanked by a white patio, turf, and lush landscaping. The left corner shows a peek of the outdoor kitchen with warm wood tones and sleek lines. Tropical plants like fan plams, shell ginger, and canna lilies install by Meeting Green.

See more of this space and the behind the scenes process on Instagram.


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