My Tropical Backyard Oasis

Come with me on a tour around my tropical landscaped backyard, just north of Sydney, Australia. I have a range of tropical plants such as heliconias, frangipanis (plumerias), hibiscus' and as assortment of fruit trees such as bananas, mango trees and citrus.
Join me as I walk through the spaces and the history of building up my dream backyard. In the video I feature my lagoon style pool, cabana area, bar area, fire pit and more. The subtropical climate here allows for a great outdoor life and a wide range of plant life to grow happily all year round.
What's your favourite plant and space on the tour?
I hope you all enjoyed the video! Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed the video!
If you want to check out a tour of my fruit trees I've made a video about that too!
Here's the link: • My Favourite Fruit Tre...
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[@oceacinta]

Now that’s an oasis! 😍

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks! 😊

[@sofhar7162]

Absolutely breathtaking…the tropical Plants…the Pool …you have created your own Paradise ! Young Man you live in the Garden of Eden ! I’m in 🥰 with your backyard!…🤩

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you so much. I’m glad you like it 😊

[@miniangpamintuan269]

What a paradise!

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks 😊

[@sharonsanders8208]

This is so relaxed and it could be vacation gardening

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you so much! 😊 I do like to think of it like that

[@aileenp.cagampang]

So refreshing garden

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks 😊

[@minhhop3208]

Amazing! So proud of you!!!! Lots of work !
You can open a Tropical Restaurant or coffeteria so people can come and admire your garden !
At your age, biys and girls just want to hang out, playing games, TV, drink, drug.....
But, you don't ! You invest all your free time, heart, and brain into uour garden !!!!
So beautiful !

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you. I really like getting outside and doing things. I think life is all about balance. It’s great to have fun and relax but it’s good to follow your passions and interests in a stimulating way. 😊

[@Onviews1]

Amazing garden and plants, am inspired to continue documenting my passion for ornamental plants and trees on you tube

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks! You should

[@rizhrd181]

Perfect 👍👍 mother nature gives positive & relaxing ambiance 💖💖💖💖

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you!

[@PhilipBoelter]

What an amzing backyard!

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks!

[@CJDykes]

Such a beautiful oasis too.

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks 😊

[@patriciasumic1517]

Love it thanks for sharing I live in Melbourne and have had an aquascape ecosystem pond put in my home is small but I’m trying to turn yard into tropical have put in a Bali hut with grass roof love it.

[@JohnDeMartin]

That’s great! It’s a fun process

[@pla4825]

Not only is the backyard beautiful but I love the song too 🥰 I’m totally in love with this property

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you! I’m glad you like it 😊

[@mayarada2059]

Absolutely beautiful tropical backyard , love all the plants you had , really nice one and thank you .

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks I’m glad you liked it.

[@annicusbert3876]

You have a lovely garden! Love the video and I love those heliconias!!

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you so much!

[@sharonsanders8208]

Wow a garden of retreat relaxing vacationing tropical 🐠🐠

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks! 😊🌴

[@tomrobilliard1893]

Very nice garden 😚 oh so tropical 🏝

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks! 😊

[@jaliscogirl4510]

This is paradise ,definitely beautiful 😍.

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you!

[@GrowingSouth]

Really like your style! Absolutely wonderful!

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you

[@ninjaguy10]

Beautiful gardens, but what sets it off is the handsome guy doing the presentation. Relaxing tropicals, great music, and a sexy voice. All the components needed for a great video. Greetings from Florida.

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and me 😊

[@eldgieheflin7678]

Beautiful

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks

[@citadelcoronel]

i envy your garden it’s my dream to have one 😊

[@JohnDeMartin]

Awww thank you! I hope you get to have one some day! 😊

[@dawnsullivan6233]

Looks prettty.

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you

[@zlatamontgomery1593]

So youg. But so hard worker. Wow. Bravo 👏

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you so much 😊😊

[@777mjt]

Looks fabulous, really love how the pool blends into the jungle like that.
All the love & luck, from Liverpool, UK 🙂

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you 😊

[@idaniamorales6058]

Amazing 😻

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks 😊

[@mimikee8831]

love your garden

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you I’m glad you like it

[@garylynch5996]

I can imagine a lot of time and hard work has been put into creating this garden. Fantastic garden mate

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks you! 😊😊

[@alexisperezvalenzuela5064]

Well done!

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks 😊

[@zamzam36524]

This is cool John

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks

[@dorrengilbert804]

Absolutely beautiful

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you

[@SmartHouseAndGarden]

What a paradise. Beautiful garden

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you

[@maurawhelan3530]

Gorgeous! Thank you for sharing

[@JohnDeMartin]

You’re welcome 😊 thanks for watching

[@annettebanks6022]

Beautiful mate

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks

[@BrigitteVanzonhoven]

Very nice❤

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you! 😊

[@davidscott1419]

Beautiful wow love it

[@zaidaespino4023]

Wow el paraíso hecho realidad

[@TheRoyalBavarian]

Good on ya mate. Enjoy.

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks

[@user-ou6ql1cr4f]

Very nice

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks

[@rachallot8761]

wow I wish I could visit your garden it looks beautiful

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you. I hope you can enjoy it through my videos.

[@rachallot8761]

@@JohnDeMartin I do! I'm looking forward to some more

[@shabnumosman5192]

Waaw. Cool . Your own Tropical Pradiso. Awesome. Looks amazing. Enjoy. Thank u for sharing... love it 💖

[@JohnDeMartin]

You’re welcome I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@samwinslett2531]

Excellent!!

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks

[@edwinapettiford9291]

Looks amazing!! Thanks for sharing with us

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks 😊

[@TropicalGardening]

Wow!!! Very beautiful!🌴

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you!

[@davidscott1419]

Wow beautiful love it

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you

[@patriciablas7770]

Every inch is Absolutely Beautiful! You are super talented! Thank you for sharing!

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊.

[@karlyarnold2955]

What a pretty garden you have

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you so much

[@margaretmaguire3329]

Amazing 👍🌺😀

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks 😊

[@danielfutotana8576]

Sir, I like your tropical garde. I love nature around. Beautiful

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you!😊

[@CRUDE360]

Amazing!

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks

[@majidaattaplantscare4582]

So beautiful plant s special

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you 😊

[@baladevnayak6364]

That's a lovely place to be ❤️

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks. I love it 😊

[@monicagilson819]

So beautiful ! 🤗🌴🌞🌺🍹

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks 😊

[@paulinegoldsmith7301]

PG Tips well that looks amazing so neat love it well done . 🙏🏻👏👏👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you 😊

[@fishingstars8126]

Your garden is so nice

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you

[@leeusakorea9891]

Beautiful garden 😍 ❤️ ♥️

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks 😊

[@miybma6396]

Soo beautiful and peaceful place 🤩 loved your garden😍😍

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you 😊

[@allisonmcfarlane5705]

I looove your beautiful garden 😍

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you!😊

[@detlefrach8737]

Der Garten ist so cool ♥

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you! I’m glad you like it

[@MasAgus278]

Apikkkk cakkk

[@user-fc1mu1vw4n]

Very beautiful ❤️

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you

[@jorgefigueroa3681]

Cute🥰

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks 😊

[@Anton-42]

The gardens really blossomed since covid !!!!

[@JohnDeMartin]

Yes they really have haven’t they! I’m always chopping plants back now haha

[@damarisestrella4198]

Beatyfull.

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks!

[@damarisestrella4198]

Your welcome

[@mjarevirtv2094]

Wow nice beautiful garden Watching from California and I follow your videos

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you so much! I’m glad you like them 😊

[@dexterbrown2065]

hi love your garden cant wait for an invite

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you! Glad you like it. Where abouts are you from?

[@lisadolan689]

Well done on this production. Informative, well delivered, and enjoyable watching. Stay on this path matey because the camera loves you and your voice is perfect for narration. I’ve subscribed and I’ll watch your progress.
Plus, omg the garden is stunning. Absolutely beautiful 🤩

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed watching it. I think I’m due to post some updates😊

[@peggyraiees-dana1155]

No snakes or critters ? Such a beautiful place.

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you! Not really. There are lots of lizards but very very rarely see green tree snakes which are harmless

[@GForceFitness1]

Beautiful garden! I don't know if you've thought about it, but you should do a walk-through of your property pointing out the names of each plant. It would be helpful to know the variety of each.

[@JohnDeMartin]

That sounds like a great idea for a video. Thanks 😊

[@PawanKumar-vr2uz]

How much it did cost you overall?? That's some next level resort type backyard i have ever seen. I love open spaces with greeneries, water bodies, decks, bar area and all. I belong to India and would love to have atleast 50% of this type of backyard in my future home.😃😃

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you! Im glad you like it. Its really hard to put a price on it as each was section was done over many years. If you can do a lot of the planting and propagating yourself it'll be a lot cheaper but constructing anything like pools and buildings are many tens of thousands of dollars. The more you can do yourself the cheaper it would be.
I would say if I was to replicate what I've built today it would easily be 100 thousand dollars including the pool, maybe even more but that's employing someone to do it all.

[@Tropicalgarden82]

It's a beautiful place, greetings, as a hobby

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks! 😊

[@dawnsullivan6233]

✝️God bless✝️!

[@annicusbert3876]

How do you have so few subs I love your videos!!!

[@JohnDeMartin]

I’m glad you enjoy them!

[@natasha5622]

Love heliconias as well but so do snakes 😩😩😩

[@JohnDeMartin]

Oh really? I haven’t heard that before 😱😱

[@natasha5622]

@@JohnDeMartin I’m from the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago and yes snakes love hanging out on them😬

[@JohnDeMartin]

@@natasha5622 oh I’ll have to keep an eye out. I haven’t seen any here yet. Hopefully the snakes in Australia don’t like heliconias 😂

[@natasha5622]

@@JohnDeMartin 🤣🤣🤣 I hope so too

[@om794]

❤🎉❤

[@Gtumrths]

Wow! In what zone are you in?

[@JohnDeMartin]

I’m not sure if you mean by American standards because I live in Australia and we classify where I live (north of Sydney) as subtropical. We don’t really use specific zones. If I compare my extreme minimum temperatures to the plant hardiness map I’d be zone 10b/11a. It very rarely gets below 7 degrees celsius (45f)

[@carlahart3536]

Wow... just wow... What future plans do you have? I love gardening and the amount of work that must have gone into this... Even to maintain...

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you. I’m glad you like my garden. It’s taken years and it sure is a lot of work to maintain! I have plans to make some more gardens on the paddocks. I will make sure to video the progress!

[@carlahart3536]

@@JohnDeMartin Im looking forward to seeing it! I would love to party here!

[@kattiasalazar1458]

So Beautiful 😍 💖
Where is it
What Country looks so Tropical 🌴🪴🏡🌞☝🌺🦜

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you. I’m a bit north of Sydney, Australia 😊

[@pepguardiola3025]

Seperti di Bali

[@natadodo1564]

how much do you charge to design a garden? and how do you get rid off the mosquitoes?

[@JohnDeMartin]

I haven’t really designed any apart from my own but I would love to.
Personally I fine there are two things that help with mosquitos. Firstly removing any stagnant water which is a breeding ground for mosquitos. Secondly I have citronella tiki torches which help too. Thankfully my garden is affected too much by mosquitos

[@CRUDE360]

do you have a list of other fruit trees you're interested in? my list is abt 60 trees long 😅

[@JohnDeMartin]

yes there are a few things on my list 😂. I have one avocado tree but I want more, I also want to grow figs. Otherwise I have so many already

[@rizhrd181]

💖💖💖✨✨🌟🌟🌟💫🌠🌟💞💞💞💞🤜🤛👍👍

[@dawnsullivan6233]

What country and state is this

[@JohnDeMartin]

New South Wales, Australia 🇦🇺

[@terrymcgill2798]

Where is this garden

[@JohnDeMartin]

A couple of hours north of Sydney, Australia, nearby the beach

[@FTe-wj7ve]

How to repel ants and bugs that naturally will coming

[@Heartfelt-zv7wh]

Music annoying -pretty garden 🪴

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thank you! Yes I’ll take that into account for next time

[@Gtumrths]

Wow! Beautiful Garden! Very good job! But take the music out so we can hear the natural sounds.

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks. I’ll keep that in mind

[@jgbdenman1273]

Nice garden. Music is too distracting and unnecessary

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks for the feedback 😊

[@patriciasumic1517]

You should check out aquascape australia they do wonderful things swimming ponds fountains creeks ect,

[@robpile100]

Beautiful

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks

[@joycethreattto2115]

Beautiful

[@JohnDeMartin]

Thanks 😊