The 1-hectare garden is covered with hundreds of species of ‘herbaceous flowers’. All these poisonous and strange bonsai are imported from abroad by players.
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100% imported ornamental plants Hidden behind green vegetable farms in Xuan Thoi Son commune (Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City), the unique bonsai garden of artist Le Thanh Tam made visitors go from surprise to surprise. The 1-hectare garden is covered by Mr. Tam with countless kinds of poisonous and strange bonsai, almost none in Vietnam. Mr. Tam asserted that 100% of the plants here are collected and imported from many countries around the world. 
Ornamental garden with 100% plants imported from abroad. In order to have a garden containing thousands of different kinds of ornamental plants, Mr. Tam does not regret his efforts and money to continuously go abroad to collect for many years. 
One of the valuable monstera trees in Mr. Tam’s ornamental garden. “Before, when there was no outbreak of Covid-19, I went abroad almost every month to listen to the world’s bonsai forums and exhibitions. From these exhibitions, I have grasped information about popular and rare plants … From there, I selected and brought trees to Vietnam to plant and care for, ”he added. 
Mr. Tam introduced valuable leaf ornamental plants collected and imported from Thailand. Most of the poisonous and exotic plants he owns are imported from Taiwan and Thailand because these two countries have a climate similar to that of Vietnam, trees are easy to grow and grow. The new species that are popular today, he said, are almost not found in nature, but created from US biotechnology. 
After imported from abroad, this rare species of blood lure was “Vietnameseized” by the name of Hong Phat fortune. “So they are very unique, strange, and favored by the players. When buying, we are protected by tree copyright. These plants can not be crossbreed, cannot transplant tissues, so they are extremely rare “, Mr. Tam said. Before becoming one of the “tycoons” of ornamental leaves, owning monstera species, Mr. Tam was the “king” of South American colored pineapples and imported air trees. Air plants are abundant in countries around the world. However, in Vietnam, this species is only found in the garden of Mr. Tam. They were spread on plastic blisters, hung on a truss in the garden. 
Mr. Tam combines ornamental types with driftwood to create lively and artistic miniatures. He also owns a very large collection of South American colored pineapples in various colors and sizes. In the garden, the South American colored pineapples of Mr. Tam concentrated into a large area. From a distance, they are like a carpet stretching with red, orange, yellow, pink, blue … Tame international ornamental plants In his garden, rare and mutant ornamental leaf species are sold from a few million to several tens of million dong / leaf such as: Monstera victory, Pinatum … Currently, these plants are grown, growing well in self course in the garden. 
The path around driftwood covered with moss, ferns, and pineapples makes visitors feel lost in a dense forest. About playing ornamental leaves, Mr. Tam is known as a collector, playing this bonsai first in Ho Chi Minh City. Currently, many other gardeners have to come to him to learn from experience, buy ornamental leaves. He said: “Plants here have all the elements: Rare, beautiful, clean and safe. Rarely because they are the plants I selected, imported from abroad. 
A rare collection of imported air plants in Vietnam. “They are all grown with all kinds of substrates, do not need land, do not use chemical fertilizers and pesticides, so they are very clean and safe,” he added. In order to ensure the cleanliness of ornamental plants in the garden, he learned how to design and arrange ornamental gardens from international friends. 
The “gathering” area of imported ferns. He did not place his bonsai pots directly on the ground, but designed trusses and pedestals to contain plants. These trusses are covered with black plastic mesh sheets. Such plastic sheets must also be imported from Taiwan with prices that are not cheap, he said. On these trusses, he arranged ornamental plants of the same species close together to form separate zones. 
The largest and unique collection of South American colored pineapples in Ho Chi Minh City. In particular, he surprised viewers by creating extremely vivid miniatures by combining ornamental plants with driftwood. Here, visitors feel lost in the jungle with driftwood covered with green moss, imported ferns … 
A South American colored pineapple that gives flowers very strange and beautiful. Above these wooden stumps are many kinds of betel leaves worth a few million to several tens of million dong / leaf, Taiwanese orchid, South American pineapple, air tree … Mr. Tam said, he always innovated bonsai plants in the garden to keep up with and catch up with the tastes of domestic players. Therefore, he also focused on taming foreign ornamental plants, making many strange plants become familiar, close to domestic players by renaming them. 
The betel and phoenix tree helped him win a gold medal in the spring flower festival in Ho Chi Minh City. “The plants I collect from abroad have scientific names. However, back to Vietnam, I changed or named them based on the characteristics of the tree to closely match such as: Hong prosperity, large-leaf betel nut, diamond wealth, noble eagle, rich rhubarb, and Gia, Tung golden … “, Mr. Tam introduced. Possessing a variety of rare and precious ornamental plants every year, he participates in the spring flower festival and wins high prizes. Recently, Ho Chi Minh City Spring Flower Festival, he also won a gold medal in the category of unique and rare bonsai with phoenix and betel tree. 
A rare and precious Osaka tree, only available in Mr. Tam’s garden. This tree was imported from Thailand by him. In particular, Mr. Tam was awarded a certificate of merit by the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City for his outstanding achievements in the subject of leaf decoration. Posts, photos, clips: Nguyen Son
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