Create a tropical paradise with the help of Bentley Tropicals

From the shady veranda of the main building that houses the Bentley family, and home to Bentley Tropicals and More, the view is of a tropical rain forest. Tall stands of Foxtail, Kentia and Cuban Royal Palms grown organically from seed and acclimated to Fallbrook’s sunny weather stand ready for a landscaper’s truck. Beside those, 15-gallon containers of Black Beauty Taro and the burgundy-tipped leaves of red ornamental banana, stand out against a background of rustling Painted Bamboo fronds. “We have everything a landscaper might need to surround a pond or a pool,” says Maria Bentley. She can...