The Gardens · Nosara, Costa Rica
A living museum.
Built on a labour of love.
A decade in the planting
Over the past decade, a once-abandoned land was transformed into lush, vibrant gardens — more than nine thousand trees and plants, set by hand.
It rejuvenated the surroundings and invited a rich diversity of wildlife to return and flourish. But it was never only about planting trees. It was about creating a refuge — a space for reflection, and an ambassador for the environment, where people can connect with nature and find peace in its harmony.
A nursery, native forest, and the Nosara River — with a seasonal pond on the adjoining parcel, where the birds return each year.
Tree Inventory
A collection, still growing.
A small portion of the trees planted across the 16.3-acre estate.
AcaciaVachellia cornigera
American Oil PalmElaeis oleifera
BanyanFicus benghalensis
BaobabAdansonia
Bismarck PalmBismarckia nobilis
Brazilian IronwoodLibidibia ferrea
Cabbage PalmCorypha utan
Cannonball TreeCouroupita guianensis
Carpentaria PalmCarpentaria acuminata
CocoboloDalbergia retusa
Coconut TreeCocos nucifera
CoffeeCoffea arabica
Cuban Wax PalmCopernicia hospita
Date PalmPhoenix dactylifera
Dragon BambooDendrocalamus asper
Dwarf PalmettoSabal minor
Fiji Fan PalmPritchardia pacifica
Fishtail PalmCaryota urens
Foxtail PalmWodyetia bifurcata
GuanacasteEnterolobium cyclocarpum
Honduran MahoganySwietenia macrophylla
Horse Balls TreeTabernaemontana donnell-smithii
Jorco AmarilloSclerocarya birrea
Kapok TreeCeiba pentandra
Mahajanga PalmDypsis mahajanga
Malabar ChestnutPachira aquatica
Moringa (Drumstick Tree)Moringa oleifera
NeemAzadirachta indica
Old Man PalmCoccothrinax crinita
Panama TreeSterculia apetala
Petticoat PalmCopernicia macroglossa
Potbellied CeiboPseudobombax septenatum
Rain TreeAlbizia saman
Rainbow EucalyptusEucalyptus deglupta
Red Latan PalmLatania lontaroides
Red SandalwoodPterocarpus santalinus
Royal PalmRoystonea regia
Silver Date PalmPhoenix sylvestris
Silver Dollar EucalyptusEucalyptus cinerea
Spanish CedarCedrela odorata
Stinking ToeHymenaea courbaril
Strangler FigFicus costaricana
SuraTerminalia oblonga
Talipot PalmCorypha umbraculifera
Teddy Bear PalmDypsis leptocheilos
Traveller's PalmRavenala madagascariensis
West Indian CedarCedrela tonduzii
White MahoganyVochysia guatemalensis
Wild TamarindCojoba arborea