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Shrooms time - cat herbal party. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Shrooms time - cat herbal party

🌈 🍄"Shrooms time" - cat herbal party

"I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." - Winston Churchill

🐈📸 Bob, Cash, Timo, Niki and James having their Catnip herbal party - "shrooms time" - at TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden. 

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Grows in neglect: tough plant for tough spots. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Grows in neglect: tough plant for tough spots

Devils Backbone, Jacobs Ladder - Pedilanthus tithymaloides

💪 Grows in neglect: tough plant for tough spots
  • 🌿If you've got a dry, rough patch where nothing wants to grow, try Devil's Backbone, or Jacobs Ladder - Pedilanthus tithymaloides.
  • 🌿This plant is seriously tough. It handles heat, drought, poor soil - no complaints.
  • 🌿Its zig-zag stems look like they were folded by hand, and the little pink flowers are a nice surprise.
  • 🌿Low maintenance, spreads well, and doesn’t mind being ignored.
  • 🌿Great as a groundcover, border filler, or just doing its thing in a forgotten corner.


📚 Learn more:
The best undemanding plant for dry and hot area

🛒 Add this survivor to your garden

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NEW ON YOUTUBE: Top Tropicals Shorts!

Top Tropicals shorts - short videos

It's finally here! We've launched a brand-new section of quick, fun, and super useful short videos straight from your favorite garden and nursery. In just 20-30 seconds, you'll get smart tips, rare plant spotlights, and simple growing tricks - all packed into bite-sized bursts.

And of course, plenty of fun moments with your favorite PeopleCats (and dogs too!).

Don't forget to subscribe, like, and leave a comment - your support means the world, and we're here to answer all your questions!

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NEW VIDEO: How to cut a mango without making a mess

Ever wonder how to cut a mango without getting juice everywhere? We've got a trick that's soooo simple! You'll wish you knew it sooner!

In our newest video, Chiane and Ashley from the Top Tropicals team aren't just slicing mangoes - they are diving into a full-on mango tasting adventure. You'll get a peek at some of the most mind-blowing mango varieties you probably didn't even know existed! From buttery-smooth to crisp and tangy.

to discover your new favorite mango - and maybe a new way to enjoy it, too 😻

Discover Mango varieties - we have hundreds of them!

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The way we see things. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

The way we see things

Mr B the cat on the couch at TopTropicals

Mr B the cat on the couch at TopTropicals

❔ The way we see things

"Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them." - Leo Tolstoy

🐈📸 Mr B has his own way at TopTropicals

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Five best fruit trees to plant in Summer. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Five best fruit trees to plant in Summer

James Coconuts and Bob introducing Five best fruit trees

🌳 Five best fruit trees to plant in Summer

☀️ Summer might be scorching, but it’s actually a great time to plant fruit trees that love the heat. If you've got sunshine and a little space, these five tropical picks will reward you with fresh, homegrown fruit - some you’ll never find in a store!

1. Mango - the King of all fruit, a must have in every garden. Fiberlress varieties only! You can't buy those in the store.

2. Avocado - a must have super-fruit in everyone's diet, grow your own!

3.🐲 Dragon fruit - heat tolerant easy plant with low water needs, sweet fruit-bearing cactus

4. 🍉 Guava - by far the most flavorful tropical fruit, great for Summer drinks

5. 🍐 Black Sapote - fast growing, heat- and flood-tolerant, fruit tastes like chocolate pudding

📚 Learn more from previous posts:

🛒 Explore the finest rare tropical fruit trees

#Food_Forest #Discover

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Color that lasts year-round: Ti plant: bold color, easy care. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Color that lasts year-round: Ti plant: bold color, easy care

Cordyline fruticosa - Hawaiian Ti plant

🌈 Color that lasts year-round: Ti plant: bold color, easy care
  • 🌿 Looking to add some serious color to your garden without adding a lot of work?

    • Cordyline fruticosa, also known as the Hawaiian Ti plant comes as beautiful colorful leaves in so many shades and varieties!
  • 🌿 Shades of deep burgundy, hot pink, bright green, even chocolate - and everything in between. The glossy, sword-shaped leaves look like something out of a vacation photo.
  • 🌿 And the best part? It's super easygoing. Ti plants grow well in sun or shade, in the ground or in pots, and need very little water.
  • 🌿 Perfect for borders, containers, or as a tropical accent - Ti Leaf brings instant island vibes to your space.


🛒 Ti time! Click to grow

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Wet Dog Fragrance renewed. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Wet Dog Fragrance renewed

Lab dogs Sunshine, Draco and Lila

🐶 Wet Dog Fragrance renewed

Lab Family reunion and the Country Bath... Visual definition of Happiness - again. Bigger scale than last year!

🐈📸 Sunshine, Draco and Lila visiting their Mom Mango at Top Tropicals Bfarm and PeopleCats.Garden. 

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Ice Cream mango: tiny tree, big flavor! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Ice Cream mango: tiny tree, big flavor!

Condo Ice Cream mango

Ice Cream mango: tiny tree, big flavor!
Mango Rainbow🌈
  • 🟡Ice Cream is the king of condo mangoes - and for good reason! This tiny tree stays under six feet and still gives you a full size fruit that tastes like mango sorbet.
  • 🟡The fruit may be small and green, but inside? Bright yellow flesh that's rich, sweet, and unbelievably smooth.
  • 🟡It is the perfect pick for containers, patios, or small spaces. If you want big flavor from a little tree, Ice Cream mango is the one.


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📚 Previous posts: #Mango_Rainbow - varieties you should try

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Why gardeners love the Pink Butterfly Tree: blooms, shade, and zero fuss. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Why gardeners love the Pink Butterfly Tree: blooms, shade, and zero fuss

Bauhinia variegata, Pink Butterfly Orchid Tree

Bauhinia variegata, Pink Butterfly Orchid Tree

Bauhinia variegata, Pink Butterfly Orchid Tree, flowers close up

Bauhinia variegata, Pink Butterfly Orchid Tree, flowers close up

🌸 Why gardeners love the Pink Butterfly Tree: blooms, shade, and zero fuss
  • 🌸 Bauhinia variegata, Pink Butterfly Orchid Tree - is a gorgeous, fast-growing tree with orchid-like blooms in shades of magenta to lavender. Flowers appear from late winter through spring - and sometimes again in summer - filling the air with a soft, sweet fragrance. Its butterfly-shaped leaves and wide canopy make it perfect as a focal point, shade tree, or street-side beauty. Great for sustainable landscapes, shelterbelts, and windbreaks too.
  • 🌸 Easygoing and low-maintenance, it thrives in just about any soil - loam, sand, clay, even rocky ground - as long as it drains well. Loves full sun, needs little water once established, and grows fast (up to 2–3 feet per year) with plenty of cooling shade.
  • 🌸 The bright blooms bring in butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds.
  • 🌸 Extra bonus: its buds and blossoms are edible and used in traditional cooking, and the bark has been used in folk remedies for things like thyroid and ulcers.
  • 🌸 Tough, fast, and blooming with elegance, the Pink Butterfly Orchid Tree is a gorgeous shade tree that thrives on neglect - poor soil, low water, no problem! Fragrant, orchid-like flowers light up your garden from winter to spring: easy to grow and even easier to love!


🛒 Limited stock - plant one this season!
Discover more Bauhinias - Orchid trees.

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