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Looking for the ultimate holiday gift? A live plant is always a winner, and what better way to spread joy this season than letting your loved ones - friends, family, or colleagues - choose their favorites?

Give them a Top Tropicals Gift Card and watch their garden dreams come to life! As a bonus, we'll add 15% extra value to every gift card! For example, a $100 gift card becomes $115 of plant magic!

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Offer expires 12-25-24

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Mansoa alliacea - Garlic Vine

Mansoa alliacea - Garlic Vine - one of the most rewarding flowering vines that you can grow, unless that you are a vampire. Interestingly enough crushed leaves smell like garlic. It is one of the most wanted winter-flowering vines. When in full bloom, it looks like a cascade of blue-purple over a fence or trellis. Deep lavender flowers with white throat fading to a paler lavender within a few days, and you can see all three colors on the plant at the same time. Winter-Spring bloomer, the vine has moderate growth rate and can stay compact in a pot as a specimen, and even can be grown as a house plant. It can tolerate some light frost.

Reminder: Today from 9 am to 4 pm:
the Event you can't miss!

December 14, 2024 - SATURDAY - Holiday Plant Market

Holiday Plant Market
Saturday, December 14, 9 am - 4 pm

Highlights of the event:

30% OFF online prices, one day only! (excluding 15 gallon material and rare plants)
$5 and $10 plants - Raffle
Free plant with any purchase as a token of our appreciation

Event discounts valid at both locations:

Ft Myers Garden Center: 13890 Orange River, Ft Myers, FL
Sebring B-Farm: 9100 McRoy Rd, Sebring, FL

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Snowbird Holiday Special:
Fruiting and Flowering Tree Sale

Snowbird Special Santa Kitty with tropical plants

For online customers to match today's local sale

Can't make it to our Holiday Plant Market today? No worries, we've got you covered with a Snowbird Special! This online sale is perfect for all you winter wanderers heading to Florida - now's your chance to snag some gorgeous fruiting and flowering trees at a sweet discount.

Why wait to create your tropical paradise? Plant your winter garden now and enjoy exotic blooms and fruits all season long! Use the discount code below to get 15% off on our stunning selection of fruiting and flowering trees (and other plants!). Don't miss out - this deal is as sunny as Florida itself. Let your garden dreams take flight!

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Online only. Min order $150. Excluding S/H. Exp. 12-17-24

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Brunfelsia pauciflora Compacta - Dwarf Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow

Purple Brunfelsia - Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow - is the most spectacular winter blooming shrub! Showy flowers changing color from purple though pink to white within 3 days. Takes sun or shade. It can tolerate some light frost.

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To eat or not to eat?

To eat or not to eat?
🧁 To eat or not to eat?

🍴 "To eat or not to eat? That is never the question." – Oscar Wilde

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Are you in Florida for Holidays?

Are you in Florida for Holidays?
🎄 Are you in Florida for Holidays? 🔔

Join us on Saturday, December 14, 2024, for our Holiday Plant Market! Our plants have grown big and beautiful over the summer!

🎁 Enjoy amazing deals with plants starting at just $5 and $10

🆓 Receive afree plant with every purchase.

🤭 Bring friends and family to explore, and let our friendly #PeopleCats help you find the perfect plants! 🐈🌳😳

🥂 Celebrate the season with us in full tropical style - we can't wait to see you there!

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Its never too many powderpuffs!

Powderpuff - Calliandra surinamensis

🍬 It's never too many powderpuffs!

💖 One more Powderpuff beauty - Calliandra surinamensis - is a large vigorous shrub that can be trained into a cute little standard tree.

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Love is sharing

🍴 Love is sharing... or it is not?

💕 "Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others." – Brian Tracy

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What to do when you have too many bananas: make Grilled Banana Boats recipe

What to do when you have too many bananas: make Grilled Banana Boats recipe
🍌 What to do when you have too many bananas: make Grilled Banana Boats recipe 🚣‍♂️

😘 Ingredients:

  • · 2 ripe bananas
  • · 2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips
  • · 2 tablespoons shredded coconut
  • · 2 tablespoons chopped nuts (e.g., pecans or almonds)
  • · Aluminum foil


🏄‍♂️ Instructions:

  • · Slice each banana lengthwise down the middle, but don’t cut all the way through - leave the peel intact to form a "boat."
  • · Gently open the banana and stuff with chocolate chips, shredded coconut, and nuts.
  • · Wrap each banana in aluminum foil.
  • · Grill over medium heat (or bake in the oven at 375°F) for 10–12 minutes, until the banana is soft and the chocolate is melted.
  • · Carefully unwrap and serve warm, optionally with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.


👌 This fun dessert is easy to make and highlights banana's natural sweetness!

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Yet another fragrant Jasmine hedge!

Jasminum volubile - Wax Jasmine

🔤 Yet another fragrant Jasmine hedge!
  • ☀️ Jasminum volubile - Wax Jasmine is one more excellent choice of fragrant Jasmine bush for your landscaping needs, besides Angel Hair Jasmine we mentioned earlier.
  • ☀️ Lovely blooms: Fragrant, pinwheel-shaped white flowers from April to September.
  • ☀️ Versatile growth: Quick-growing vine for trellises, ground covers, or containers.
  • ☀️ Foliage: Glossy, dark green leaves add a lush touch.
  • ☀️ Perfect Hedge: Works beautifully as a hedge plant.


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Matilda got the greatest toy of the century!

🦋 Matilda got the greatest toy of the century!

🦋"You can chase a butterfly, but you can't make it land on your hand." – Nathaniel Hawthorne

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What is your favorite Guava variety?

Tikal Guava

🍉 What is your favorite Guava variety?

Our top pick? Tikal Guava!

Okay, we'll admit it - the tree growth habit can be pretty weird: branches grow at some interesting 90-degree angles, giving it a bit of a wild, chaotic vibe. Think Barbados Cherry bush - if you've seen that unruly spectacle! 😰

But let's focus on what really matters: the fruit. Tikal produces the best pink guava, no contest! It is disease-resistant, fast-growing, super sweet, and boasts very few seeds - huge bonus! Plus, Tikal is a reliable producer, making it perfect for beginners or anyone eager for quick, delicious results. 🌟

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