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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.

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

#PeopleCats #Quotes

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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Why does Allamanda rule the tropics? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Allamanda colorful varieties

🌸 Why does Allamanda rule the tropics?
  • 🌸 Allamanda is a top favorite - you'll see it in yards everywhere!
  • 🌸 Just look at the colors! Cherry pink, golden yellow, deep mauve, chocolate, even peach - so many stunning colors, blooming nonstop!
  • 🌸 It grows fast, loves the heat, and doesn't ask for much. Want a vine? Perfect. Prefer a shrub? That works too. It's easygoing, showy, and always putting on a show.
  • 🌸 Everyone can grow it - and once you do, you'll wonder how your garden ever got by without it.


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On the superiority of the Cat over Futurism. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Cat Macaron on windowsill

Cat Macaron on windowsill

Cat Macaron yawning

Cat Macaron yawning

Sleepy Cat Macaron

Sleepy Cat Macaron

On the superiority of the Cat over Futurism🐾

(or why cat hair on your pants is better than progress charts)
  • 🐾"While they build charts and fly to Mars -

    • the cat simply lies on the keyboard and wins."
  • 🐾"The cat doesn't ask: 'What is the meaning of life?'

    • It KNOWS: the meaning is a warm window, a bowl, and you nearby."
  • 🐾"Futurism says: 'Soon everything will be better!'

    • The cat says: 'It’s already good. Pet me.'"
  • 🐾"Ideal systems collapse.

    • The cat remains. Soft, independent, eternal."
  • 🐾"When everything goes wrong - the cat starts to purr.

    • It's his way of saying: 'Hang in there. I’m here.'"
  • 🐾"Futurists dream of terraforming Mars.

    • The cat naps under a blooming jasmine and calls it paradise."
  • 🐾"While they plan vertical farms and biotech gardens -

the cat rolls in basil, digs up the mulch, and feels joy."

🐈📸 Macaron has been busy helping with plants and trying to show us the meaning of life.

PeopleCats.Garden  #PeopleCats

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