Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 1 Nov 2024

Cat of the month: Persephone
The Queen of the Underworld

Cat Persephone

Well, well, well... it seems we have a new purrsonality around here! A few days ago, we discovered a mysterious little purrrson living under the TopTropicals office. Did a customer leave her behind? Or was she simply drawn to our PeopleCats paradise? Who can say! Either way, since she made her grand entrance from the underground, we decided to name her Persephone, after the Greek goddess and Queen of the Underworld.

Persephone has come a long way - she finally let us pet her, and now she's taken over the office desk! She even drools a little when she gets those precious head scratches. Persephone has officially joined our Nursery Team, adding her charm to Customer Service

Come and see our PeopleCats (including the Queen herself!) in purrrrson at our Garden Center in Ft Myers, Florida!

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Cat Persephone

Cat Persephone

Date: 3 Nov 2024

Cat of the month: Persephone - the Queen of the Underworld

🐱 Cat of the month: Persephone - the Queen of the Underworld

  • 🔠ell, well, well... it seems we have a new purrsonality around here! A few days ago, we discovered a mysterious little purrrson living under the TopTropicals office.

  • 🔠id a customer leave her behind? Or was she simply drawn to our PeopleCats paradise? Who can say!

  • 🔠ither way, since she made her grand entrance from the underground, we decided to name her Persephone, after the Greek goddess and queen of the Underworld.

  • 🔠ersephone has come a long way - she finally let us pet her, and now she's taken over the office desk!

  • 🔠he even drools a little when she gets those precious head scratches. Persephone has officially joined our Nursery Team, adding her charm to Customer Service

  • 🔠ome and see our #PeopleCats (including the queen herself!) in purrrrson at our Garden Center in Ft Myers, Florida!


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Date: 12 Dec 2025

🎄 Holiday Plant Market:
Saturday, Dec 13, 2025, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM 🎉

Smokey the tuxedo cat and Sunshine the ginger cat sitting at a table, studying a Holiday Plant Market flyer with a notepad, coffee cup, and donut.

Smokey: We invited people, so we need to be prepared for the crowd.
Sunshine: I am prepared. I saw yummy donuts on the flyer.
Smokey: Of course you did, genius. You are responsible for donuts and coffee.

It is almost here. Our big end-of-season Plant Day. All year we grow the rare and unusual plants that will be featured at this event, and Saturday is the day they finally meet their new homes. The garden turns into a small holiday escape: fresh air, bright colors, music, snacks, and the PeopleCats greeting everyone like they have known you for years.

Meet PeopleCats crew in charge

TopTropicals CatPeople: cat King
King
TopTropicals CatPeople: cat King
Sushi
TopTropicals CatPeople: cat Snitch
Snitch
TopTropicals CatPeople: cat Paisley
Paisley
TopTropicals CatPeople: cat Persephone
Persephone
TopTropicals CatPeople: cat Loki
Loki

Why you should come

It is December in Florida - warm breeze, sunshine, and perfect planting weather. While the rest of the country is scraping frost off windshields, you're choosing which banana tree to take home. Come enjoy a colorful Saturday surrounded by plants, music, snacks, and friendly PeopleCats. This is your holiday escape, your plant-hunting adventure, and your chance to bring home something amazing before the season ends.

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Not everyone is lucky enough to live close by. For our online customers, here is 20% for online orders:

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Valid for online orders only. Minimum order $120 (excluding shipping and handling). Cannot be combined with any other discounts, coupon codes, automatic promotions, or special offers. Not valid on previous purchases. One use per customer. Code must be entered at checkout. Offer valid through the end of Sunday, 12/14/2025

Learn more about the event

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Date: 15 Dec 2025

Thank you for coming to Plant Market in Ft Myers

Kristi Vanbenschoten, Top Tropicals manager, holding Persephone the cat on her shoulder in the garden

Kristi Vanbenschoten, Top Tropicals manager, and Persephone the cat

Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our Holiday Plant Market last Saturday, December 13, 2025. It was great to see familiar faces, meet new visitors, and watch the garden fill with people exploring, asking questions, and choosing new plants to take home. Our CatsPeople were busy greeting guests, supervising carts, and making sure everyone felt welcome. Your support and good energy are what make these events special for us. We hope your new plants settle in beautifully, and we look forward to seeing you back in the garden soon!

Check out Event Mementos

Persephone the cat at Garden Event

Date: 18 Jun 2025

If you want to be happy

Baby Persephone - the Queen of the Underworld - at PeopleCats.Garden

Baby Persephone - the Queen of the Underworld - at PeopleCats.Garden

🍂 If you want to be happy

"If you want to be happy, be." - Leo Tolstoy

🐈📸 Baby Persephone - the Queen of the Underworld at
PeopleCats.Garden 
#PeopleCats #Quotes

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