Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 10 Jun 2024

Shade Tree Discount Program
How to reduce an electric bill and energy costs?

Cassia  fistula

Photo above: Cassia fistula - Golden Shower Tree - one of the most popular trees. This all time favorite is fast growing and elegant.

Q: How to reduce an electric bill and energy costs?

A: This summer is expected to be hot. And the next summer... and next... Want to reduce your electric bill and energy costs? There is an excellent solution: plant a shade tree! Once fully grown, these trees will help keep your house cooler and lower your energy expenses.

Today we are offering a special discount you can use for purchasing trees that will keep your homes cooler in Summer and gardens warmer in Winter!
Check out Fast Growing Shade Trees, as well as other flowering trees and fruit trees and use discount below:

GETSHADE

Your savings with this code:
5% off orders $100+
15% off orders $150+
20% off orders $200+

Excluding S/H. Excluding 15 gal material. Exp. 6-12-24

Tabebuia  tree

Photo above: Tabebuia - spectacular winter bloomer.

Bauhinia  blakeana  -  Hong  Kong  Orchid  Tree

Photo above: Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree. The most beautiful of all orchid trees.

Mango  trees  with  fruit

Photo above: Mango trees now. Many varieties are vigorous, large trees.

Cattley  guava  tree

Photo above: Cattley Guava Tree is an elegant solution for small spaces. Red Button French Kiss Ginger goes well with it!

Date: 16 Aug 2024

Discover the most impressive Florida Vine

Pyrostegia venusta - Flame Vine

Pyrostegia venusta - Flame Vine

🔥 Discover the most impressive Florida Vine!

💻 "I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers." - Claude Monet

📸 Pyrostegia venusta - Flame Vine, is a stunning winter bloomer native to Florida. Its vibrant orange flowers resemble a fiery cascade, blanketing the tops of trees where the vine climbs. The tubular blossoms form dense clusters, creating a striking, flame-like appearance that stands out against the winter landscape, making it a spectacular sight during the cooler months.

What is your favorite tropical vine? Share in comments👇

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Date: 11 Sep 2024

How to choose the right flowering trees for your landscape

Phymosia umbellata - Cranberry Malva Aparasolada

🔍 How to choose the right flowering trees for your landscape



🌷 There are so many flowering and blooming trees to choose from, where should you start? Well there are plenty of questions to ask and several answers for each.

🌷 Are you looking for trees that bloom in winter or are you looking for summer flowering trees? Maybe you are looking for the fastest growing shade tree. The choices are endless. Depending on your answer, there may be several trees that meet your needs.

🌷 One good place for beginners and even seasoned growers is to use the search features in our Top Tropicals Plant Encyclopedia. Here you can search by name, size, growth habit, light requirements, watering needs, color of bloom and cold hardiness.

🌷 You will be able to search for trees that attract butterflies and even those that are salt tolerant if you live near the ocean.

🌷 If you choose the small tree category, you will find small flowering trees and even dwarf flowering trees or bonsai starters.

🎥 Phymosia umbellata - Cranberry Malva Aparasolada

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Date: 19 Nov 2024

In the photos:

Coconut palm, Cocos nucifera

Coconut palm, Cocos nucifera

Fan palm - Licuala sp.

Fan palm - Licuala sp.

Areca palm - Areca (Dypsis) lutescens

Areca palm - Areca (Dypsis) lutescens

Windmill palm - Trachycarpus fortunei

Windmill palm - Trachycarpus fortunei

Cabbage palm - Sabal palmetto

Cabbage palm - Sabal palmetto

Queen Palm - Syagrus romanzoffiana

Queen Palm - Syagrus romanzoffiana

Majestic palm, Royal Palm - Ravenea rivularis

Majestic palm, Royal Palm - Ravenea rivularis

European fan palm - Chamaerops humilis

European fan palm - Chamaerops humilis

Date Palm - Phoenix canariensis

Date Palm - Phoenix canariensis

🌴 How cold hardy are palm trees and how to protect them in winter

🌴 Most palms are tropical plants and require a frost-free climate to grow outdoors. However, there are a few exceptions. Adjust care depending on your zone and palm species. 

🌴 Some cold-hardy species can handle harsher conditions, with proper protection, making them great options for gardeners in zones that experience occasional freezes.

🌴 Mulch generously: Apply a thick layer of mulch around the base to insulate roots. Keep mulch a few inches away from the trunk to prevent rot.

🌴 Water before frost: Water deeply before a freeze to stabilize soil temperature and prevent dehydration.

🌴 Cover young palms: Wrap smaller or sensitive species in burlap, frost cloth, or blankets. Avoid plastic, as it can trap moisture and cause damage.

🌴 Protect the crown: For cold-sensitive palms, bundle fronds upwards and wrap the crown with cloth or burlap to shield the growing point.

🌴 Use heat sources: Place Christmas lights (non-LED) or a heat lamp near the tree, ensuring they’re safe and don't touch the foliage.

🌴 Avoid pruning: Keep fronds intact during winter—they provide natural insulation.

🌴 Species-specific care:
Cold-hardy palms need less protection. Delicate types require more attention, including covering and relocating potted ones indoors.

📷 In the photos:



🌞 Cold sensitive palms:


Coconut palm: Cocos nucifera
Fan palm: Licuala sp.
Areca palm: Areca (Dypsis) lutescens

❄️ Cold hardy palms:


Windmill palm: Trachycarpus fortunei
Cabbage palm: Sabal palmetto
Queen Palm: Syagrus romanzoffiana
Majestic palm: Ravenea rivularis
European fan palm: Chamaerops humilis
Date Palm: Phoenix canariensis

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Date: 13 Dec 2024

Perfect Christmas Present:
Gift Card with a Bonus!

Top  Tropicals  Gift  Card

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!

No expiration date, no hassle - the gift certificate will be emailed directly to you. Spread the cheer with the gift of greenery this Christmas!

Offer expires 12-25-24

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