Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 16 Mar 2026

Can your cat snore this loud? Sound up

Cat Niki

Can your cat snore this loud? Sound up 📣 🎤

Why listening to a cat snoring is good for your health 💤
  • 😴 Scientists have studied many natural relaxation sounds - ocean waves, rain on the roof, forest wind. But one of the most overlooked therapeutic sounds may be much closer to home: a cat snoring next to you.
  • 😴 When a cat snores, it produces slow, rhythmic vibrations that naturally encourage the human brain to relax. Similar to white noise, this gentle rumble can help calm racing thoughts and lower stress levels. The brain interprets the steady sound as a signal that everything around you is safe and peaceful - after all, if the cat is sleeping that deeply, the world can't be that dangerous.
  • 😴 Studies on human-animal interaction show that simply being near a relaxed pet can reduce cortisol levels, lower blood pressure, and even improve mood.
  • 😴 And unlike meditation apps or sleep machines, a snoring cat comes with additional health benefits: warmth, occasional purring, and the strong reminder that sometimes the best thing you can do for your health is exactly what the cat is doing - lie down, relax, and take a nap.
  • 😴 Side effects include: Zero productivity and a sudden urge to cancel all your plans. 😴


🐈📸 Cat Niki is fast asleep and snoring at TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden.

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Date: 10 Mar 2026

Flowers to live

Cat Philemon and his flowers

Cat Philemon and his flowers

🌹 Flowers to live



"I buy rice to live, and flowers so that I have a reason to live." - Chinese proverb

🐈📸 Cat Philemon and his flowers at TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden.

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Date: 13 Jan 2017

January kaleidoscope: Top Tropicals plants... and cats

Plants in Winter

Q: My plants Mango and Sapodilla (I got from Top Tropicals) got cold frost recently up to the roots recently in a cold wave in NJ. The leaves are dry. The plant was kept in a green house. But the heater was off for a night. During that time the in the pot got frozen. Will the plants survive? Will they come back during spring?

A: Unfortunately, the chances are slim. It is hard to determine now if they will survive. Those plants can take a very short cold. They might survive when the root system was not frozen solid. To ensure your plants cold protection in the future, this is what we recommend:
1) Use temperature alarm. Nowadays they're very cheap, they can send a message to your email or cell phone.
3) Heaters like any other piece of machinery may fail. Redundancy is the keyword. Instead of one large heater use two of smaller capacity. If one fails, then second one will prevent catastrophic failure
4) Insulation. Extra layer of insulation helps greatly.
5) If you leave for vacation, then plan ahead. Have somebody to watch over your greenhouse. Move plants or at least the most sensitive ones inside of your house if possible.

Meet Top Tropicals Team. Part 1 - PeopleCats! Did you know that here at Top Tropicals we care not only about plants, but also animals? Most of our PeopleCats and PeopleDogs either came to us from nowhere in hope of survival, or have been rescued. TopTropicals is proud to support all of our People. A portion of every dollar you spend on a plant purchase goes to our Cat Community maintenance, food and other needs of these Little People. We will keep you updated with more pictures and videos on our PeopleCats (that also includes one dog Bob). They all are members of our Team, helping us to grow plants for you, pack them and send to you from our Shipping Department. Visit our Facebook, YouTube Channel and LIKE all of our People!

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Date: 1 Apr 2026

Laugh at Life on April 1st

Laugh at Life on April 1st

😁 Laugh at Life on April 1st



"Any fool can be gloomy; it takes a wise man to laugh at life." - Isaac Babel

🐈📸 Cats Bob is laughing at life at TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden.

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Date: 30 Mar 2024

CAT BREEDS:
European Shorthair - a cat that came from the wild...

European Shorthair Cat

By Alex Butova, the Witch of Herbs and Cats

Q: I saw your beautiful cats in your garden and now I know you are not only plant experts, but also cat experts. Do you now what is the classic color of European shorthair cat?

A: You are right, here at Top Tropicals we have a whole PeopleCats garden with all sorts of cats, and we can tell stories about each breed and personality! In fact, our cat expert Alex Boutova just started a series about cat breeds.
With European shorthair cat breed, there is a twist! Sometimes, people get confused because European shorthair covers lots of different cats found all over Europe. It's not just one type of cat, but a whole bunch! You've got cats with two colors, including bicolor cats (including tuxedo cats), multicolor cats, and even cats with just one solid color like black, grey, ginger, or tabby...

Continue reading:
European Shorthair: a cat that came from the wild.

Learn More about European Shorthair Cat

European Shorthair Cat with a bunny

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