Date: 22 Apr 2022
Spend time among trees...
"...Time spent among trees is never time wasted..."
- Katrina Mayer -
One of the most impressive and massive trees in the world - Ceiba pentandra - Kapok Tree. A majestic tropical tree! The ancient Maya of Central America believed that a great Ceiba tree stood at the center of the earth... Would you like to try growing it in the center of your backyard? Considering it will take decades to grow this big...
Ficus macrophylla (Banyan). Did you know that exotic Banyan Trees are close related to Fig trees
Date: 14 Apr 2022
Our Ukrainian team update:
Happy Birthday Dasha!
Born amid the war...
A happy update from our Sunshine Boosters team member in Ukraine, Anatoly Bychko: a baby girl
is born!
"...We expected our baby when the war started... So my wife and I left
the basement and drove hundreds of miles trying to get away from deadly
missiles and find a working hospital... We left everything we had, lost our home,
only took our Cat Belyash ("dumpling"). Now we started our new life in a new
city... with a newborn little person - our Angel. Her name is Dasha!.."
All profits from Sunshine Boosters sales are used to help families of our Ukrainian Team
Photo above: Easter present for Top Tropicals, Miltonia spectabilis var. moreliana, hand-crafted cross-stitch embroidery by our Editor Marina Rybka, the original photo
Date: 26 Mar 2022
New Video:
How to grow your own Macadamia Nuts
In this video we talk about growing your own Macadamia tree and enjoy the most delicious and the most expensive nuts right from your backyard!
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Date: 19 Jan 2022
Ficus pumila:
you won't believe these leaves and fruit!..
by Alex Butova, the Witch of Herbs and Cats
...If you visited tropical and subtropical countries, you probably have seen this curious plant covering fences and walls and even whole buildings, looking like an ivy... But if you looked closer, you might have noticed something unbelievable about this plant... Do these small tiny leaves, and these large glossy leaves, and these fig-like fruit too... do they all belong to the same plant?!.. No way!..
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Date: 10 Nov 2021
Cat of the Week:
Snitch, the Garden Boy
...According to the National survey, 80% of cats suffer misunderstanding from humans: "Every time I try to have a serious talk with him, he simply gives me food" - this was the most common opinion among cats who took the survey...
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