Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 22 Feb 2026

Watch Cat Oscar Win 5 Feet of Snow

Watch Cat Oscar Win 5 Feet of Snow

🏆 Watch Cat Oscar Win 5 Feet of Snow

You think it's cold, Floridians?

Meet Oscar. Street-fight champion. One ear bent from "previous negotiations". Confidence level - untouchable.
Five feet of snow? Minor inconvenience.
He did not train all winter to be defeated by fluffy water.

Yes, the snow is deep.
Yes, it is hard to walk.
Yes, his voice is loud.

But retreat? Never.

His blood is thick.
His fur is thicker.
His territory will be inspected and properly marked.

Some heroes wear capes.
Oscar wears winter coat - and attitude.

Maybe your tropical winter is not so bad after all? ⛄️

🐈📸 Cat Oscar, a non-tropical friend of TopTropicals and PeopleCats.Garden.

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Date: 5 Mar 2026

Every surface deserves a cat

Timo the cat

Timo the cat

🐈🐈🐈 Every surface deserves a cat

"If one paw fits, the rest will follow."

🐈📸 Timo the cat at TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden.

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Date: 28 Feb 2026

The alien upgrades his winter uniform

Cat Pelmen upgrades his winter uniform

Cat Pelmen upgrades his winter uniform

The alien upgrades his winter uniform 😎

Cat Pelmen has officially expanded his winter collection. The alien has landed - in knitwear. As a very serious Sphynx gentleman, he does not simply wear a sweater… he curates it. This season’s look? Cozy, practical, slightly dramatic. While other cats grow fur, Pelmen upgrades his wardrobe. Warm, dignified, and faintly extraterrestrial - he is ready for winter. 👽

🐈📸 Cat Pelmen - a friend of TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden.

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Date: 8 Mar 2026

Opinions differ

Cats Niki and Cash

Cats Niki and Cash

Opinions differ 😼😻

"The moment you realize your better half isn't exactly your twin."

Two apples from the same tree: Meet Niki and Cash.

😼 Niki is the grumpy one. Stubborn as a tank - if she decides to go somewhere, everyone else should simply move. It is usually easier to step aside than try to stop her. She snores so loudly you can hear it across the house. But Niki has absolutely no insecurities about it.

😻 Cash, on the other paw, is a delicate gentleman and a hopeless romantic. He spends the whole day softly singing little songs to himself in a sweet voice, like a shy poet wandering through life.

Same breed. Same house.
Very different philosophies about life.

🐈📸 Cats Niki and Cash at TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden.

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Date: 12 Mar 2026

❄️Cold-Hardy Avocados and Fruit Trees

3 year old macadamia tree after 3 nights of hard freeze in February 2026 - standing strong.

Earlier in early February we had a rough stretch at the B-Farm in Sebring. Three nights around 25°F with steady wind. Weather like that quickly shows which plants actually belong in Zone 9 and which ones only look good on paper.

Once things warmed up and we could see the real results, a few clear winners stood out. All of the macadamias handled the cold surprisingly well. The grumichamas stayed solid. And the cold-hardy avocado varieties again proved why gardeners rely on them in borderline climates.

Instead of listing every tropical plant that might survive a freeze, we decided to keep things practical and focus on the ones that actually went through this cold spell and that we currently have in stock.

If you garden in USDA Zone 8b-9, these are the kinds of trees that make winter a lot less stressful.

📖Read the full article: 2026 Freeze Guide: Cold-Hardy Avocados and Fruit Trees.

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