What are your Lucky Zodiac plants? Plant Horoscope - Pisces
by Alex Butova, the Witch of Herbs and Cats
...As the endless diversity of fish in Earth's reservoirs, the characters of those born under this sign of the Zodiac, are also incomprehensible. That is why compiling a horoscope for this sign is especially difficult. The main feature of Pisces is movement and unpredictability, which depends even not on themselves, but rather on external influences. Unlike other water signs, Pisces do not live on the surface, their world is there, in the water space...
🔮 When the World Around Becomes Too
Gray: Plant a Tree. Eat a Donut. Keep going.
Sunshine: Smokey, what do we do when the world around
becomes too gray? Smokey: Plant a tree. Sunshine: And if that does not help? Smokey: Plant another one. Sunshine: And eat a donut. Smokey: Not strictly necessary, but statistically
beneficial.
If you have been feeling a little worn down lately, you are not
alone.
You already know about the headlines. We do not need to list them. You
have probably seen them today before breakfast.
We are not here to pretend that is not happening. It is happening. And
it is a lot.
But here is the thing we keep coming back to, the thing that has been true
for as long as people have had hands and a patch of ground: when the world
feels out of control, you can still plant something.
Gardening is not an escape. It is an answer. When you put a tree in the
ground, you are making a quiet statement. You are saying that you expect
there to be a future. That you intend to be in it. That shade and fruit and
flowers still matter, and you are going to make sure they exist in your
corner of
the world.
That is not naive. That is courageous in the most ordinary and
underrated way.
One tree, planted this season, might give you fruit in a few years. It
might give butterflies somewhere to stop. It might give a bird a place to
nest. It will almost certainly give you something to look at on a hard day
that
reminds you the world still contains beauty, and that you put some of it
there.
And if one tree does not quite do it? Plant another one.
Dostoevsky said beauty will save the world. We think a mango fruiting in
your backyard counts. So does a Magnolia opening on a quiet morning.
Do not skip the donut.
A donut is a small, simple, completely unnecessary thing. That is
exactly the point. It is not productive. It does not solve anything. It is
just
good, and sometimes that is the whole reason. In a world that constantly
demands
you be useful and informed and concerned, eating a donut is a quiet act of
being human. You are allowed to enjoy a small thing on a hard day. You do
not
have to earn it.
Rest a little. Then go put something in the ground. Anything that will
grow and flower and remind you that beautiful things are still happening
whether the headlines mention them or not.
We just finished harvesting loquats
and mulberries,
and now another wave is coming in - low chill plums,
peaches, and nectarines fresh from the garden. This is one of
the most rewarding times of the year, when every season brings the fruit of
your labor and all that work finally turns into something sweet.
What does a mature Champaka Tree look like? Practical Growing Guide
Joy Perfume tree (Magnolia champaca)
☀️ What does a mature Champaka Tree look like? Practical Growing Guide.
🏵 Champaka, or Joy Perfume tree (Magnolia champaca) is the most desirable perfume tree for Southern landscapes - and a Signature Plant of Top Tropicals! You can see several of these beautiful trees around our B-Farm in Sebring, including the one right by the office front door.
🏵 The flowers are used to make the world's most expensive perfume, Joy - and they smell like fruity bubble gum… you won't be able to stop sticking your nose in this flower! The Joy Perfume Tree blooms on and off year-round.
🏵 The Champaka tree has a striking columnar shape and becomes very bushy and full when established - whether in a pot (with a proper fertilizer program) or in the ground.
🏵 The lemon-lime, light green leaves are lush, soft, and tropical-looking, with a unique and beautiful color!
🏵 Champaka trees begin flowering within 2-3 years from seed.
🏵 Singing birds love this tree and in Spring make their nests in its bushy crown.
🏵 The tree is relatively cold hardy and can withstand light freeze for a short time once established. Make sure to provide regular watering for Champaka tree.
🏵 We have beautiful Champaka trees in all sizes:
3 gal pot: 3-4 ft tall - ready to bloom within a year, can be shipped 7 gal pot: 5-6 ft tall - ready to bloom, can be shipped 15 gal pot: 7-8 ft tall - have already bloomed, pick up or delivery* 25 gal pot: 10 ft tall - have already bloomed, pick up or delivery*
* Free delivery for qualified orders
🎥 These Champaka trees in the video are 5 years old (3 years in the ground) and already bloomed for the last 3 years!
Magnolia champaca, the Joy Perfume Tree in full bloom
☀️ What does Joy Perfume flower smell like?
🏵 Meet Magnolia champaca, the Joy Perfume Tree - the most desirable perfume tree for Southern gardens and a Signature Plant of Top Tropicals!
🏵 At our Farm in Sebring, these stunning trees bloom almost year-round, filling the air with a fruity, enchanting fragrance.
🏵 Yes, this is the flower used to make the world's most expensive perfume - Joy! And it smells like fruity bubble gum... you won’t stop sniffing it!
🏵 With lush, lemon-lime leaves and a tall, elegant shape, Champaka is as beautiful as it is fragrant.
🏵 Visit Top Tropicals in Fort Myers or Sebring and bring home your very own Joy Perfume Tree today!
🏵 We have beautiful Champaka trees in all sizes:
3 gal pot: 3-4 ft tall - ready to bloom within a year, can be shipped 7 gal pot: 5-6 ft tall - ready to bloom, can be shipped 15 gal pot: 7-8 ft tall - have already bloomed, pick up or delivery* 25 gal pot: 10 ft tall - have already bloomed, pick up or delivery*
* Free delivery for qualified orders
🎥 These Champaka trees in the video are 5 years old (3 years in the ground) and keep blooming for the last 3 years!
Q: Would you please help me select the right jasmine? I want to
find a jasmine that smells like lily of the valley or honeysuckle or roses,
not the one that smells like gardenia. I'm in Missouri, zone 6, so I want a
jasmine for my deck for the summer, so I want it to bloom this season.
A: There are 3 major types of tropical flower fragrances - Sweet,
Fresh, and Fruity (including Lemony). Below are the most interesting
fragrant tropical flowers, excluding Gardenias (which are sweet type). These are all
same-year bloomers, so you can enjoy the fragrance this year assuming proper
care and bloom booster feeding.
* - The fastest growers that can be treated as annuals. Others can be
grown in a pot and brought inside for winter, and be enjoyed every year.
