🍁 Fall is the right time to get winter bloomers in the ground. Plant them now, and by the time the cool season settles in, you’ll have flowers to enjoy. We get a lot of snowbirds asking us what to plant when they’re here for just the season, and the answer is simple: pick trees and shrubs that show off in winter!
🏆 8 best flowering trees that will bloom for you in Winter
💐 1. Royal poinciana - Flamboyant tree, Delonix regia
Known for fiery red-orange blooms, the flamboyant tree creates a spectacular canopy. Even in the cooler season, mature specimens may flower heavily in warm climates.
Famous for its lavender-blue clouds of trumpet flowers, Jacaranda puts on a dramatic show even when most trees are bare. Perfect for lining streets or as a specimen tree.
💐 5. Koelreuteria paniculata (bipinnata) - Golden Rain Tree
This tree stands out in winter with clusters of golden flowers followed by papery lantern-like seed pods. It’s ornamental in every stage, even when not in full bloom.
💐 6. Callistemon citrinus - Weeping Red Bottlebrush
Its crimson brush-like flowers appear in flushes during the cooler months. This tree is tough, drought-tolerant, and attracts pollinators while keeping color in the winter garden.
A sterile hybrid that doesn’t produce seed, this tree is prized for its huge magenta flowers that cover bare branches in winter. Rare and highly ornamental, it’s a true collector’s tree.
Monarch Butterflies Are In Trouble
You Can Help By Planting Milkweed
Do you want to save butterflies from extinction? This is all you need -
embrace the allure of butterfly plants and become a hero for monarchs!
...Ecologists and other scientists have been warning about an 80 percent
decline in monarch populations due to habitat loss, pesticides and climate
change over the past two decades, but 2024 is a critical year. A recently
released annual survey on monarch populations reported a 59.3 percent decrease in
population from 2022.
Milkweed plants are one of the best butterfly attractors and they can grow
pretty much anywhere. It is a favorite of monarchs, according to Monarch
Watch.... (Source: blockclubchicago.org)
Join us in combating the decline of monarch populations by welcoming
these graceful creatures into your garden! Discover the beauty of butterfly plants today and help preserve their habitat.
In the photo: a caterpillar of a future Monarch
butterfly climbing up the
Calotropis gigantea
Date: 8 Feb 2024
Mark
your calendars: March 2, 2024
Plant Festival "March into Spring!"
Saturday, March 2, 9 am - 4 pm
Save the date! On March 2, 2024, join us for our vibrant Plant Festival, "March into Spring!"
Dive into a world of lush greenery, blooming delights, and rare fruit trees
at our garden event. Discover unbeatable sales, exclusive deals, delightful
gift bags, and receive free plants with every purchase.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to embrace the beauty of spring and
elevate your garden to new heights!
Highlights of the event:
30% OFF online prices, one day only!
(excluding 15 gallon material and rare plants) Gift bags - for first 25 customers with $50 order Secret Garden: Super savings area 50-70% off $5 and $10 plants Raffle Free plant with any purchase as a token of our appreciation
Pre-hurricane season tips: how to protect your trees from winds
Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree
Tabebuia caraiba - Yellow trumpet tree crooked with wind
🌪 Pre-hurricane season tips: how to protect your trees from winds
Some trees like mango have deep roots and handle wind well. Others - like our favorites Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree or Tabebuia caraiba - Yellow trumpet tree (in the photos) - need extra care. You've likely seen crooked Tabebuias in South Florida or lost a bushy Tulip Tree to strong winds. Their wide crowns act like sails in a storm.
💨 To help your trees withstand wind damage:
✅ Stake young trees with strong support - use a tripod-style setup (three bamboo sticks or boards secured around the tree for balance from all sides)
✅ Check and adjust supports every 6 months
✅ Trim long or rubbing branches - they break first
✅ Add extra support if a storm is coming (larger trees benefit from sturdy tripod-style bracing with boards)
✅ Lighten bushy growth, less sail = more survival
💡 Some remove all leaves from plumeria before a hurricane - it works!
💡 We pruned our Tulip Tree and Ceiba - and they withstood Hurricane Milton while others fell
✅ If a tree falls, stand it up ASAP and support it. Trim broken branches - they’ll remind you what needed pruning before, not after!
✅ Trees protected young, grow strong for life.
🛒 Grab your beautiful Tulip Tree and Tabebuia Tree today - support them early for strength and beauty later!
