📌 New Year with New Plants: how to choose from 17 Tropical Paradise Resolutions

✍️ "A garden is never so good as it will be next year..." - Thomas Cooper.

⚡️ As we step into a fresh new year, it's the perfect time to think about what exciting, special, and life-changing plants we can add to our gardens. The days are getting longer, and spring is just around the corner, so now's the time to make a plan and prepare for the season ahead. Let's take small steps each year to create the garden of our dreams. This winter, consider these fun resolutions:

💋Hang a bird feeder and install a rain barrel
💋Order some tropical plant seeds for an early start
💋Ask your grandparents about their favorite garden plants
💋Build a raised bed for succulents
💋Plant a fruit tree or two to have some crop this year
💋Start a compost pile
💋Switch to organic fertilizers and plant boosters
💋Fill empty spaces with flowering trees, shrubs, and vines
💋Add butterfly attractors to your garden
💋Provide water for bees and butterflies to help them thrive and pollinate your fruit trees
💋Get a bonsai starter to try bonsai art
💋Enjoy meals outside as often as you can
💋Teach a child how to plant a tree
💋Plant berry-bearing shrubs like Tropical Cherries to feed the birds
💋Rake up leaves for winter mulch
💋Add a few exotic plants to your indoor collection or container garden
💋Share plants as gifts all year long

🚩🚩🚩🚩 Happy gardening in 2025!

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🍷 Do you like guava juice? It’s packed with flavor!

🍉 Did you know you could enjoy fresh guava juice from your own tree?
It’s as easy as 1-2-3! All you have to do is plant your own guava tree.

🍉 The 1-3 gal plant will start fruiting for you in no time. And you can expect a large crop in just a couple of seasons.

🍉 Guava trees thrive in mild climates with frost-free winters, but can tolerate light frost once established. And if you live in a colder climate - no worries. Guava is the perfect container fruit tree. You can bring it inside during cold nights and still enjoy fresh fruit every year.

🍉 Just don't forget to water - guavas are heavy drinkers.


🍉Order your Guava tree today from TopTropicals.com - delivered right to your door!

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Healthy breakfast, lunch or snack: Avocado toast

Avocado toast is creamy, crisp and so satisfying. It’s a delicious and simple breakfast, snack or light meal!

Ingredients (makes 1 toast):

◾️ 1 slice of bread (thick-sliced whole-grain or rye bread is the best)
◾️ ½ ripe avocado
◾️ Pinch of salt and black pepper

📝 Instructions

◾️ Toast your slice of bread until golden and firm.
◾️ Remove the pit from your avocado. Use a big spoon to scoop out the flesh.
◾️ Spread avocado on top of your toast.
◾️ Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.

🍿 Enjoy!

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🏆 Ten best fruit trees to grow in Florida and Southern landscapes.
# 6: Macadamia Nut Tree.

🌰 Macadamia Nuts (Macadamia integrifolia) are known for their delicious flavor and high price tag, but you can grow these popular, sweet nuts right in your own garden!

🌰 Cold-Hardy and Productive. Macadamia trees are fairly cold-hardy, grow quickly, and thrive in all Florida soils. They are very productive and can tolerate both flooding and drought once established. Older trees can survive cold winters with minimal dieback, while young trees need protection from temperatures below 25-26F.

🌰 Water and Soil Tolerance. Macadamia trees need plenty of water and can handle some flooding, but they are also drought-tolerant once mature. They adapt well to all Florida soil types.

🌰 Fertilizer Needs. Macadamia trees require a special fertilizer program for healthy root development and optimal production. Use only liquid fertilizer such as Sunshine C-Cibus and apply microelements regularly, such as Sunshine SuperFood, to prevent nutrient deficiencies that can stunt growth.

🌰 #Fun_Facts:
⏺Did you know the Macadamia nut is the hardest-shelled nut in the world - and also one of the most nutrient-rich? The shell material is five times harder than hazelnut shells, with mechanical properties similar to aluminum!
⏺Despite being rich in calories, macadamia nuts may help you lose weight. This may be partly explained by their amounts of protein and fiber, two nutrients known to reduce hunger and promote feelings of fullness.
⏺Macadamia nuts are rich in healthy fats, vitamins, and mineral. They're linked to numerous health benefits, including improved digestion, heart health, weight management, and blood sugar control. High in monounsaturated fats, they may help lower bad cholesterol levels and reduce heart disease risk. These nuts are also a good source of antioxidants, including tocotrienols, which may protect against cancer and brain diseases.

📚 Learn more:

🟡How to grow your own Sweet Macadamia Nuts
🟡Grow Your Own Food. Macadamia: Hard Sweet Nut and Hardy Tree
🟡10 best fruit trees to grow in Florida and Southern landscapes

🛒 Plant your own Macadamia Nut Tree

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🔔 Why you need these pretty bells in your garden

💕 Strobilanthes cusia (flaccidifolius) - Chinese Rain Bell - Very showy, charming little shrub that will bring a touch of elegance and color to your garden.

💕 Impressively statured herbaceous shrub with graceful, arching branches and lovely pink, bell-shaped flowers that bloom from fall to spring, like a natural fountain of beauty.

💕 Not only is it eye-catching, but it also has a fascinating history - used to make the famous Assam Indigo dye and even for treating common ailments in traditional medicine.

💕 This fast-growing, cold-hardy plant is also great for containers

💕 Those delicate bells will attract butterflies. Add some charm and whimsy to your outdoor space!

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