Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 10 Nov 2025

♥️ Honoring Veterans Day with Garden Savings

Two anthropomorphic cats in a tropical garden at sunset. Smokey, a black and white tuxedo cat wearing a blue cap, holds an American flag. Sunshine, a fluffy orange tabby, rests one paw on a blue flower pot with a Thank You Veterans sign and white plumeria blooms, surrounded by red hibiscus plants.

Veterans Day is a time to honor those who served and protected our country. To show our gratitude, we are offering special discounts on plants, fertilizers, and garden supplies. It’s the perfect chance to add something new to your collection while celebrating those who made it possible for all of us to enjoy the peace of our gardens.

Celebrate Veterans Day with 20% OFF your entire order – our way of saying thank you.

Get 15% OFF tropical plants with code

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Min order $100 (excluding S/H), valid online only, cannot be combined with other offers and not applicable to existing or past orders.

Hurry, offer expires November 15 2025!

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Date: 13 Aug 2025

🌸 Orchid Tree - Bauhinia: Winter Blooms & Year-Round Beauty

Collage showing Bauhinia blakeana with magenta flowers, Bauhinia variegata var. candida with white blooms, and Bauhinia monandra with pink speckled flowers; all suitable for gardens, with some varieties adapted to container growing if trimmed.
Bauhinia blakeana, Bauhinia variegata var. candida, and Bauhinia monandra – Orchid Trees in Bloom

Sometimes a plant stops you midwalk. Flowers so bright they almost glow, leaves shaped like butterflies — that’s a Bauhinia, the Orchid Tree. These fast growers bring color when many gardens are quiet, with some blooming in the heart of winter.

🌟 Why Grow Bauhinia?

  • Exotic blooms in colors from white to deep magenta
  • Distinctive leaves — nature’s own butterfly design
  • Many varieties flower in the cooler season
  • Fast growth, easy shaping, more blooms after pruning
  • Varieties for large yards, small gardens, and sunny patios
  • Tolerant of heat, drought, and poor soils

Bauhinia Care Tips

🌞 Outdoor

Full sun for best flowering, well-draining soil, deep watering once established. Light pruning after bloom keeps shape and encourages more flowers. Protect young plants from frost. During the growing season (Spring - Fall), apply a balanced fertilizer - like top-dress slow release fertilizer or controlled-release Green Magic. Liquid fertilizer Sunshine Boosters Megaflor can be used year around - to promote vigorous growth and abundant blooms.

🏡 Indoor / Patio

Bright sun (south window or outdoors in warm months), large pot with drainage, even moisture during growth, and a bloom-booster feed in season. Feed regularly with a balanced fertilizer controlled-release Green Magic. Liquid fertilizer Sunshine Boosters Megaflor can be used year around - to promote vigorous growth and abundant blooms. Bring indoors before frost.

🍂 Seasonal Note – Bauhinias are Deciduous

Bauhinias drop their leaves in winter — even in warm climates. This is normal and part of their rest cycle. Bare branches in the cool season will leaf out again in spring, often just as flowers begin.

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Date: 8 Sep 2025

Papaya mint salad: Quick-n-Fun exotic

Papaya mint salad: Quick-n-Fun exotic

🍴 Papaya mint salad: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes


  • 🟢Cube ripe papaya into bite-sized pieces.
  • 🟢Toss gently with fresh mint leaves, a drizzle of lime juice, and a pinch of black pepper.
  • 🟢Chill before serving for a refreshing, lightly spiced tropical snack.

Papaya Mint Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe papaya, peeled and cubed
  • Fresh mint leaves
  • 1 tsp lime juice
  • Pinch of black pepper

Instructions

  1. Cube ripe papaya into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Toss gently with fresh mint leaves, a drizzle of lime juice, and a pinch of black pepper.
  3. Chill before serving for a refreshing, lightly spiced tropical snack.

🛒 Add Papaya trees to your garden

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Date: 6 Sep 2025

Avocado coconut popsicles: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes

Avocado coconut popsicles

Avocado coconut popsicles

🍴 Avocado coconut popsicles: Quick-n-Fun exotic recipes

  • 🔵Puree avocado with coconut milk and sugar.
  • 🔵Pour into molds and freeze.
  • 🔵Enjoy the creamiest tropical ice pops ever!


🛒 For home-grown ingredients you will need:


Home grown Avocado
Home grown Coconut

Avocado Coconut Popsicles

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe avocados
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp sugar (or to taste)

Instructions

  1. Puree avocado with coconut milk and sugar.
  2. Pour into molds and freeze.
  3. Enjoy the creamiest tropical ice pops ever!

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Date: 20 Nov 2025

Feijoa coconut loaf: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Pineapple Guava, Guavasteen, Fejoa (Feijoa sellowiana)

Pineapple Guava, Guavasteen, Fejoa (Feijoa sellowiana)

Feijoa coconut loaf

Feijoa coconut loaf

🍴 Feijoa coconut loaf: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

  • 🔴Mix Feijoa pulp into a coconut quick-bread batter.
  • 🔴Bakes into a fragrant tropical treat.

Feijoa Coconut Loaf

Ingredients

  • 1 cup feijoa pulp, finely chopped
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup shredded coconut
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a loaf pan.
  2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, coconut, and salt.
  3. Mix eggs, sugar, melted butter, milk, and vanilla.
  4. Fold dry ingredients into wet, then stir in feijoa pulp.
  5. Pour batter into loaf pan and smooth the top.
  6. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until golden and a toothpick tests clean.
  7. Cool before slicing.

🛒 Plant exotic fragrant Feijoa - Pineapple Guava

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