Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 10 Jun 2024

Shade Tree Discount Program
How to reduce an electric bill and energy costs?

Cassia  fistula

Photo above: Cassia fistula - Golden Shower Tree - one of the most popular trees. This all time favorite is fast growing and elegant.

Q: How to reduce an electric bill and energy costs?

A: This summer is expected to be hot. And the next summer... and next... Want to reduce your electric bill and energy costs? There is an excellent solution: plant a shade tree! Once fully grown, these trees will help keep your house cooler and lower your energy expenses.

Today we are offering a special discount you can use for purchasing trees that will keep your homes cooler in Summer and gardens warmer in Winter!
Check out Fast Growing Shade Trees, as well as other flowering trees and fruit trees and use discount below:

GETSHADE

Your savings with this code:
5% off orders $100+
15% off orders $150+
20% off orders $200+

Excluding S/H. Excluding 15 gal material. Exp. 6-12-24

Tabebuia  tree

Photo above: Tabebuia - spectacular winter bloomer.

Bauhinia  blakeana  -  Hong  Kong  Orchid  Tree

Photo above: Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree. The most beautiful of all orchid trees.

Mango  trees  with  fruit

Photo above: Mango trees now. Many varieties are vigorous, large trees.

Cattley  guava  tree

Photo above: Cattley Guava Tree is an elegant solution for small spaces. Red Button French Kiss Ginger

Date: 5 Jul 2024

Like the sweet, deep colors of tropical flowers, the fruits of the earth inspire and enrich our lives

Exotic tropical fruit on a tray

Exotic tropical fruit on a tray

💻 "Like the sweet, deep colors of tropical flowers, the fruits of the earth inspire and enrich our lives." - Homer

📸 Bael Fruit, Mangosteen, Sapodilla, Rambutan, Mango, Maprang - from Thailand fruit market

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Date: 3 Jul 2024

Why everyone wants the Sugar Apple?

Annona squamosa - Sugar apple, Red fruit Kampong Mauve

Annona squamosa - Sugar apple, Red fruit Kampong Mauve

Annona squamosa - Sugar apple, Green fruit Thai Lessard

Annona squamosa - Sugar apple, Green fruit Thai Lessard

🍏 Why everyone wants the Sugar Apple?



Annona squamosa - Sugar apple - is considered by many as the most delicious tropical fruit. We introduced the Annona trees earlier.
  • ✳️ Very small, compact tree, perfect for container or small yard, see photos from our Tropical Fruit Tree contest Winner.
  • ✳️ Starts fruiting within 3 year from seed!
  • ✳️ Easy to grow and undemanding
  • ✳️ The fruit is sheer deliciousness, pulp resembling custard.


🛒 Order Sugar Apple

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Date: 7 Aug 2024

Does Red Passion flower produce edible fruit?

Passiflora coccinea - Red Passion Flower

💃 Does Red Passion flower produce edible fruit?

  • ♥️ Passiflora coccinea, or Red Passion Flower, is a spectacular, passion-red variety!
  • ♥️ It is tropical, evergreen vine from South America known for its stunning scarlet-red flowers and edible passion fruit. Yes, the fruit are edible, but they are very rarely seen.
  • ♥️ It thrives in full sun or part shade with fertile, well-drained soils and can grow up to 10-12 feet long.
  • ♥️ This easy-to-grow plant is perfect for trellises, walls, and containers. Minimal pruning is needed, and it blooms primarily in summer and fall.
  • ♥️ Attracting butterflies and hummingbirds 🐝


💻 Do you grow Passion vines? Share yours in comments👇

📚 From previous post: The truth about Passion flower and Passion fruit.

🛒 Shop Passiflora plants

#Food_Forest #Butterfly_Plants

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Date: 10 Aug 2024

How to make exotic Passion Fruit Champagne Slush

Passion Fruit Champagne Slush

Passion Fruit Champagne Slush

🍾 How to make exotic Passion Fruit Champagne Slush
  • Halve passion fruits crosswise and scoop out pulp with seeds into a bowl.
  • Sprinkle sugar over the pulp. Let sit at room temperature for an hour.
  • Stir in lime juice and boiling-hot water. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
  • Pour through a fine sieve, pressing on solids, then discard the seeds.
  • Freeze in ice cube tray.
  • Once frozen, add 1 cube per champagne flute, then slowly add the champagne.


Makes 6 cocktails:
  • ✔️ 10 passion fruits
  • ✔️ 1/2 cup sugar
  • ✔️ 1 tbsp lime juice
  • ✔️ 1/4 cup boiling hot water
  • ✔️ 1 chilled bottle of Champagne or sparkling wine


📚 From previous posts:
The truth about Passion flower and Passion fruit

🛒 Grow your own Passion fruit

#Recipes #Food_Forest

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