Date: 29 Aug 2021
Tropical Fruit Collections
September is a great month to plant. The soil is warm and the air is beginning to get cooler which helps to encourage new roots to grow. For much of the Country, September typically brings more opportunity for additional rain and moisture, allowing you to water less. Take advantage of this time of year to establish new plants in your gardens!
Tropical Fruit Starter Collection
Tropical Fruit Starter Collection - 4 plants for price of 2.
Tropical Fruit Starter set for half price! Rare tropical fruit trees that
are easy to grow even for beginners. Start today to get fruit of your labor
tomorrow! The Collection includes 1 of each: Fig, Banana, Mulberry, and
Pomegranate.
Ficus
carica - Fig Brown Turkey
Musa -
Banana Double Mahoi
Morus
sp. - Mulberry, Dwarf Everbearing
Punica
granatum - Pomegranate var. Eversweet
Super Foods Bundle
Super Foods Bundle Collection - 4 plants for price of 2
Super Foods Bundle for half price! Get health foods right from your
backyard. Start today to get healthy tomorrow! The Collection includes 1 of each:
Goji Berry, Spice Ginger, Pomegranate, Tropical Asparagus (Katuk).
Lycium
barbarum - Goji Berry
Zingiber officinale - Spice Ginger
Punica
granatum - Pomegranate var. Eversweet
Sauropus androgynus - Katuk, Tropical Asparagus
Rare Fruit Collection
Rare Fruit Collection - 4 rare plants for half price.
Rare Fruit Set for Real Collectors - for half price! Hard to find, much
wanted species all at once at low cost! Limited time offer. The
Collection includes 1 of each: Chocolate Tree, Vietnamese Pepper, Peanut Butter Tree,
Jackfruit.
Theobroma cacao - Chocolate tree
Piper
sarmentosum - Vietnamese Pepper, Lalot
Bunchosia argentea - Peanut Butter Tree
Artocarpus heterophyllus - Jackfruit Super Thai
Date: 30 Jun 2021
Black Magic of Colocasias
Spectacular unusual plants
Q: I need something unusual to plant next to a small pond at my front yard. It is full sun location. I need a plant that is not too messy and doesn't require much maintenance. Preferably without flowers, so they don't drop into the water, and not too tall. Any suggestions?
A: Your ideal solution is - colorful Colocasia hybrids with
spectacular large leaves. Our favorite is variety Black Magic - it creates a magic tropical atmosphere. The color of the
leaves in full sun is dark purple, almost black, and the brighter the light,
the deeper the color.
Light colored varieties - Royal Hawaiian Maui Sunrise, with bright sunny stripes, or Illustris, in case you want to create a bright, mixed-color border
around your pond. Colocasias are perfect plants for perimeter borders, and
naturally are marginal plants around lakes and along river banks.
Photo above: for enhanced effect of your Black Magic Colocasias, use Black Magic Ti Leaf for the background planting... Cordyline fruticosa Black Magic
Date: 26 May 2021
The Magic Goji Berry
by Alex Butova, the Witch of Herbs and Cats
...According to folklore, people living in the Himalayas who eat Goji berries are reputed to live to between 120 and 150 years old... The famous Li Quing Yuen - a herbalist selling litchi, goji berry, wild ginseng, and gotu kola along with other Chinese herbs, and lived off a diet of these fruits, herbs and rice wine - ate Goji berries on a daily basis. Is said he to have lived to over 250 years... Is this possible? Find out!
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Date: 18 May 2021
Mark your calendar:
June 19, 2021
Summer Solstice Celebration with PeopleCats
Special Event you can't miss!
First day of Summer and the longest day of the year! Live Jazz in the
Garden, lots of cool vendors
and "A Roof for Rufus" cat adoptions...
Come join the Top Tropicals crew for the longest planting day of the year.
Onika, Bella, Mark and David will be here soaking in the sun and helping you
to pick the right plants...
Saturday, June 19th
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Top Tropicals is proud to partner with A Roof for Rufus cat adoptions. Each cat attending this event has been
hand picked and approved by King.
Don't miss this event! Talk to the kitties and find your companion in life.
PeopleCats never betray and they will love you forever!
SEE KITTIES PROFIILES >>
In the photo: PeopleCats from Roof for Rufus Rescue
Date: 17 Mar 2021
Golden Loquat - the symbol of Prosperity
by Alex Butova, the Witch of Herbs and Cats
...The Loquat is a wonderful tree, ideally suited to small gardens
thanks to its compact growth habit. The plant is very fast growing, drought
tolarant, and cold-tolerant to mild frost. It is an ideal fruit tree for the
beginner...
...The flavor is a mixture of peach, citrus and a mild mango...
...In China, the Loquat because of its golden color, represents gold and wealth. It is often one in a bowl or composite of fruits and
vegetables to represent auspicious wishes or the "Five Prosperities" or
wurui...
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Chinese believe that planting a Golden Loquat Tree will bring you prosperity and wealth. Growing a Loquat is like growing your own Money tree!