🛠 Watch how this cat fixed the refrigerator!

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." - Albert Einstein

"Curiosity may have killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back." - Old English proverb, the original, more hopeful version

🐈📸 James Coconuts, the Boss Cat , exploring options of electrical wiring at TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden

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🐢 Edible cactus with health benefits that your tortoise will love too

• 🌵 Opuntia cochenillifera - Velvet Nopal Cactus, Nopales, Prickly Pear - is one of the most useful and forgiving cactus species you can grow. Unlike most desert cacti, this one thrives even in humid tropical climates like Florida, making it one of the few rain-tolerant cacti that actually loves moisture. Fast-growing and ornamental, it produces bright red flowers and makes a beautiful, low-maintenance landscape plant that thrives in heat, drought, and even neglect.
• 🌵 Prickly Pear is a very valuable edible, used as a vegetable with impressive medicinal properties. The young pads, called nopales, can be stir-fried or sauteed with onions and garlic for a tangy, nutrient-rich side dish.
• 🌵 In Hispanic cooking, this plant is known simply as Nopal or Nopales – a traditional ingredient used in dishes like ensalada de nopales (nopal salad), nopales con huevo (eggs with cactus), and nopales asados (grilled cactus).
• 🌵 Regularly eating Nopales has been linked to improved blood sugar control, and many people who include it in their diet report significant help in managing diabetes.
• 🌵 Nopales is also a favorite treat for tortoises and other herbivorous pets. Its smooth, spineless pads are packed with hydration and nutrients, making it a safe, natural food source.
• 🌵 So, this is not just a cactus - it’s a food, medicine, and ornament all in one. Tough, beautiful, and endlessly useful!

🛒 Plant your own food and pharmacy Nopales

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👀 Smile - you are on camera!

"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." - Wayne Dyer

🐈📸 Cash the the cat looking at things from a different angle at TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden

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🍌 It smells like bananas… but it’s a magnolia!

• 🌸 Magnolia figo, or Banana Magnolia - is in bloom! It is now filling the air with its unbelievably sweet fragrance! Its creamy, cup-shaped flowers smell like fresh bananas mixed with fine perfume - you have to smell it to believe it.
• 🌸 This compact evergreen shrub grows only about 5-6 ft in a container, making it perfect for small gardens, patios, or even near an entryway where you can enjoy the scent up close. Glossy green leaves, elegant shape, and that irresistible aroma - it’s pure charm in a pot.
• 🌸 Cold tolerant, heat tolerant, sun or shade - this little magnolia doesn’t ask for much but gives so much back.

🛒 Plant Banana Magnolia

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• ▫️Why this flower smells like banana?
• ▫️How can Banana be a flower?

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🍴 Rose apple salad: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

• 🔴Slice rose apples, toss with cucumber, lime, and mint.
• 🔴Light, crunchy, and fragrant.

Rose Apple Salad

Ingredients

• Rose apples
• Cucumber
• Lime
• Mint

Instructions

1. Slice rose apples and cucumber.
2. Toss with lime and fresh mint.
3. Serve fresh and chilled.

🛒 Plant exotic Rose Apple Tree

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Fruit that smells like roses

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💻 Cats now demand cable!

"The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,
One is nearer God's heart in a garden
Than anywhere else on earth."

- Dorothy Frances Gurney

🐱 Every cat deserves a good show. Who needs Netflix when you have Catflix? Our cats got Cat TV. What about yours?

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🐈📸 Riki is watching his TV bird show at TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden

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The vine with square stems that heals bones and turns heads

• Cissus quadrangularis - Veld Grape. This plant is anything but ordinary! It has four-winged stems – square, chunky, and unlike anything else in your garden. Each stem looks like a little green sculpture, with ribs running down the sides. It’s technically a vine, but behaves like a succulent, with thick, juicy stems and tiny tendrils that climb or spill from a pot.
• Native to Africa and India, veld grape thrives on sunshine, heat, and a bit of neglect. Perfect for hanging baskets or as a quirky groundcover. Just give it some light and occasional water, and it’ll keep growing strong.
• It’s also famous as a traditional "bone-healing" herb, earning it the nickname Bone setter plant. But even if you don’t use it for that, it’s a total show-stopper for anyone who loves plants with personality.
• A true show-stopper for collectors and anyone who loves the strange and beautiful side of nature.

🛒 Get your own Veld Grape show stopper

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🐱 Cat Bob and BobCat

"We’re basically the same species. Just different subscription plans."

🐈📸 Cat Bob and his mini-version at TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden.

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⭐️ You thought you knew Gardenias, until you saw this one!

• ⭐️ Gardenia nitida (Posoqueria), Shooting Star Gardenia, is one of the most unusual gardenias you’ll ever see! Native to tropical Africa, it is a rare and elegant shrub that’s as fascinating as it is fragrant.
• ⭐️ Unlike common gardenias with thick, waxy foliage, this one has large, diamond-shaped leaves that feel soft and delicate. The plant grows slowly into a rounded form, making it perfect for containers or small gardens.
• ⭐️ When it blooms, the show is unforgettable. The long, tubular white flowers burst out in clusters, looking like tiny shooting stars against glossy green leaves. The scent is rich, sweet, and exotic - filling the air even from a distance.
• ⭐️ Blooming several times a year, this gardenia lights up your garden whenever it decides to put on a show. A true collector’s piece for those who love rare, fragrant plants that stand out from the crowd.

🛒 Add these stars with scent to your collection

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Shooting Star Gardenia: a rare scent from Africa

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🍴 Marinated green olives: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

• 🟢Soak fresh Olives in brine with garlic, lemon peel, and herbs.
• 🟢A zesty snack after curing.

Marinated Green Olives

Ingredients

• Fresh olives
• Garlic
• Lemon peel
• Herbs
• Brine

Instructions

1. Soak fresh olives in brine with garlic, lemon peel, and herbs.
2. Allow to cure until the flavor develops.
3. Serve as a zesty snack.

🛒 Grow your own Olive tree

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▫️How to grow your own Olive Oil

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