🐎 2026: Year of the Fire Horse - time to grow bold, live free, and plant lucky

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  🔥 Hold on to your flower pots - because on February 17, 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse gallops in, ready to shake things up.

This zodiac year brings passion, freedom, and a go-big-or-go-home kind of energy.
If you've been itching to make a change, start a new project, or finally plant that herb garden - this is your cosmic green light!
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  🔥 What kind of energy does the Fire Horse bring?


The Horse is all about movement, independence, and bold decisions. Fire Horses, in particular, are fiery (naturally), adventurous, and stubborn in the best way. They're known for charging ahead fearlessly - sometimes without thinking it through. That means 2026 is a year to take chances, but stay grounded. Think big, but don’t skip the planning.
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  🔥 What does that have to do with plants?

A lot, actually. Horses are herbivores. In the year of the Fire Horse, plants aren’t just background decoration - they’re fuel, fortune, and Feng Shui. The Fire element thrives on bright colors, strong scents, and warm energy, so the right plants can balance all that intensity, boost your luck, and keep your home and garden in harmony.

📚 Learn more:

• ▫️More #Horoscope info for plants and cats
• ▫️Year of the Snake
• ▫️2025: The Year of the Green Wood Snake A Time for Wisdom, Growth, and Renewal
• ▫️Green Wooden Dragon's favorite plants

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🌸 How to create privacy in your yard fast

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  🌸 Tropical Hydrangea - Dombeya x wallichii - really shines, if you need privacy in your garden fast!
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  🌸 Dombeya is the fastest-growing flowering shrub you can plant. In just one season, it can turn an open space into a thick, leafy privacy screen. Large, heart-shaped tropical leaves fill in quickly, creating solid coverage long before slower hedges even get started.
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  🌸 The bonus comes in winter, when the plant is covered in big, soft pink, hydrangea-like flower clusters that also attract bees and pollinators. It loves water and handles wet spots with ease, making it a great choice for Florida gardens and rainy summers.
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  🌸 If you are looking for a fast, flowering solution for privacy in your garden, Dombeya is your hedge with benefits!

🛒 Plant Dombeya today and get pricacy right away

📚 Learn more:

• ▫️ Dombeya x wallichii in Plant Encyclopedia
• ▫️ What is the most popular Winter-flowering shrub?
• ▫️ 13 festive shrubs with bright flowers that bring color to your Winter Garden when everything else is dormant

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😠 The office team in action

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell

🐈📸 Cats Klaksa (turned her back), Google and Jacques brainstorming in the office of TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden.

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🍴 Persimmon spoon pudding

Ingredients

• 2 very ripe persimmons (astringent type, fully soft)
• 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
• Optional: pinch of cinnamon

Instructions

1. Scoop the soft persimmon flesh into a blender and puree until smooth.
2. Chill the puree in the refrigerator for 15 to 30 minutes.
3. Spoon into a bowl and top with plain yogurt.
4. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon if desired and serve.

🍑 About the fruit:
Persimmon (Diospyros spp.) is a graceful, cold-hardy subtropical fruit tree native to China and widely grown across temperate and warm regions. The fruit is loved for its rich sweetness, often compared to honey and apricot. Persimmons are divided into astringent types, which must soften fully before eating, and non-astringent types, which can be enjoyed firm. The fruit is nutritious and commonly eaten fresh or used in desserts.

🌱 In the garden:
Persimmon trees are highly ornamental, with drooping branches, lush summer foliage, and dramatic fall color. They thrive in well-drained soils, tolerate alkaline conditions, and are hardy in USDA zones 7-10. Many varieties perform well in containers, making persimmon a beautiful and productive choice for both edible landscapes and patio gardens.

🛒 Plant Persimmon Tree for sweet fruit and deserts

📚 Learn more:

• ▫️Explore Persimmon trees (Diospyros spp) in Plant Encyclopedia
• ▫️How soon will Persimmon tree fruit?
• ▫️Why so many gardeners this year planted Native American Persimmon
• ▫️Hardy, dramatic looking tropical fruit tree with a sweet fruit

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🐈📸 Cat Serge is transmitting an encrypted Bluetooth message to his alien handler Pelmen - straight to Planet Nibiru. Transmission successful. Awaiting instructions.

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