Tropical Gardening in New York City!

Pics of my "tropical" New York City yard. I am in a USDA gardening zone 7 and I use plants that are hardy to our winters, are easy to overwinter indoors, or use as annuals to get the tropical look this far north. Please ask for my permission and give me credit if you use any of my pics! Thanks for looking!

Sunday, August 30, 2026

My driveway and front yard garden in Late August

My plant wall and citrus grove in my driveway is coming along nicely. It's amazing how many flowers the kumquat has been producing. This...

Sunday, August 16, 2026

Some VERY weird TropicalHibiscus in my garden

I got a new hibiscus from San Diego. This is an Australian Blue Hibiscus (Alyogyne huegelii) (August 10th) Last year I bought a "Snow ...

My first Plumeria from Jim Little Plumerias on Oahu is in bloom!

I brought back three cuttings from my visit to Hawaii in April and one of them is flowering. JL Hawaiian Rose & JL Juicy Juice are stil...

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Have you ever seen THIS hardy hibiscus before?

One of my favorite cold hardy hibiscus is also my tallest! It's called Hibiscus"Raspberry Rose" and gets surprisingly HUGE. I...

Sunday, July 26, 2026

My new plants from California!

I traveled to San Diego and stuffed a few fun and unusual plants in my suitcase to bring home! From left to right: Agave Ovatifolia, Plume...

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Alex: Hi my name is Alex and I love everything about tropical climates including the weather and the plants. During my free time I'm either making my temperate NYC yard look tropical or watching for the next storm. I hope you enjoy my blogs!

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