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!

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Sunday weekly Update (actually Saturday June 22, 2013)

Just some updated pics around the yard... I moved my elephant ears... This area is looking pretty much the same. Some of my...

Some Macro Shots

Just messing around with my camera, here are a few pics!

New Pool lights!

I got one of those multicolored pool lights for the pool and I think it looks really awesome. Lots of different colors and light shows avail...

Monday, June 17, 2013

Sunday Update (June 17, 2013)

Not much has changed in this area since last week. I had a philodendron next to my saba, I moved that and plan on getting some type ...

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Just some random pics.

Just a few nice pics I took around the yard today... Some Dahilas... Mandevillas are one of those plants that look so awesome and ...

Swamp Hibiscus growing well!

My Kopper King Hibiscus is growing fast. The weather wasn't hot this week, but it was wet. We got over 4 inches of rain from Tropical St...

Sunday Weekly Update (June 9, 2013)

Another week has gone by since my last "Sunday Update" and just one week made a huge difference even though temperatures were not ...

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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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