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!

Monday, September 2, 2013

Some random shots around the yard.

Just a few pics around the yard. (Click to enlarge) Agave Desmettiana "variegata" Pool plants Trachycarpus fr...

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Random Blooms

Just some blooms around the yard! Passiflora "Berkley" Moon Vine Brugmansia "Ember Glow Passifl...

Tall plumeria bloom

My tallest plumeria has a nice head of blooms on it again. Here are some pics...

Some Hibiscus

The hibiscus growing by my garage have done really well this year. They had no leaves when I took them out in the spring and are now full of...

Friday, August 16, 2013

Random Pics of flowers around the yard.

Here's a pic of my Crape Myrtle "Zuni". A bigger view My Mandevilla has more than double in sized over the ...

Potted Livistona pic.

I rarely take pics of this palm, but it makes a nice potted plant. I've had it for about 3 years now. It always gets sun damage in the ...

Saw this cool insect today!

Turns out that Hummingmoths really like Crape Myrtles and roses. I think hummingmoths are really cool looking insects. They have a very sim...

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About Me

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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