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!

Thursday, August 29, 2024

From Spring to SPRANG!

Here's some comparisons from early summer to late August Check out the bananas, ensete included, and citrus! Whoa! Musa Sikkimensis bef...

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

An tour around the rest of my Long Island garden

In my previous post I shared some pond photos - now here's a look at some more fun! Coccothrinax crinita (Old man Palm, with Siam Ruby...

Staten Island in Late August - And some drone footage!

I've been SO lazy this summer, but I finally got my drone up for this update. First a few photos on the ground! The Cannas are massive ...

Late August by my pond

I was so excited to have a pond when I moved into my place 2 years ago, but let me tell you it was a HUGE learning curve to landscape around...

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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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