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!

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

The Hibiscus look ROUGH

Sunburn, leafless, and looking rough. The hibiscus are always awkward in early spring, but they WILL be back and better than ever. I gave ...

May 18 Garden Update from My Parents Yard in Staten Island, NY!

It was a VERY hot week but there's no question the plants are loving it. The tropical palms are in shade until this weekend, they'l...

A GIANT queen palm & some ixora from Lowes

$99 was a good price for this big beauty. I can overwinter this in the garage, but it'll have to be tilted horizontally to fit! Hi from...

Little Kim Lilac on clearance at Lowes & now on the doorstep!

I love lilacs but I’m never going to grow them in my landscape - because I’d rather grow them in containers! Here’s why: I can tuck them cl...

Butterfly Clerodendrum (Clerodendrum ugandense / Rotheca myricoides) came back to life from overwintering in the garage!

Ive been watching carefully and saw NO signs of life from my beautiful butterfly clendodendron until today. We've had 3 days in the 90s...

Saturday, May 16, 2026

This week in the Garden

Lets do some planting! Ensete Maurelli I got at work did great in the garage Pond Plants! Solar Lights from Home Depot. Abutilon with impat...

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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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