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Which USA State is the most Southern?

Which USA State is the most Southern?

Gorgeous tall Crepe Myrtle

Gorgeous tall Crepe Myrtle

Tropical themed restaurant in the Midwest

Tropical themed restaurant in the Midwest

Hurricane Beryl plows through the Midwest

Hurricane Beryl plows through the Midwest

Crazy find in the woods!

Crazy find in the woods!

Musa basjoo banana PSA!

Musa basjoo banana PSA!

Are we sure about River Birch?

Are we sure about River Birch?

Gorgeous tall, blooming Crepe Myrtle in Cincinnati

Gorgeous tall, blooming Crepe Myrtle in Cincinnati

Huge Bigleaf Magnolia in Cincinnati

Huge Bigleaf Magnolia in Cincinnati

Kudzu in Cincinnati, Ohio. The vine that ate the South is set to now feast on the lower Midwest.

Kudzu in Cincinnati, Ohio. The vine that ate the South is set to now feast on the lower Midwest.

Florida heat comes to Cincinnati! Lowest temp all week 71°, highest 98°! LFG!

Florida heat comes to Cincinnati! Lowest temp all week 71°, highest 98°! LFG!

Tropical plant garden update 06/12/2024

Tropical plant garden update 06/12/2024

Tropical plant garden update 06/10/2024

Tropical plant garden update 06/10/2024

Here gator, gator, gator…. 🐊🐊🐊

Here gator, gator, gator…. 🐊🐊🐊

Taking a hike through SW FL native hammock

Taking a hike through SW FL native hammock

Talkin’ Tropicals: Episode 5

Talkin’ Tropicals: Episode 5

FL native Armadillo scurrying around

FL native Armadillo scurrying around

Sandhill Cranes try to enter 7-Eleven LOL!

Sandhill Cranes try to enter 7-Eleven LOL!

ZooTampa has amazing tropical foliage

ZooTampa has amazing tropical foliage

Gulf = GOAT

Gulf = GOAT

Take a tropical plant nighttime walk with me

Take a tropical plant nighttime walk with me

Dolphins put on a show in Little Sarasota Bay

Dolphins put on a show in Little Sarasota Bay

That tropical look 🌴☀️🏖️

That tropical look 🌴☀️🏖️

What is wrong with these Royals?

What is wrong with these Royals?

On the Suncoast in SW FL!

On the Suncoast in SW FL!

Sunset over Little Sarasota Bay

Sunset over Little Sarasota Bay

Beautiful Bougainvillea!

Beautiful Bougainvillea!

Rhododendron’s showing out!

Rhododendron’s showing out!

Tropicals are outside! PSA on acclimating!

Tropicals are outside! PSA on acclimating!

Did my Musa Basjoo bananas die? WTF?!?!

Did my Musa Basjoo bananas die? WTF?!?!

Azaleas in full bloom!

Azaleas in full bloom!

I love RECORD heat! 85°F feels SO good!

I love RECORD heat! 85°F feels SO good!

Total 100% solar eclipse in Oxford, OH. INCREDIBLE!!!

Total 100% solar eclipse in Oxford, OH. INCREDIBLE!!!

Storms have Ohio River swollen

Storms have Ohio River swollen

GATORS galore!!! 🐊🐊🐊

GATORS galore!!! 🐊🐊🐊

Will a tornado spin up? Experts say yes, but skies are beautiful!

Will a tornado spin up? Experts say yes, but skies are beautiful!

Tornado’s LIKELY expected today!

Tornado’s LIKELY expected today!

Walking through a North Florida salt marsh

Walking through a North Florida salt marsh

Walking through a palm tree retailer

Walking through a palm tree retailer

Cold Hardy Palm lovers, check this out!

Cold Hardy Palm lovers, check this out!

Peaceful look at the Intracoastal Waterway in JAX

Peaceful look at the Intracoastal Waterway in JAX

Beautiful sunrise this morning! Make it a great day, y’all!

Beautiful sunrise this morning! Make it a great day, y’all!

Had to stop at this roadside palm nursery

Had to stop at this roadside palm nursery

Duval County, FL Courthouse is really neat

Duval County, FL Courthouse is really neat

Downtown Jacksonville, FL on the St. John’s River

Downtown Jacksonville, FL on the St. John’s River

Look at the crazy thing this Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm) did!

Look at the crazy thing this Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm) did!

Is this the oldest/biggest Live Oak in the USA? Treaty Oak in downtown JAX is MASSIVE!

Is this the oldest/biggest Live Oak in the USA? Treaty Oak in downtown JAX is MASSIVE!

Two uncommon tropicals in a St. Augustine, FL yard

Two uncommon tropicals in a St. Augustine, FL yard

Two interesting finds on the First Coast!

Two interesting finds on the First Coast!

Greetings from sunny and warm North Florida!

Greetings from sunny and warm North Florida!

Stunning Magnolia in bloom. Which cultivar is this?

Stunning Magnolia in bloom. Which cultivar is this?

Beautiful Magnolia in full bloom. Which cultivar is this?

Beautiful Magnolia in full bloom. Which cultivar is this?

Spring is here, y’all!

Spring is here, y’all!

Is Winter over?!

Is Winter over?!

Bass Pro Shops opens new store in Cincinnati and here are the local artwork

Bass Pro Shops opens new store in Cincinnati and here are the local artwork

Large fully evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia

Large fully evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia

First 70°F+ day of 2024 and it’s a beaut!

First 70°F+ day of 2024 and it’s a beaut!

Cold hardy palm tree late Winter update

Cold hardy palm tree late Winter update

Beautiful fully evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)

Beautiful fully evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)

The February that wasn’t?!?!

The February that wasn’t?!?!

Crocuses are out!

Crocuses are out!

Daffodil spikes are up in Cincinnati on February 1, 2024!

Daffodil spikes are up in Cincinnati on February 1, 2024!

I did not see the sun for 9 straight days

I did not see the sun for 9 straight days

Sandhill Cranes (loud gawking) head south for winter

Sandhill Cranes (loud gawking) head south for winter

Cincinnati shuts down at 2.5 inches of snow lol

Cincinnati shuts down at 2.5 inches of snow lol

It’s brutally cold y’all!

It’s brutally cold y’all!

Big rains bring swollen/raging Little Miami River

Big rains bring swollen/raging Little Miami River

Monumental weather record broken! Wow!

Monumental weather record broken! Wow!

Tropical oasis on a mild winter day

Tropical oasis on a mild winter day

Garden update, a weather note and Merry Christmas!

Garden update, a weather note and Merry Christmas!

BLAH! It’s here….

BLAH! It’s here….

Preparing for winter PSA

Preparing for winter PSA

Ice(?) skating in Cincinnati, OH lol ⛸️

Ice(?) skating in Cincinnati, OH lol ⛸️

You think you know your weather? Think again…

You think you know your weather? Think again…

Winter is here for a night!

Winter is here for a night!

Zone Maps are frauds!

Zone Maps are frauds!

How many inches of snow is heavy for you?

How many inches of snow is heavy for you?

What would y’all do? HELP! SOS!

What would y’all do? HELP! SOS!

Last winter has plant owners on edge!

Last winter has plant owners on edge!

Out of place and easy to spot

Out of place and easy to spot

The problem with this tree species

The problem with this tree species

Did you see a record today? ☀️🌴

Did you see a record today? ☀️🌴

Bananas got GOT! It has all come to an end!

Bananas got GOT! It has all come to an end!

Peak Fall colors! Which do you prefer?

Peak Fall colors! Which do you prefer?

How NOT to plant! Let those things breath!

How NOT to plant! Let those things breath!

Southern Magnolia has beautiful Fall color too

Southern Magnolia has beautiful Fall color too

Last day of season update

Last day of season update

Plants are alive and they all act differently!

Plants are alive and they all act differently!

Two Great Horned Owls take flight

Two Great Horned Owls take flight

NO!!! Homeowner makes HUGE mistake!!!

NO!!! Homeowner makes HUGE mistake!!!

Fishtail Palms at the University of Cincinnati

Fishtail Palms at the University of Cincinnati

How you can grow GIGANTIC bananas in a temperate zone!

How you can grow GIGANTIC bananas in a temperate zone!

Finally some HEAT! Our warmest days of this very average summer.

Finally some HEAT! Our warmest days of this very average summer.

Osprey visits my forest (and poops!)

Osprey visits my forest (and poops!)

Grey Fox visits our cabin at Norris Lake, TN

Grey Fox visits our cabin at Norris Lake, TN

Boating during a Norris Lake, TN sunset

Boating during a Norris Lake, TN sunset

Boating on a Norris Lake, TN morning

Boating on a Norris Lake, TN morning

Gorgeous Crepe Myrtle in full bloom

Gorgeous Crepe Myrtle in full bloom

Don’t do this to your Yucca! BEWARE!

Don’t do this to your Yucca! BEWARE!

Tropical Garden Update 07/10/2023

Tropical Garden Update 07/10/2023

GOAT 🐐🇺🇸❤️🤍💙

GOAT 🐐🇺🇸❤️🤍💙

Is this Needle Palm fruit?!

Is this Needle Palm fruit?!

Imagine this historical marker being written this way today!

Imagine this historical marker being written this way today!

It's summer, but the weather doesn't know it!

It's summer, but the weather doesn't know it!

Historic Roebling Murals line the Ohio River

Historic Roebling Murals line the Ohio River

Talkin’ Tropicals: Episode 4

Talkin’ Tropicals: Episode 4

Clearest and cleanest you’ll ever see the Ohio River in Cincinnati

Clearest and cleanest you’ll ever see the Ohio River in Cincinnati

Tropical Garden Update 06/09/2023

Tropical Garden Update 06/09/2023

Talkin’ Tropicals: Episode 3

Talkin’ Tropicals: Episode 3

So long from the land of beach, palms and sun. Sad to leave! 🏖️🌴☀️

So long from the land of beach, palms and sun. Sad to leave! 🏖️🌴☀️

Finally found a gator!

Finally found a gator!

King Palm in Central Florida is very tropical looking

King Palm in Central Florida is very tropical looking

Mule Palm is an excellent cold hardy tropical looking palm tree

Mule Palm is an excellent cold hardy tropical looking palm tree

Sunset over Central Florida

Sunset over Central Florida

Coconuts growing tall in Orlando/Central Florida & Discovery Cove tropical botanical gardens

Coconuts growing tall in Orlando/Central Florida & Discovery Cove tropical botanical gardens

Need help! Palm tree ID in Central Florida.

Need help! Palm tree ID in Central Florida.

Full rainbow over Crepe Myrtle, Southern Magnolia and Live Oak

Full rainbow over Crepe Myrtle, Southern Magnolia and Live Oak

Chinese Fan Palm is great for small spaces

Chinese Fan Palm is great for small spaces

Australian Pine is a South Florida invasive

Australian Pine is a South Florida invasive

It wouldn’t be FL if it didn’t downpour in the afternoon

It wouldn’t be FL if it didn’t downpour in the afternoon

Storm rolling in off the Gulf

Storm rolling in off the Gulf

Coconuts line the public beach on Siesta Key

Coconuts line the public beach on Siesta Key

Royals at Siesta Beach entrance are not doing great for no apparent reason

Royals at Siesta Beach entrance are not doing great for no apparent reason

Full size rainbow followed by gorgeous sunset

Full size rainbow followed by gorgeous sunset

Everglades Palm is really cool

Everglades Palm is really cool

Florida Thatch Palm is very underutilized

Florida Thatch Palm is very underutilized

HOT TAKE: Temperate bananas look better than tropical bananas

HOT TAKE: Temperate bananas look better than tropical bananas

Which Foxtail planting is your favorite?

Which Foxtail planting is your favorite?

Great looking pocket garden

Great looking pocket garden

Bismarckia nobilis is a strange beauty

Bismarckia nobilis is a strange beauty

Good morning, y’all!

Good morning, y’all!

Nice new install of tropical plantings at local mall

Nice new install of tropical plantings at local mall

Cool little walkway planting

Cool little walkway planting

Sea Grape and Red Mangrove together. The protectors of our coastlines.

Sea Grape and Red Mangrove together. The protectors of our coastlines.

Traveller's Tree is from another world. Ravenala madagascariensis

Traveller's Tree is from another world. Ravenala madagascariensis

Gulf of Mexico is so calm, peaceful, beautiful and warm (83°F in May!)

Gulf of Mexico is so calm, peaceful, beautiful and warm (83°F in May!)

Dolphins rolling through Venice Inlet

Dolphins rolling through Venice Inlet

Venice Inlet

Venice Inlet

Bird of Paradise is one of the most tropical plants

Bird of Paradise is one of the most tropical plants

The trunking habit of the Giant White Bird of Paradise

The trunking habit of the Giant White Bird of Paradise

Thinning out Areca palms is a great look

Thinning out Areca palms is a great look

Sunset on Siesta Key

Sunset on Siesta Key

Know your ABCs: America, Beach, Coconuts

Know your ABCs: America, Beach, Coconuts

Coming to you from tropical Siesta Key, FL 🌴☀️🏖️

Coming to you from tropical Siesta Key, FL 🌴☀️🏖️

Deaths in the (plant) family 😢

Deaths in the (plant) family 😢

Tropical Colocasia esculenta Pink China taro elephant ear comes back from an unprotected -8°F winter

Tropical Colocasia esculenta Pink China taro elephant ear comes back from an unprotected -8°F winter

Musa basjoo bananas thriving after a -8°F unprotected winter

Musa basjoo bananas thriving after a -8°F unprotected winter

Gorgeous Rhododendrons in full bloom

Gorgeous Rhododendrons in full bloom

Crepe Myrtle comes back after a -8°F winter on old wood in Cincinnati, OH

Crepe Myrtle comes back after a -8°F winter on old wood in Cincinnati, OH

Tropical Garden Update 05/10/2023

Tropical Garden Update 05/10/2023

Brrrr…will it ever end!?

Brrrr…will it ever end!?

Azalea in full bloom!

Azalea in full bloom!

Is it too early for Musa basjoo bananas to come back up?

Is it too early for Musa basjoo bananas to come back up?

FROST warning! Quick, one night protection of tender tropicals!

FROST warning! Quick, one night protection of tender tropicals!

Microclimates are real and they make a huge difference! (Even in one yard!)

Microclimates are real and they make a huge difference! (Even in one yard!)

Setting a record daily highest low temperature!

Setting a record daily highest low temperature!

Please help me identify this pine tree!

Please help me identify this pine tree!

It’s that time of year again!

It’s that time of year again!

Talkin’ Tropicals: Episode 2

Talkin’ Tropicals: Episode 2

Talkin’ Tropicals: Episode 1

Talkin’ Tropicals: Episode 1

Phoenix sylvestris: Well manicured and well lit sets a nice tone

Phoenix sylvestris: Well manicured and well lit sets a nice tone

Sabal palmetto trunks used as porch support columns! Ingenious and beautiful!

Sabal palmetto trunks used as porch support columns! Ingenious and beautiful!

Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens) in St. Augustine, FL

Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens) in St. Augustine, FL

Vilano Beach, FL: Atlantic Ocean

Vilano Beach, FL: Atlantic Ocean

Northeast FL native lowland basin habitat

Northeast FL native lowland basin habitat

National Champion Loblolly Bay (Gordonia lasianthus) tree in Jacksonville, FL

National Champion Loblolly Bay (Gordonia lasianthus) tree in Jacksonville, FL

The moment the sun rose on this day

The moment the sun rose on this day

The quintessential Southern look

The quintessential Southern look

Heading to Florida this weekend and even their weather won’t cooperate!

Heading to Florida this weekend and even their weather won’t cooperate!

I’m tired of you, Winter!

I’m tired of you, Winter!

Winter is back! And, we should never change the time again!

Winter is back! And, we should never change the time again!

Have you had success with Pansy flowers?

Have you had success with Pansy flowers?

Thuja Green Giant Arborvitae - The perfect natural privacy screen/barrier/fence

Thuja Green Giant Arborvitae - The perfect natural privacy screen/barrier/fence

First Redbud blooms of the season!

First Redbud blooms of the season!

Spring begins with a BANG! 80°F on March 1!

Spring begins with a BANG! 80°F on March 1!

Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is the weediest of all coniferous evergreens

Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana) is the weediest of all coniferous evergreens

First Magnolia blooms of the season!

First Magnolia blooms of the season!

73°! Fourth daily high temperature record broken this month!

73°! Fourth daily high temperature record broken this month!

74°! Another daily high temperature record broken! 3rd in 3 weeks with another coming tomorrow!

74°! Another daily high temperature record broken! 3rd in 3 weeks with another coming tomorrow!

Needle Palm is open!

Needle Palm is open!

First crocus flowers of the season!

First crocus flowers of the season!

First daffodil flowers of the season!

First daffodil flowers of the season!

74°! Yet another daily high temperature record broken!

74°! Yet another daily high temperature record broken!

Fully evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) in the dead of winter in Cincinnati

Fully evergreen Sweetbay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) in the dead of winter in Cincinnati

Gorgeous indoor tropical plantings in Cincinnati, Ohio

Gorgeous indoor tropical plantings in Cincinnati, Ohio

72°! Daily high and average temperature record broken! First 70° day of 2023!

72°! Daily high and average temperature record broken! First 70° day of 2023!

Is Florida really the Sunshine State? Answer is surprising!

Is Florida really the Sunshine State? Answer is surprising!

Winter is halfway out!

Winter is halfway out!

Beach nourishment is in an interesting and important process

Beach nourishment is in an interesting and important process

First signs of spring! Daffodil spikes are out! Spring is coming!

First signs of spring! Daffodil spikes are out! Spring is coming!

Are the Florida Keys a lush tropical jungle rainforest? The answer might surprise you!

Are the Florida Keys a lush tropical jungle rainforest? The answer might surprise you!

Ticket to Paradise!

Ticket to Paradise!

HUGE snow event! 6 inches! 🌨️❄️☃️

HUGE snow event! 6 inches! 🌨️❄️☃️

Beautiful Philodendron climbs leafless Royal Poinciana

Beautiful Philodendron climbs leafless Royal Poinciana

Silver Buttonwood is an amazingly beautiful and versatile native

Silver Buttonwood is an amazingly beautiful and versatile native

Planting natives as ornamentals is a nice look and helps the eco system too

Planting natives as ornamentals is a nice look and helps the eco system too

The GOAT 🐐of ALL plants EVER! Coconut Palm 🌴 - Cocos nucifera

The GOAT 🐐of ALL plants EVER! Coconut Palm 🌴 - Cocos nucifera

Borhidi's Guano Palm - Coccothrinax borhidiana

Borhidi's Guano Palm - Coccothrinax borhidiana

Bottle Palm - Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Bottle Palm - Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

Silver Saw Palmetto - Serenoa repens. One of the cold hardiest native palms.

Silver Saw Palmetto - Serenoa repens. One of the cold hardiest native palms.