Florida Hill Nursery

Here In the United States the spanish influence is changing the way gardeners are looking at their backyards. While enroute to North Carolina on vacation a short time ago we noticed banana trees in zone 7. Research exposed this cultivar to be Dwarf Orinoco proving hardiness to zone 7. These tropical fruit trees have even materialized in our garden. My wife Angela and I buy plants regularly and find ourselves frequenting local garden centers and online plant nurseries buying the odd tropical plant, most times we dont expect them to make it passed the first cold snap but find ourselves in a situation that most all gardeners find themselves in at various stages of their gardening lives. Somehow we get attatched to these tropical plants and our passion for gardening grabs the reigns from here it becomes a challenge, a hobby of sorts. Here we are years later you will find a shrinking backyard  reduced to "trails" filled with Mango trees, Papaya trees, banana trees and passion fruit vines. Once you make it through the shrubbery you'll find a husband and wife talking about the flowers in bloom and the flowers to come, tasting fruit and testing they're gardening skills. Defiantly trying new plants and counting the years since a particular tree was planted. After much deliberation and several gardening forums later the only way Angela and I could surmise these tropical plants made it into our backyards was with the help of stealthy tropical plant ninjas, not that we are complaining it has helped us connected on a different level. Thumbing our noses at growing zones seems to be commonplace for us now. Here it is December you will find a backyard with plants covered by plastic shelters, heated with spaceheaters and a husband and wife talking of the fruit and flowers to come this spring.