I love my garden. I love walking outside and looking at the flowers blooming. I think it's hard to be depressed looking at flowers. These are some of the plants I have outside that grow well in St Maarten. I always keep some in pots to be able to re-propogate in case of hurricane.

Oleander

Nerium oleander, commonly known as oleander or rosebay, is a shrub or small tree cultivated worldwide in temperate and subtropical areas as an ornamental and landscaping plant. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium, belonging to subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family Apocynaceae. Wikipedia

(in the back yard next to the gate)

Coral Bush

Jatropha multifida, called coral plant, coralbush, and physic nut, is a species of Jatropha native to Mexico and the Caribbean. A garden plant, it has been introduced to Florida, and to many places in South America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, China and Southeast Asia.

(Throughout the yard)

Desert Rose

Adenium obesum, more commonly known as a desert rose, is a poisonous species of flowering plant belonging to the tribe Nerieae of the subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.

(Inside the front gate left side in the ground right side in a pot)

African Milk Tree

Euphorbia trigona, the African milk tree, cathedral cactus, or Abyssinian euphorbia, is a species of flowering plant that originates from Central Africa.