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Mutant in paradise... Mutant in paradise...

Mutant in paradise...

Last season I ramped up my brugmansia hybridizing efforts using brugmansias with mutant and deeply serrated foliage.  The results of those...
Just what I need, another garden vice... Just what I need, another garden vice...

Just what I need, another garden vice...

Just what I need on my already overflowing plate, another garden vice! I'm totally swamped with my brugmansia hybridizing program  yet I...
An elegant brugmansia seedling earns keeper status An elegant brugmansia seedling earns keeper status

An elegant brugmansia seedling earns keeper status

I've been watching this brugmansia seedling perform for several years now and decided it was time to make it a keeper!
Looking back into the past.... Looking back into the past....

Looking back into the past....

It is hard to imagine that it has been nearly 5 years since I was actively posting to my garden blog. Today is the start of a new era as I commit to...
Introducing Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea' Introducing Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea'

Introducing Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea'

Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea' is a recent Sommer Gardens introduction with nearly red double blooms.  When you see the photo album below...

Fred's Garden Blog

After a nearly five year hiatus, Fred's Garden Blog is back! Now you can enjoy and experience the gardening exploits and adventures of Fred in his quest to hybridize brugmansia and keep his jungle and nursery under control.

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Bugs on a pod

Last night was was what I would call a bug-a-palooza.  I went out with my headlamp on to check on a few about to open flower buds and I was bombarded with insects.My headlamp is a giant bug magnet anyways, and last night the bugs were out in force.  When I stopped to check on a couple blooms, these bugs decided to quit harassing me for a few seconds by taking a break on a nearby seed pod.  Lucky for them they were non-threatening to my plants so I let them be. This beetle seemed to be guided ...
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How to deal with a home invader...

It's easy, just catch them with a trap and transport them away to a new location!Recently I started noticing my cat's food was disappearing at an astonishing rate.  My cat is not a big eater so I knew something strange was going on.  Perhaps the half eaten dog biscuit I found in the kitchen sink should have been a tip-off as to who was to blame.I borrowed a small animal trap from a friend and set it up in my kitchen before going to bed.   A few hours later I awoke to a ruckus as this rather ...
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Cheap labor in the garden...

When you are trying to germinate Angel Trumpets from seed, it is important to have a full-time sentry around to make sure insects, snails and slugs are kept at bay.
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These slimy guys are relentless...

Look what I found when I was making my rounds tonight.  These darn slugs are relentless in their quest to eat all my brugs!Although I applied snail and slug bait in my primary growing areas, I did not treat all the independent brugmansias growing in my yard.  That's where I found these guys eating away tonight.  Unfortunately for them it ended up being their last supper...
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Sleeping beauty...

It is nearly impossible to take a midnight stroll without seeing a bunch on chameleons napping.  This guy was smart enough to sleep up on the top of a stand alone plant, making it hard for him to be a midnight snack for the resident snakes.
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Thought I may have to exterminate this one

It has been a while since I reviewed "Florida's Most Wanted" list for invasive species.  When I first spotted this tree frog tonight I thought I had a Cuban Tree Frog in my midst, which meant death had to be imminent.  Fortunately for Mr. Tree Frog and my conscious, I made a mad dash to the web for a positive ID before acting.  Mr. Tree Frog turned out to be a common variety and was left to enjoy his perch amongst my brugs.  
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