﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:06:45 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Sommer Gardens - Creatures</title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/rss/category/779/creatures</link><atom:link href="http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/rss/category/779/creatures" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[My garden friend]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/my-garden-friend</link><description><![CDATA[Tree frogs are always a welcome sight in my greenhouse.  I caught this one last night working his way up to a better vantage point.     He looks like he could use a few more insects in his diet.  A ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:13:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/my-garden-friend</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1541]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Slug-a-Palooza!]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/slug-a-palooza</link><description><![CDATA[A couple nights ago I couldn't sleep so I decided to venture out in my nursery in the wee hours of the morning to check for new brugmansia blooms. Instead of finding new blooms I found nightmare ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/slug-a-palooza</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1554]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[When the gardeners away, the bugs will play...]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/when-the-gardeners-away-the-bugs-will-play</link><description><![CDATA[I was out of town on business for over a week and when I returned I found out my shade house had been invaded by caterpillars.  Their feeding frenzy quickly gave many of my Brugmansia the Swiss ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 07:43:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/when-the-gardeners-away-the-bugs-will-play</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1492]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[To kill or not to kill?]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/to-kill-or-not-to-kill</link><description><![CDATA[That was the dilemma I was faced with the other night when I spotted this giant treefrog clinging to the shade cloth on my greenhouse.  I'm not a big fan of killing things, especially beneficial ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 16:50:16 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/to-kill-or-not-to-kill</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1610]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[A perfect hiding place]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/a-perfect-hiding-place</link><description><![CDATA[This little guy seems quite content in his protective steel home, a piece of emt pipe supporting a sprinkler.   With the contrast between the colors of rust and bright green, he may be safer perched ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:23:18 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/a-perfect-hiding-place</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1612]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Could this be classified as a brown noser?]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/could-this-be-classified-as-a-brown-noser</link><description><![CDATA[  When
 I was out on armadillo patrol the other night I finally spotted a green
 tree frog amongst my Brugmansia plants.  I think it has been at least a month since
 I have come across a green ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 16:02:03 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/could-this-be-classified-as-a-brown-noser</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1614]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Mr. Toad on bug watch]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/mr-toad-on-bug-watch</link><description><![CDATA[This toad is the first line of defense against any creatures that may want to feast on this batch of recently sowed Brugmansia seeds.   He has a confident "don't mess with me" look that is certain to ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:46:23 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/mr-toad-on-bug-watch</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1618]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Birds gone wild....again!]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/birds-gone-wildagain</link><description><![CDATA[The birds are out of control at my place this spring.  I left the windows down in my truck yesterday afternoon and evening and guess what I found this morning.....a half built birds nest!   In that ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 07:31:47 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/birds-gone-wildagain</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1619]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Birds gone wild!]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/birds-gone-wild</link><description><![CDATA[Now that the majority of my Angel Trumpets are growing in an enclosed shade house I never expected birds to become a nuisance....that is until I discovered this giant birds nest with plastic plant ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:25:57 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/birds-gone-wild</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1631]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sommer Gardens]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The pod keeper]]></title><link>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/the-pod-keeper</link><description><![CDATA[Now that my Brugmansia seed pods are starting to ripen, it is time to enlist some friendly help to keep pests away.  This friendly Anole appears to be quite happy on his new resting place.  Because ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:50:58 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://sommergardens.com/Garden-Blog/the-pod-keeper</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[1b496b6c-6b62-4310-89b0-3634e9d4b7d3-1638]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>