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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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The slime returns...

One good outcome from this past winter's severe cold is that I have seen very few giant slugs sliding across my Angel Trumpets this year.  It could just be because I have been more pro-active with baits to keep the snails under control this summer.  Baby slugs have a small shell so they could easily be mistaken for a type of snail, and they would certainly eat the bait.Tonight I came across several of the big mommas munching away on my yard brugs.Unfortunately for this gal I happened to have ...
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Slugfest 2009!

Sometimes it is better not to go out for a midnight walk because you may run across some things you would rather not see.  Last night I went out to check on some of my in-ground Angel Trumpets that I had not visited for a while and I was shocked to see this feeding frenzy going on.The plant pictured above had 8 of the slimy devils munching away.  Good thing I had my garden snips with me.  Talk about partners in crime, here is a shot of an eating contest that was taking place at the same ...
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