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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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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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Nap time....on a bed of spines too!

During lunch I captured this photo of a tree frog snoozing away (until I woke him up) at the base of a leaf from a star potato tree.  This young tree has thorns along with the prickly spines you see in the photo.  I guess this guest did not mind the spines because he was quite comfy where he was at.
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Hang in there!

While most of the chameleons I stumble across at night are sleeping on a leaf in a horizontal position, this guy decided to live life on the edge by sleeping vertical. Hang in there my friend!
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Now this chameleon has its act together...

Tonight I stumbled across this friendly lizard who, unlike the one i posted a few days back, has its act together.  It was a nice shade of green so it could blend in with the leaf it was sleeping on, and it was sleeping on its tail for an added layer or protection.
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Tonight's guardian of my Angel Trumpets

While out for my nightly bloom check, it is not uncommon to run into at least 6-10 of these cute little chameleons during my stroll.  They seem to like sleeping on brugmansia leaves because that is where I usually find them.  You would think they would at least turn green to camouflage themselves from predators?
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Keeping an eye on things while I was away...

September is my busiest time of year for work and this past weekend I had one of my marathon road trips, hence the lack of new bloom posts.  I started out on the Delaware coast and ended up in Western Maryland.  While in Maryland I was pleasantly surprised to see fall colors beginning and to experience temperatures in the upper 40's in the morning.  Now I'm back sweating here in muggy Florida.While out for a quick brug check I spotted this cute tree frog hanging out. It is good to know that ...
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