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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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A snake in my brugs

After finding a discarded snake skin amongst some freshly potted Angel Trumpets a few days ago, I knew it was just a matter of time before I found the owner.  This afternoon I found him basking in the sun.  I was glad to see that it was just a friendly black racer. He was about 4 feet long and was spread out along a half dozen 3-gallon sized pots. He did not seem too concerned that I was snapping photos of him until I moved in close to take a frontal shot. I'm sure our paths will soon cross ...
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Slurping away on an Angel Trumpet...

After chasing this rather plump sphinx moth around for a half hour tonight, I was finally able to snap a photo of it slurping away on a bloom from one of my Brugmansia seedlings.This was not a small bloom so can imagine the size of this gal.  Sphinx moths are also called hummingbird moths because they mimic a hummingbird and are often mistaken for the same.I have several varieties of sphinx moths that frequent my Angel Trumpets.  This particular moth is called a Rustic Sphinx and it is a ...
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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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Hang in there....

It's that time of year when I have an abundance of our friendly lizards making themselves at home amongst my Angel Trumpets.  I think our severe winter reduced the population greatly.  At the beginning of summer i saw very few adults, but noticed lots of babies. I certainly hope this plump Brown Anole ate whatever was munching on this brugmansia leaf!
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