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10/25/2026

2026 Time To Start On The Back Yard!

 

Was outside all day cutting back plants,

almost have the area cleaned then the 

next step is cutting back the hydrangeas 

on the west fence line.  The whole time 

the phone would go off.  Now one knows

why I don't take my phone out.

2026 Moving Plants Inside

You have a new plant that you want to bring 

inside for the winter months.  It depends on 

the lighting and if the plant can be brought 

inside to over winter.  Our favorite to 

bring inside is the Abutilon/Flowering 

Maple or  Parlor Maple, and the tropical 

Hibiscus,  zone 9-10.   Depends on the 

plant and what you want to do with it.  If 

the plant has gotten to large it's would be

best to take cuttings.  If the plant is young and 

you just want it to grow then bring it in 

now.  Our nights are getting to cool for 

tropicals, to us the 55 degrees is just a 

little to cool.  You can set them by the 

house for warmth but remember to bring 

them inside soon.

These plants will not take a lot of light, so

no direct light from the south or west windows. 

Save them for heat lover plants.  Then you 

need to look at the windows you have in the

house, low E windows, you will need extra 

light. 

The goal during the winter months is to let

the plant to rest.  Less water and fertilizer.

When bring them inside I recommend spraying

them with warm water first if you are concerned

about bugs.  Inspect them carefully.

I recommend the Sunset books for your area

to read and learn from.  

2026 Stripping Brugmansia Part 2

This was the morning to pull the 

last Brugmansia out of the huge

cement pot out front.

She is still in bloom so this will be

fun, bees and all the bloomers.   I 

started digging the trench around 

the bucket at 9:51 am and by 9:15am

she was on the ground so the roots

could be cut.

She weights more than I do!  This

afternoon I started stripping her and 

had to put her in the garage to protect 

her over night since I didn't get to 

finish stripping her.   In the morning

I'll finish.

The fragrance in the garage will knock you

over it is so heavy.

10/20/2026

I finished stripping her this evening.

Last one inside!

Time to rest up for the next round, the tarps 

need to go up this weekend.

2026 / Stripping Brugmansias

 

I am down to the last one to be pulled andS

stripped but there is a huge problem!  Bees!!

While stripping one of the smaller B. Shorty's

Variegated, this was spotted.

A green branch with a normal bud and an

albino bud with one small leaf.   Strange things

due to what I am noting.   When I see a the 

branch with Albino buds it's also albino.

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10/19/2026

Sad to say this morning the albino bud was

found on the ground, only the leaf remained.

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This year we have had several albino buds,

most of them have dropped off.  We have 

had albino blooms in the past and seedpods.

On another plant this is the branch.

10/19/2026

I was asked today why do I strip off all the 

leaves before putting away?

There is many reasons....... outside leaves are 

different from the inside leaves.  They grow back

fast and if you haven't seen them drop the leaves

when they are unhappy.  It's a huge mess.  All

year long with the burning we deal with to keep

the yellowing leaves need to be removed.  Keeping

these lovely ladies of the night healthy is the key.

It also gives me the chance to remove all the worms

that come with growing them. 

Good Morning!!

 Been busy getting all the collection 

inside for the winter months.  Besides

all the maple leaves from the north needs

to be picked up!  My yard debris is totally

full and all 4 of the garbage cans are the

same!  This time of year I have plenty to

recycle.  

But from the greenhouse the blooms

are starting to put on a show!!

Ya know where I'll be hanging out!

Tonight I went out to check on this

one and she was in her glory!

Saying good night!

Hanging With My Friends!

 

2026 Time to Move The Collection Inside

 

All removed from the yard area, where they

spent their summer months.

Time to strip the leaves and get them ready for

their winter home.

Our two oldest Brugmansia.  One is 25 the other 

is 20, well worth saving!

Tucking them in for the winter months.

The view before adding the front top piece of 

plastic.  Triple layer of plastic due to El Nino!

10/15/2026

As of tonight the last plants went in the Brug

House!   No room in the inn now.

I have the 3 large B. Shorty's Variegated to 

put in the greenhouse.  Still working on getting

the plants in for the winter months and put the

tarps on.

One more to go, got to remove my Mom plant

from the cement pot, then strip her before she

goes into the greenhouse.  The bees love her!

The black potted one is stripped and ready to go 

into the greenhouse but I have another to finish

stripping in the morning.  It's the smallest to go 

into the back of the greenhouse.  

2026 - Canna Stuttsgart

 

One has to love all the different variegations

that our variegate Canna throws off.

2026 More Morning Sunshine

 This was blooming 9/28/2026 morning!

One more to go!

9/25/2026---Yesterday's Storm

 After finding many of our plants laying

on the ground or knocked over onto other

plants.  We have decided it's time to close

the gardens for this season.  Our focus now

is to start putting the plants away for the 

next fall storm comes in.

We have removed our ad from CL and

will root cuttings for spring plant sale.

Only one left:

All were cut down to the soil yesterday.

2026 Double Yellow

 

Today the inside was orange, can't wait to see

what it does over night.

I have 4 more marked special so I can't wait to 

see what these do.

2026 Albino Bud

 

Fall Is Around The Corner.

 It's time to start cutting back the yard 

and putting the lovely ladies of the night

away!  

But I have to put the walls up on the 

Brugmansia House.   Busy week ahead.

 

A Beautiful Surprise

I had some visitors to the gardens

and shared a few plants a few weeks

ago.  The husband and daughter came

back with the most awesome Sour dough

bread, it was so lite and heavenly!

Thank you so much!  Best bread I have

ever eaten!

2026 -- Working On The Brugmansia House

 

Our son and I worked on fixing the roof area

on the Brugmansia house before putting up

new plastic today!  I just have the north wall

plants to move and hopefully move the table

to the east wall.

More photos when it's done.

9/21/2026

I was able to get the over flow hoop house

set up and covered with a shade cloth.

Filling up fast!  I need to get the walls up on 

the brugmansia house today!

8/2/2026

Still working on the brug house but getting closer 

to getting it completed.  The extra height will be 

welcome due to the oldest brugs are tall this year.

But I came up a little short, just waiting for the

next roll of plastic.

2026 Lost Brugmansia from 2021

 

I took several tip cuttings and lost the 

mother plant due to a virus.  To my 

surprise the one I thought was my 

double white turned out to be my

lost Brug.  Louka X  OS Flamme 

from seeds from L. Salonova

The cuttings were all labeled until

the squirrel found it's way into the 

greenhouse.  

I am so happy this one survived.

There is an earlier post on this

Brugmansia when I got her in 2021.

This Brugmansia I took 6 tip cuttings

and it take a few years to get them 

this size.  When I talks about tip cutting it's 

around 1 inch in size.  Some say it's

the best way to do these plants.  

First blooms!

2026 Morning Fog!

 Already!  I have been watching the leaves

are starting to drop and change colors.  It's 

time to start working on the greenhouses

and getting them ready to be filled.

This time is year is when I disappear so 

that everything can be put away safely.

The yard will disappear shortly.   I am

just great full for another great year of

all the bloomers we have been blessed

with.

I hear we are going to have a hard winter

so it's important to start early.  The Sedum

is already turning the red color, so fall is 

here!

Fall Crocus:

Sure signs of fall already!