yes...good choice Becky... sounds like a great bunch of brugs... I went to facebook to look for them.. I found you and a few pictures... but the rest didn't reallly seem available with out becoming a friend with you.. maybe there's a way to oppen your account up more .. and then they would be available for us there..

Gordon - I don't know how you found "Itre" 's facebook account. I couldn't find it.

Larry Trest is his name...mentioned at the end of his post... facebook doesn't do screen names... or let anyone under 13 have a page... did you see that 12 year old political commentator got his pulled... any way... search for Larry's name under the search facebook button at the top... let me know if you get any plant pictures from it

Gordon, I am new at this did I do something wrong? If I did I am sorry. I have a collection of some of the most unusal planta around. I am 67 and in bad health and I wanted to share some of my plant with people cause I hav so many and they can be seen on my fb page. Tell me what to do and I will do it. I have flowers that are 35 to 40 yrs old that I will let go to the right person.

@Itre Welcome to ATP. You certainly didn't do anything wrong! Gordon was just explaining to Donna how to find your FB page. She was using your screen name instead, and it wasn't working. We are glad you're here! I'm sure you can tell us about your experience with brugs and your other plants. Please keep posting. We enjoy the chance to hear from others about their growing experiences!

Bubbles/Sandi

I'm sure @Gordon will chime in later when he sees this post.

yes Sandi...I have talked to Larry privately and explained if he wishes to have us be refered to his pictures he should make them public..he likely has them available to friends.. I also tried to friend him... looking to get a look at the collection he has ammased over these years... gee... it was 50 *F here today.. I thought I'd awakened in heaven

Oh good, Gordon! I didn't want him to think he'd done anything wrong and not come back.

That does sound like heavenly temp for NYC! We've had rain for days. Tomorrow is our last cool day. Then we climb to the 70s for a week. Looks like we'll still have some more cool nights before spring. I hope to open the backyard hoops and let some fresh air in to them tomorrow.
(Grandson, Tyler, broke his collarbone sailing over the handlebars of his bike).

Larry - I missed your name at the end of your original post. Sorry about that.

Are you "Angel Trumpets Galore" on Facebook?

Donna, I got my first Angel trumpet 40 yrs. ago by smuggling a stick into Miami from South America. In those 40 yrs. I have learned a lot of things about them by trial and error, mostly error. You are to far north to grow in the ground as I do. I live about 100 miles from the Gulf and i mulch mine with a lot of pine straw. I have never lost one. Gordon, I don't see how your sister grows them in the ground in Booneville, Ms. That is about 200 miles north of me. The main thing about Brugs is you can't over water or over feed them. I feed my only osmcote. They are heavy feeders. I learned this from a lady in Covington, La. She has 45 in her yard and is called the Brumansia Lady. I usually keep about 50 cuttings as big as my wrist when i cut back each winter. I did this last year and wound up with buckets of them that no one wanted so I just stuck them in my yard. This yr. I only kept about 12 of the doubles and triples I did root some cuttings from a tree morning glory i got from my friend in Beleze. They close up during the day just like ones on vine, they are my fb page also. I found out what i call redneck gardening, when i cut mine down in the winter and want some extras. I cut a lenght about 2ft and bury in the yard. 90% of the time they will sprout in spring, instant plant. Mine start sprouting at the end of March. Yours don't have enough time to bloom

well Larry... such a great garden you have there ..the lilies are something wonderful... and the brugs are apectacular also..a great variety..and they all are doing so well there... yes the armadillos are a pain there ... I can never rember seeing them like they are down there lately...
so perhaps I can get folks into see the flowers with this direct link ot them https://www.facebook.com/larry...
let me know if it works for somone.. or they might filter for friends even with the link

ltre said:Gordon, I am new at this did I do something wrong? If I did I am sorry. I have a collection of some of the most unusal planta around. I am 67 and in bad health and I wanted to share some of my plant with people cause I hav so many and they can be seen on my fb page. Tell me what to do and I will do it. I have flowers that are 35 to 40 yrs old that I will let go to the right person.

Larry, you have mail, check your treemail
Dan

GORDEN THE LINK DOES NOT WORK, TOOK ME TO HIS PAGE BUT NO PICTURES OTHER THAN FAMILY.
OOOPS sorry about caps, that is what happens when you look at keys LOL

I have to keep mine in pots over the winter, sometimes I plant a couple in the garden then dig them up and put in pots, a couple of years ago I had medical problems and had to give most of them away but now I am doing so good I want to get some back, I really miss them. I am always facinated of how beautiful they are, and some smells so sweet, so if any of you have extra cuttings for postage or for sale please send me a tree mail.or post in here.

Thanks Doris... always trying to figure out what I can get the machine and the different programs to do..
glad to hear you're feeling better.. I remember when it was hitting you pretty hard..

Oh Larry, you are the answer to my prayer! I am so happy. Maybe you can get me started with some lovely cuttings, so exciting! I am going to try to see your pix too. Thank you so much for your kind offer!

I have a yellow brug in the ground that has survived for many years, and I am 40-45 minutes north of Booneville Mississippi, but I seldom get blooms from her. She comes up so late thAt she does not get the Y developed I time to bloom I guess. I saved a cutting of her this past fall and this yeah will take that in for the winter and keep it going. Let me know what you have to share with me and what we need to do. Thx

Thank you Gordon. It is amazing I am here, I had a heart attach, they did not expect me to make it, called my children home, I had a bypass, and here I am feeling better than ever and ready to get some Brugs. going, Larry is sending me some seeds but I would love to get a couple of cuttings if anyone has any to spare it would be a little faster. did get a couple from Rhapsody, I decided to put them in Perlite, never tried that way befor but it doing great, cuttings have leaves and started roots.



This one died but I found a small part that was green, I cut it out and laid it on the soil, IT HAS NEW GROWTH>

Y'all, I friended Larry on FB and the pix of his garden are stunning! Just beautiful! He has some beautiful plants growing! Wow! Is all I can say!

HE DEFINNATELY IS A DEDICATED GARDENER.

Boy, is that ever true! Just beautiful! His Brugs are lovely and his coneflowers are simply stunning! I absolutely love coneflowers of all colors!

Oh, Larry...........sorry I just saw your friend request on FB. Confirmed!!