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Fred

@frdvil.bsky.social
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Gardens, insects, seeds, nature and science ...(photography is a hobby-most of posts are in English for fun ...and from my French garden in Normandy ).

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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 14h
#sixonsaturday 10-10-26 : a white rose , blue skies and bamboo, fuchsia corallina , brugmansia, figs and cucamelon 🌱 fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/10/10/s...
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#sixonsaturday 03-10-26 : Lagerstroemia, choisya, phymosia umbellata, callicarpa , hardy geranium and bell peppers. 🌱 fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/10/03/s...
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#sixonsaturday 26-09-26 Begonia, aubergine, squash, china asters, yucca and duranta flowers 🌱 fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/s...
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Dahlia season is still in full swing! 🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Amazing details on these #mushrooms . Hare’s foot ink cap or coprinopsis lagopus
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#sixonsaturday 19-09-26 : fig leaves powder, dahlias, strawberry tree, ice plant, yucca rostrata and peppermint 🌱 fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/09/19/six…
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#sixonsaturday 12-09-26 : cyclamen, mallow, peaches, roldana, chilies and agapanthus are on the agenda today. 🌱 fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/09/12/six…
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#sixonsaturday 05-09-26: Symphyotrichum, trachelospermum seeds, amaranthus, fuchsia and a touch of exoticism that I had forgotten to add with the cotton plant and the tea plant. 🌱 fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/s...
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Today it’s cloudy, but yesterday it was sunny with a beautiful blue sky! 😍😎 🌱 #brassaiopsis #brassaiopsismitis #manihot #manihotgrahamii #amazingleaves
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Speckled bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) 🦗🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It’s not a good year for pumpkins and squashes , but it still makes for some beautiful photos! 🎃 📸😍😎 Squash ‘red kuri’
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#sixonsaturday 29-08-26 : hibiscus syriacus, Taro, colocasia Aloha, a rose , goldfish from my pond and grapes 🍇🌱 fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/08/29/s...
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today’s pictures 🌱 #Tomato ‘Coeur de Boeuf’ #Hibiscus syriacus Jujube in progress ( #ziziphusjujuba ) and my youngest #cat near the pond.
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Carpenter Bee and wisteria 😍😎 #xylocopa 🐝🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
#sixonsaturday 22-08-26 : Oleander, lagerstroemia, dahlias, asters,4 o’clock, gherkins 🌱 fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/s...
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Following a previous post ( bsky.app/profile/frdv... ), here is the flower in full bloom. I asked you to guess what it was—remember? 😀 I’m really happy with this pretty flower and with having managed to grow an exotic plant like this in Northern Europe… #cottonplant #gossypiumbarbadense 🌱💪😀
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Following @ilenagm.bsky.social post, here is a variegated plant of chilies. Variety ‘Fish Pepper’ 🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#sixonsaturday 15-08-26 in which you’ll find : fallen apples , summer vegetables( aubergine and chilies) , hibiscus syriacus and H schizopetalus, a clematis, and penstemon flowers. fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/08/15/s...
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#dahlia ‘Myrtle’s Folly’ 🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Zephyranthes Robusta aka Short-stamen Rain Lilies ( old name Habranthus ) 🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
2026-08-12 : partial eclipse from Normandy 🌱 🌘 📷 Canon 300mm
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Before the eclipse 😎 #trachycarpus fortunei 🌴🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
An opportunistic #canna that sprouted in my palm tree's pot... And now it's in bloom! 😂🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
#Volucella zonaria , resembling a hornet, this large fly (2 or 3 cm long) is completely harmless and doesn’t bite.
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Hummingbird hawk moth visiting phacelia flowers #macrophotography #hummingbirdhawkmoth #closeupphotography
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A lovely day in the wonderful Roscoff exotic garden. So many fantastic plants and flowers 😍😎🌱🌴
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Cloudy skies with some sunny spells, but ideal for black & white photos (or a similar style with a touch of color ). 📷
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Île de Batz / Jardin Georges Delaselle 😎😍🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
And open ! Hibiscus schizopetalus aka Japanese lantern 😀😎😍
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Guess what it is ?? ! 😀
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Ready to open! 😍 #hibiscus schizopetalus aka Japanese lantern 🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
#Scabious atropurpureum 🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Quiet time close to the 2nd pond #waterlilies #japanesefountain 🌱💦
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Finally, it’s raining! ☔️ Not a drop since June 19th, and at least 2 heatwaves. #clivia first flowers (rescued from a green waste bin 3y ago—and it has worked!)🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
#sixonsaturday 25-07-26 : lotus flower ! … and also cosmos sulphureus , beans, melon, cucumbers and leeks. fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/07/25/six…
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Liatris spicata and coreopsis are good neighbors 😎🐝🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A brief moment of freshness and relaxation, featuring part of my pond and the lovely #lotus in bloom. 🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Cardoons ! 😎🐝🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
#sixonsaturday 18-07-26 : platycodon, bidens, hydrangea, yucca rostrata, clerodendron and a canna for this week. 🌱 fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/07/18/six…
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
When the mouse wins … 😂🎉
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Different hairy seed heads of #clematis 🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
A young #mantis cleaning its mandibles
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Manihot grahamii 😎😍🌱 Soon in bloom.
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
#sixonsaturday 11-07-26 : the first flower of hibiscus syriacus ‘Blue chiffon’, agapanthus, 3 different vegetables, hydrangea paniculata, pennisetum orientale, and zephyranthes robusta 🌱 fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/07/11/s...
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Tonight’s pictures 🌱 #Colocasia Aloha and view of my pond
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Sorting through some of my old photos, here's a funny one from 5 years ago. 😂 🌱
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
#sixonsaturday 04-07-26 in which you’ll find tiger lilies, nicandra, sempervivums, coreopsis, mini cucumbers and verbena/fuchsia combo. 🌱 fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/07/04/s...
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Fred @frdvil.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Wow! A #tigerlily is now in bloom in the greenhouse! It’s a plant I’ve been growing from seeds brought back from Quebec several years ago (collected at the Montreal Botanical Garden). The flowers are amazing. Next step: acclimate them to the outdoors 🌱😍
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