Becca said...

> Andy wrote:
>
>> ravenlynne,
>>
>> I'd love to have herb plants to pick from but I'd only be feeding the
>> deer population that eats everything in sight.
>>
>> Good luck to your rosemary plants. Aside from basil, my most favorite
>> herb!
>>
>>
>> Andy
>
> One year we planted 400 pansies and the deer ate all of them in one
> night. lol

OUCH!!!

About the only thing the deer leave alone are the day lilies.


> Try some hanging baskets. Right now, I have hanging baskets full of
> rosemary, mint, chives, cilantro and parsley. I grow Thai basil and
> sweet basil in pots. The lemon grass was planted in the ground.
>
> Becca


Becca,

That's worth a try. With all the 150' white pines within feet of the house,
I only get about 4 hours of direct sunlight in the tiny front yard. I have
seen deer standing on their hind legs plucking rhododendron leaves (the
"last straw" deer food). Now there's empty branches 6 feet from the ground
up!

I surrender. ((

Actually I'm half tempted to bury the pool with dirt (since it's 8-foot
tall cyclone fenced in) and plant a vegetable garden there. Lay around on
chaise lounges in the sun, drinking mai tais all day watching the garden
grow! Cooking odds and ends on the grill with music piped out of the cabana
stereo system. Shangri-La.

C'mon over, in a couple months!

Andy