MY POOR FLOWERS

Everyone that reads my blog knows that when we bought this place, I swore I would not get as heavily involved in gardening as I did at our Henderson Highway property.  (see "I USED TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL GARDENS" Sept 11, 2017)    Well, the urge to get back into it has crept up on me again here and there even though I am trying to control it.  So, the other morning when I went out to the yard this is what I found.  

This was a cute little creation full of trailing pink petunias spilling out of a stack of tipped pots that I had copied from someone's idea on line.  And it was doing quite well until that morning.  And I wondered what kind of insect had gotten to it, but couldn't see anything crawling on it.  And a duplicate of the same plants was not affected. 

Well, this is what I found when I got up this morning.  

 

Obviously, the deer have discovered my yard and are going after my annuals.  Any suggestions other than barbed wire, that I can use to keep them from my plants??  

HELP!!

I REALLY MADE SOME HEADWAY THIS WEEK

My son Jim brought his electric mower out here for me.  

I hate gas mowers as much as I hate outboard motors.

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I got busy and got the whole yard cut.  All by myself.  

I even got my bedding plants planted.  I just need a few more.  

I'M QUITE PLEASED WITH MYSELF. 

THEN AND NOW

This picture recently appeared as a memory on my Facebook page.  

(Jim, Wendy and Ken, backed by Tracy Elizabeth and me. )

And shortly after my son-in-law captured this picture of the same culprits out for a visit with me.  

(Jim, Tracy Elizabeth, Ken and Wendy)

I am proud and so lucky to have the support of my children at this time.