This is what I read here, it made sense to me: The red color comes from the presence of sugars stored in the leaves. Some maples produce and...
JCardina, that's the situation here. The deer eat everything and come in the yard while we are sitting not 10 feet away. You can go right up to...
We use the fish fertilizer (I had no idea it was so evil, the plants LOVE it), it does not deter the deer. Nothing is stopping these this year!...
Oh no, I didn't mean to suggested that you entice them! When we first moved here the back yard had a small veggie/strawberry patch. It was a...
smilingbluedog, you have an apt moniker! Your dog probably has the nicest 'yard' ever! Norma, this year it seems that the deer in my area are...
This year they've eaten my Hotei Rhodo, 2 long hedges of Ceanothas, a boxwood hedge and my poppies. The poppy foliage had stayed green all winter...
I found this bit below very helpful as I was looking for info on the tree, not so much the history (but that was very interesting): Prunus...
Thank you for that Ron. I'm sure that clarified things enormously.
Thank you so much Ron and Michael! This is wonderful. I see that these are going to be a lovely addition to the yard. I will post pics of...
Hello, I bought 5 of these and am confused by the naming convention. I am able to locate info on "Prunus +Pissardii" or "Prunus+Nigra" but...
I have often read that you can protect a plant if it is surrounded by scented plants the deer avoid. Here are deer eating oriental poppies in a...
I live in Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island and planted 2 hedge rows of ceanothas Victoria; the deer have shaved at least 4 ft off the height in...
The berries must ferment over the wintertime and springtime brings with it the Varied Thrushes. At my old place, I was rescuing more than a...