Tag Archives: deer-proof

Fall Planting to Thwart the Deer

Posted on October 23, 2012 by cara

GARDEN THERAPY. It works like nothing else. Fall is prime time for planting — cool weather, no chiggers — and I am at it again, doing my bit to beautify my little corner of the planet. I check periodically on … Continue reading →

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Lilies of the Morning

Posted on July 10, 2011 by cara

THE FALL BULB CATALOGUES have started to arrive, and with them a certain annoyance, as in ‘Who wants to think about summer ending already?’ Still, they are seductive, and paging through them is a pleasant way to spend a July … Continue reading →

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Pull, Plant, Move, Weed, Shear, Lop…it’s May

Posted on May 3, 2010 by cara

SO TODAY I’M OUT IN THE GARDEN, following a nice morning rain, yanking out white-flowering, foot-tall garlic mustard before it seeds, and I uncover this fellow, above, with the pretty yellow markings. I’m not much for wildlife photography — deer … Continue reading →

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