tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post1711560679091850437..comments2024-02-06T16:57:42.394-05:00Comments on The Queen of Seaford: The Plan and.... I Know, I Know You Told Me So.....Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-69281323349983711222010-11-07T16:57:42.195-05:002010-11-07T16:57:42.195-05:00Hi Randy, yes, I realize the deer will eat most an...Hi Randy, yes, I realize the deer will eat most anything. I did read through Cameron's blog's deer posts, as well as extension publications on plants that are less desired by deer. Just makes me frustrated. <br />And thanks, I see marvelous things next year.<br /><br />Hi Tina, I am glad to hear you like Lo-Gro..hope mine isn't more than 2 feet tall. Looking for more spread than height. I do know that Knockout Roses are high on their list of goodies...just wanted a little color. Too big of an area to fence in.<br /><br />Hi Phillip, ha ha good one. I will give them a closer look.<br /><br />Hi Kathleen, this is my first experience with deer. I do have a good list of plants, just need to make my choices. Glad you like the plan. <br /><br />Hi Janet, an electric fence is, unfortunately, out of the question. Yes, tis the price of living with wildlife. <br /><br />hi Sweetbay, yes, did head over to Cameron's. We do like our area...deer and all.<br /><br />Hi Linda, I think because they are newly planted the plants are easier to pull out of the ground. Have tried a Liquid Fence type product in granular form....not too smelly. Will use the liquid next. <br /><br />Hi Daricia, yes, deer are a hassle. I do want to plant more Hellebores...my herbs I keep on the deck (males dogs). <br /><br />Hi Cameron, thanks! It is funny that Loropetalum is on the list of seldom eaten plants...go figure. I do like the various Salvia greggii...will look for them in the spring, keeping Dark Dancer in mind. I did plant five Osmanthus fragrans along with five wax myrtle. I did explore more of your lists....great plant ideas. <br /><br />Hi Lona, I haven't had the deer come up to the house....yet. I just won't replace the Knockouts with more of the same. <br /><br />Hi Victoria, you are lucky to have no deer. <br /><br />Hi Carol, great way to describe it. Yes, I will have to make a better list. Good plan on sneaking some plants later on. Many thanks.<br /><br />Hi Frances, yes, those deer are a pain. I do have you to thank for planting the idea of Muhly grass.<br /><br />Hi Gail, I am bummed to have been robbed by those creatures for sure. We are thrilled by our views. Salvia will be on our list.<br /><br />Hi Rose, frustrating to be sure. My husband said the only thing for beaver is a shotgun. ugh!<br /><br />Hi Racquel, thanks!<br /><br />Hi Les, truly.<br /><br />Hi Rosey, I think elk would be a bigger problem! I can imagine some very colorful words for them.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-11925893519157113732010-11-06T11:29:30.996-04:002010-11-06T11:29:30.996-04:00I can imagine your anger. I have felt the same way...I can imagine your anger. I have felt the same way when elk rip out my stuff. I thought of many colorful words for them as well.<br />Maybe once things get established, they will just nibble and it will survive. I wish you luck!Chloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-23814862378043583782010-11-05T20:06:26.805-04:002010-11-05T20:06:26.805-04:00Sorry to hear about your giant rat problem.Sorry to hear about your giant rat problem.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-7493316078918093522010-11-04T16:46:12.339-04:002010-11-04T16:46:12.339-04:00Those darn deer! Hope the repellants work well for...Those darn deer! Hope the repellants work well for you. I love the plan. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-40046193873210599822010-11-04T08:28:12.003-04:002010-11-04T08:28:12.003-04:00Oh dear, this has to be so frustrating, Janet! I ...Oh dear, this has to be so frustrating, Janet! I hope you can find something more deer-resistant to replace these plants, but I know it won't be the same as what you had planned for this area. Hmmm, I wonder what plants are beaver-resistant, too.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-29343291396698817692010-11-04T07:27:34.451-04:002010-11-04T07:27:34.451-04:00Janet,I am so sorry you were robbed by those stink...Janet,I am so sorry you were robbed by those stinkers! When you figure out what to plant there it's going to be a spectacular view from the house and water! Planting the most deer resistant plants will be the key to your happiness. Salvias are marvelous and there are many others.... Good luck...gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-63826713669745915492010-11-04T06:21:56.781-04:002010-11-04T06:21:56.781-04:00Hi Janet, it all looks great, but too bad about th...Hi Janet, it all looks great, but too bad about those dadburn deer! I hope you can figure something out to protect your plants from those thieves. The muhly will be fabulous.<br />FrancesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-52710604843582302382010-11-03T23:55:22.940-04:002010-11-03T23:55:22.940-04:00Hi Janet, Your garden will be so lovely spilling d...Hi Janet, Your garden will be so lovely spilling down towards the lake. I guess we just have to plant what our neighboring critters do not like to eat. Only rabbits will eat everything. I will have to head over to Cameron's blog too to see about the rabbit repellent. Once you have many plants established that they do not care for, you could sneak in some they enjoy nibbling. Maybe they will not see them then. Right now your plantings look like candy to the deer I imagine. You have a lovely setting there! Best of luck! ;>)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-48835928921034354462010-11-03T12:26:46.381-04:002010-11-03T12:26:46.381-04:00Good luck. I'm so, so, so glad the deer aroun...Good luck. I'm so, so, so glad the deer around here don't seem to like our yard.Victoria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014235737941054206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-72758928123523604922010-11-02T18:27:12.485-04:002010-11-02T18:27:12.485-04:00Hi Janet. Those pesky deers can be such a pain.I t...Hi Janet. Those pesky deers can be such a pain.I think they will eat anything when they are hungry.I have to keep my lilies sprayed all summer. This time of the year they will come right up to the house and eat off anything left in my flower pots and beds. It is so frustrating and who can afford to feed them rose bushes, etc. I am sorry to hear they are doing so much damage to your new plantings.<br />Your garden plan looks like it will be beautiful.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-46562356717934661642010-11-02T15:24:00.351-04:002010-11-02T15:24:00.351-04:00Janet,
The shore garden will be beautiful!
Oh, ...Janet,<br /><br />The shore garden will be beautiful! <br /><br />Oh, I'm sorry! Yes, they love loropetalum until it is above their reach (I had to use an edging fence around it while it was young). I have one that I prune with a tree trunk for that reason and this is the first year that it is tall enough to be out of reach and LOADED with blooms! The other one is inside the fence...along with KO roses. As you noticed, on their menu.<br /><br />My salvia greggii 'Dark Dancer' are spectacular this fall (and in spring). They will be evergreen in your zone, too. If you get enough sun for miscanthus and roses, you have enough sun for the salvia. That's my "outside the fence" substitute for roses. There are other colors, but that's my favorite deep rose color that is a great companion for pink muhly.<br /><br />The osmanthus fragrans are so fragrant right now that they just about knock us over. Great evergreen shrub that can handle shaping and deer ignore.<br /><br />I have great luck with the I MUST GARDEN RABBIT REPELLENT, so I think you'd be happy with the deer version (that I've not tried, but others say is great).<br /><br />The deer don't eat my shasta daisies 'Broadway Lights' and 'Paladin' nor any of my mums. They are on/off with rudbeckia, but the bunnies eat those.F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-31003063480202606522010-11-02T12:59:03.072-04:002010-11-02T12:59:03.072-04:00janet, deer are a huge problem for us as well. ev...janet, deer are a huge problem for us as well. even many of the plants cameron and others recommend are not deer safe in our garden. so far hellebores, daffodils, chrysanthemums and most herbs are the only garden plants that havent had any deer damage. i will say i have never had a deer completely uproot and eat an entire plant! i hope you are able to find the culprit and put a stop to it soon.Dariciahttp://acharlottegarden.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-64295891404347469992010-11-02T12:01:07.805-04:002010-11-02T12:01:07.805-04:00Janet I'm so sorry to hear that the deer are l...Janet I'm so sorry to hear that the deer are literally pulling the plants right out of the ground. Ours don't usually do that - just munch on everything they think I planted just for them in one big salad bar. As far as lists of plants they don't like? I've found that different deer like different things. Some people swear they won't touch something but in my yard they do. So go figure. We've found that 'Liquid Fence' has worked the best for us and is 100% guaranteed. They still come around so we can enjoy watching them but they pick up the pace as they walk through our property. Good luck I know it's so discouraging!RainGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071017261791897927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-12915284807292308832010-11-02T08:32:16.612-04:002010-11-02T08:32:16.612-04:00Ugh, sorry to hear you are having deer problems. I...Ugh, sorry to hear you are having deer problems. I agree with Randy, I'd head over to Cameron's blog and try to replace the missing plants with ones deer don't like. <br /><br />You have a beautiful situation there!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-3189517547753033972010-11-02T05:04:56.953-04:002010-11-02T05:04:56.953-04:00Good grief! I suppose deer-proof electrified fence...Good grief! I suppose deer-proof electrified fence is out of the question? ;-) The planting plan looks lovely, good luck finding some deer-proof plants to replace the lost. The price of all that wonderful wildlife I suppose... <br /><br />Thank you for visiting my blog - I've added you to my blogroll so that I can follow your deer battles in detail!Janet/Plantaliscioushttp://plantaliscious.janetbruten.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-64236950690178136672010-11-02T00:44:44.741-04:002010-11-02T00:44:44.741-04:00I feel for you Janet but I don't have any advi...I feel for you Janet but I don't have any advice. I've been lucky enough to never live where I had problems with deer. I guess I would learn pretty fast what they don't like tho. I hope you can find a way to deter them. Your plan looks great ~ it would be nice to see it come to life.Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_kornernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-27310892429932330132010-11-01T23:55:26.674-04:002010-11-01T23:55:26.674-04:00Maybe the neighbors have been active and are using...Maybe the neighbors have been active and are using the beaver as a cover story...How It Growshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687132248846516168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-33270156605635833822010-11-01T23:34:16.980-04:002010-11-01T23:34:16.980-04:00I have Lo-Gro and love it! I believe it is pretty ...I have Lo-Gro and love it! I believe it is pretty deer resistant. Mine is more like 3 feet tall and it can get gangly but a good grower in shade or sun, dry or moist. I think if I gardened with deer I'd be thinking some very deer resistant woodland type plants-those Knockouts are supposed to be favorites. The grass should be good though. Total bummer on losing newly planted shrubs. Maybe fence them in until they get established?tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6119628314111837184.post-80324216385121313852010-11-01T23:27:35.459-04:002010-11-01T23:27:35.459-04:00Janet,
Last winter I had a gallon camellia pulled...Janet,<br /><br />Last winter I had a gallon camellia pulled right out of the ground, deer for sure. Making them quite the feeding lot there. Maybe you should read Cameron's blog as she plants mostly deer proof plants. I have a neighbor who set up a motion activated sprinkler to scare away the deer it works well for them.<br /><br />All joking aside I can see a wonderful garden there in no time.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.com