ILLMAS Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Here is a picture of my garden, took 3 months to create, hope you like it. MAS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret CPA in OH Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 This is just lovely. I had to engage landscapers. My front is ground cover and a rock stream. The back is mostly forest creep, wild strawberries, etc. as we have 1+ acres of woods with deer and other critters behind. I have a handful of perennials. My thumbs are not green as are yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taxed Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Green thumbs up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gail in Virginia Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Wow! That is absolutely beautiful. I don't have any talent for such decorative landscaping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Beautiful. Very serene. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaraEA Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 What a masterpiece! And Margaret, if you have deer don't even bother thinking about serious gardening. I have to put bird netting over the tomato plants because they eat every single growing tip. This year my sedum is finally being allowed to bloom because I put stakes around it and strung fishing line around them. The deer tend to feed at night when they can't see the line, and once they hit it they don't know what they're up against so leave it alone. I HATE deer, even though others think they're so cute and peaceful. I consider them garden terrorists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 That's wonderful. It must give you a lot of pleasure to see that each morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 We are into gardening big time; but nothing classy as that. That is a dream city garden. Mine are all cottage gardens and I do a lot with arbors, but we have forty acres with about five of it being lawn and gardens. The rest is forest. Good Job There MAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 What a beautiful garden!! And SaraEA I agree with you completely; deer are garden terrorists. It's also amazing the amount of damage chipmunks can do; they ate the roots of one of my roses out completely, from the *bottom* - I only discovered it (complete with teethmarks) when the rose died and I went to dig it up. There was nothing to dig; a skin of root only a 1/4" into the dirt - everything else was gone. My garden is mainly ornamental and this is the first year we've had really noticeable deer problems (last year just a tiny bit). Last year's problem was turkeys, so I put up a 4' fence around my veggie garden. Deer got in (it's only a hop for them) and ate most of my bean plants, squashed a heavy metal fence post like it was a toothpick, then got caught in the trellis and dragged the entire trellis and two of its three posts out into the front yard, where it finally got loose. Hasn't been back inside that garden but it (or another) did nibble some bean tendrils that got outside the fence a couple weeks later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxtrio Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 This year it is not just the deer in the garden.... my biggest problem are the ground hogs (woodchucks) that like to eat everything I plant!! And the dug under the grandchildren's playhouse to have their young..... Grrrrr! Tried everything on the market... even live traps...They even eat my Gloriosa Daisies... Taxtrio 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Wow! You could stay in my guest room and landscape my yard and prepare tax returns. Name your price. PS I do have deer and turkeys and chipmunks and racoons and.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb39 Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 What a beautiful garden!! And SaraEA I agree with you completely; deer are garden terrorists. It's also amazing the amount of damage chipmunks can do; they ate the roots of one of my roses out completely, from the *bottom* - I only discovered it (complete with teethmarks) when the rose died and I went to dig it up. There was nothing to dig; a skin of root only a 1/4" into the dirt - everything else was gone. My garden is mainly ornamental and this is the first year we've had really noticeable deer problems (last year just a tiny bit). Last year's problem was turkeys, so I put up a 4' fence around my veggie garden. Deer got in (it's only a hop for them) and ate most of my bean plants, squashed a heavy metal fence post like it was a toothpick, then got caught in the trellis and dragged the entire trellis and two of its three posts out into the front yard, where it finally got loose. Hasn't been back inside that garden but it (or another) did nibble some bean tendrils that got outside the fence a couple weeks later. That sounds more like a bear than deer. Also, beware moles, gophers and raccoons. Ribbons are keeping the deer out of our veg garden, but turkeys are eating the blueberries. I caught a mom and eight chicks picking blueberries one evening last week (on camera). Always remember, we are invading their territory and they have to eat too. (Not that thinking that will make you less angry.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Taxed Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 A former neighbor who was into vegetable gardning, had his 2 dogs pee at the perimeter of his patch (some critters will stay out supposedly) and also sprayed the fruits with a mild solution of vinegar to keep the critters from nibbling on them. I just plant rosemary, basil, thyme, parsley in pots and keep it on my back deck. No critter problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elrod Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Very pretty....MAS... I also like your pink drapes.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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