Seriously. These deer are the bane of my existence. It seems it doesn't matter what I try to plant, they eat it. They are like garbage disposals with legs. I have bought the supposed deer-resistant marigolds and begonias and yet been told- "deer will eat anything if they are hungry", (which is always), not to mention marigolds and begonias aren't my all time favorite flowers. So, when a beautiful display of purple, yellow and orange pansies were on sale at a local nursery I said "screw it" and bought a bunch for our flower boxes. They were bright and abundant and I just knew they would be the perfect snack for our neighborhood deer. But again, I am over it- I wanted to plant the kind of flowers I wanted to plant and just, hope for the best. I sprinkled a ridiculous amount of Irish Spring soap all over the flowers because I have heard that is a great deer deterrent. Perfect. Welcome spring. And, a few glorious days passed before I woke up to this:
I knew it would happen. Yet, I am somehow really disappointed. I want a garden but I don't want it to become the midnight-snack-stop for Bambi. I don't think an 8 foot fence just for my flower beds is reasonable. I hear a dog is a great way to keep deer out of your yard... oh well... What to do...
The culprit:
Look at them! Blocking the road like they own it.
And this one- can you see him climbing over that fence??
Ruthless... Savages.
8 comments:
Oh Deer Tara, they ate everything. At least you gave it a good try. Bambi is so cute, don't be too mad. Cool pic of the deer going over the fence!
They ate all my roses last night. Every single flower on two of the three bushes. And they weren't even planted yet. They were still in pots, sitting on my porch, which meant the deer walked up the stairs and hung out on my porch eating away.
I agree. They are the devil.
bobbex. kind of expensive. it works.
My Dear Husband who grew up in PA and has much experience with this sort of problem suggests, "Land mines, Not only gets rid of the but is Hilarious. Great to watch the deer go 30 feet into the air. or you know a dog. A small loud one."
Oh! If you happen to try the land mine idea AND find a few good chunks of meat I would love some venison... :-)
hahaha....I love you Tara. I'm really sorry this has been so hard for you, but it's kind of amusing. :) LOVE YOU!!!
I JUST saw a commercial for a spray called something fence. Helpful huh? I can't rememeber the first word. darn it!
It make me want to just say "ledgene".
Two things...one, sooooo sorry the deer are eating your plants, no fun! Two, my favorite thing about this post is that the deer is going over the fence when it would clearly be easier to go around.
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