A Fruit And Veggie Garden To Keep The Deer Out!

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A Garden To Keep The Deer Out!

My neighbors have a beautiful garden and the deer don't get even one little
bite of anything! Of course they do enjoy the flowers and she has never even
seen her Lilies!I guess it started with the Marionberries - the deer wouldn't leave them
alone so that was the deciding factor on fencing everything in. I think there
are even fences inside the fences! But it's really a beautiful garden and even
prettier knowing that no one gets to munch on it but you!There's a really pretty trellis with a Clematis on each side at the entrance
to the garden. Some of these pictures were taken a while back so the Clematis
wasn't blooming.

Daylilies line the front
They have Marionberries, Blueberries, Strawberries and probably more I don't
remember.

A huge patch of Rhubarb and they also have Asparagus that comes back

An orchard of apple and cherry trees - maybe more I'm not sure. But they haven't
been able to get any cherries because of the birds eating them. She had heard
about hanging shiny things in the trees to keep the birds away. She had some old
CD's and hung them in the Cherry trees and this is the first year the birds have
left the cherries alone!

Here's another shot with the Daylilies blooming
A butterfly was nice enough to pose for us

This was taken earlier - coming down the driveway you can see the Rhodies
blooming in alternating pinks

I believe this was a Dutch Iris that was blooming because she had a white one that
was finished and I think maybe that's where my white Dutch Iris came from that
showed up one year - a little bird thought I needed one too.

She didn't know what this was but it's very attractive and different.

Japanese Iris Variegata - very pretty with it's varigated leaves

Brunnera Variegata Siberian Bugloss - I didn't realize until I got home and looked at the
picture of the tag that this was a Brunnera. I think I may need this one for a
different look in my shade garden. Something has been nibbling on the leaves
she's going to treat.

I was pretty happy to get to share in her seeing her first Lily blooming. EVER!
When she told me about a month ago they eat the buds of this one I told her to
get some Liquid Fence and I guess it's working. What a shame to have missed it
on other years - it's just beautiful.

Sweet Williams

Maltese Cross

Hardy Orchid

And last - isn't this different? It's a Euphorbia Tasmanian Tiger

Lots Of Life In The Gardens Now

Maybe someone can tell me
why the date on this post says Wednesday April 1st instead of Saturday April
4th.

The good news is wonderful warm weather for the next three
days

The bad news is . . . these
were made by this . . .
who chewed my coneflower
and I think she bit off the end my donkey tail spurge and it must not have tasted
goodbecause it was laying about a foot away from the main flower. It came
from my sisters garden and is fairly new to mine so I've never seen it bloom
until now.
I guess I'll be doing pictures backwards forever with these posts. This is my
new Peony Bowl Of Beauty I got last year and haven't seen it bloom yet. Gorgeous
eh?
I had forgotten about it until today when I was reading a post on Peonies so I ran
out to see if it was peeking through.
My Clematis Purpurea Elegans is showing I forgot to take a picture of her last
summer so here's the tag - pretty isn't she?
I believe this is her peeking through the ground.
I grabbed this picture online it is a Hardy Orchid Bletilla

I'm hoping this is my Hardy Orchid growing. It's almost a foot away from the tag
so I'm really not sure. It was new last summer so I'm not that familiar with it
yet.

My Pulmonaria Smokey Blue is getting bigger - love that pink and purple

Here's what the speckled leaves look like

I have never seen my Thalictrum Aquilegifoliura or Meadow Rue bloom. The leaves
are like a Columbine. Every year it gets chewed down and it tries to come back
but never makes it to a bloom. But it must be pretty tough to live 2 or 3 years
being treated like that. I moved it closer to the house last fall and so far it
looks good. Cross your fingers for me.

Clematis Josephine wasn't happy up where we had her - I think she needed more sun so
she's in her new home with a temporary piece for her to climb on. She's looking
really good. You can see how pretty she is on the ticket down below.

My hardy Lobelia is coming up but has a little something blooming in the middle
of it. I guess it's another Johnny Jump Up but it's a color I don't have. Guess
someone wanted me to have one.

I can't believe I have a Delphinium that came back. I left it in the pot all
winter and it looks good. Don't know what kind it is. I planted a bunch of seeds
a couple of years ago I believe and this is the only one I got.

Some purple Veronica

I was concerned about the little Weigela I started summer before last I think.
It wasn't showing any signs of life. But now it is.

And now the mama plant is showing signs of life too. Guess I was just a bit
anxious on the youngin' and thought it wasn't coming back.

And last the bucket with Daffodil and Tulip bulbs apparently had a few more things
in it. I think this is Muscari showing some color

The Camellia is showing buds now, regular and Lace Cap Hydrangeas, Lilac trees, Rose
Of Sharons, Lupines, Bleeding Hearts (wild and 2 others), gobs of the monster
plant, Soapwort, showing through, tiny Wild Irises, two different kinds of
Crocuses, Verbascum, Red Valerian, Phlox, Spiderwort, Liatris, Siberian Irises
and lots of others. So my yard is finally coming to life and I can't wait to
take pictures as each one blooms.