A deer behind our house. October 28, 2008.
Betsy and I really like our home here in the Glade (as I’m sure you can tell). We think it’s just perfect for us and we’ve done quite a bit of landscaping.
But there are some disadvantages to living in a wildlife preserve. One of those disadvantages is shown in the picture above. Deer love to wander — and eat!!! Several years ago we realized we had a problem when we came back from a trip and found the flowers of all our lilies in a small bed in the front yard eaten away. Once we started growing roses we quickly found that roses are a favored snack for deer.
Fences aren’t permitted in the Glade, so we had to find a way to keep the deer from eating flowers faster than they could grow. Fortunately a friend told us about a product called Liquid Fence. Liquid Fence stinks to high heaven, but it keeps the deer away — most of the time. We spray it at regular intervals and it does a pretty good job of keeping the deer away.
We still enjoy seeing deer on the golf course or across the street. Anyplace but our yard!!!
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November 3, 2008 at 6:08 am |
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