Upon my return from travel of only three days I was rewarded with thousands of weeds and a mole or vole hole that had begun to destroy my dianthus by eating all of the roots. Sigh! I also lost about 40% of my zinnias to rabbit salad. But also a lot of flowers burst into bloom to greet me and remind me if you plant enough stuff, something survives.
i am glad something survived and know that you contributed as well to the circle of life...they were probably hungry...smiles...what is left is beautiful...
ReplyDeleteYou are quite the gardener, paradise indeed.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful oasis. I can actually hear the birds singing, and light rain dripping from the trees.(Very different than NYC, no?) And I must say that I do envy your paving stones and bed edgings...I spent the last two days trying to even out my gravel path edges.
ReplyDelete(May I add, also, that I really appreciated getting your comments on my blog when I was in Haiti...familiar voices and all that.)
Brilliant isn't the word, beautiful garden is more like it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteThink you are 2 years ahead of me.
I am headed where you are :)
Awesome garden you have. There's probably lots to spare for rabbit salad. Deer salads are bigger!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photographs, fantastic garden. I am greeting
ReplyDeleteA wonderful treat for my weary eyes this morning.
ReplyDeleteWhat a disaster, but Paradise itself seems to have survived - which says everything about your efforts on its behalf.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful yard! And yes, mole/voles are insidious.
ReplyDeleteYou are a gardening artist!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful. Makes me ashamed I haven't spent more time out in the yard yet this year. Perhaps next week when school ends.
ReplyDeleteWow---regardless of what damage the critters did, your yard is AWESOME. When we are gone, we either call on our nice neighbors---or let Mother Nature take care of things for us.
ReplyDeleteWe use Liquid Fence to get rid of deer (works about 90% of the time) ---but we luckily have not had trouble with any rabbits this year so far.... Several years ago, the rabbits ate our Impatiens two straight years --so we haven't planted Impatiens since.... It's just a hit-miss thing when it comes to the critters we share this world with!!!!
However, your yard is GREAT.
Hugs
Betsy
I actually said, "WOAH!" out loud when I saw that first picture. Just gorgeous!!!!
ReplyDeleteI *love* your gardens and manicured landscaping - so lush and pristine! Am green with envy :) Glad you are feeding the "wildlife" too!- "...if you plant enough, something survives." Love that!
ReplyDeleteA pity about the rabbits and moles, etc. Still, as you say, if you plant enough some will survive. Your garden looks nice - Dave
ReplyDeleteIt still looks pretty beautiful to me.
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