4/22/2005

Where'd they go?

My tulips that is. So I came out of the house this morning to find my tulips had been neatly lopped of. Just the tops! I was freaking out as I thought someone had come by and cut them off.
What a weird vandal. A bouquet vandal. Then my neighbors told me it's DEER. Deer...eating my tulips -- what a bummer...
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3 comments:

Jane said...

We are prepared to offer extensive advice, based on close first-hand observation, of the dietary predilections of deer. At least Oakland deer. We recommend: coneflowers, lavender, rosemary, ornamental grasses. I have no idea if any of those can survive a Maryland winter. Probably not. For annuals, they often don't like marigolds.

11:40 PM
Anonymous said...

Jen, gaedening is a wonderful, fulfilling endeavor. But Nature? Nature is what wins in the end.
Good luck!
Suz

7:40 AM
SDCrawford said...

Yes, tulips are one of the favorite flowers of deer. Sorry. Must keep tulips behind a fence - away from the evil deer. Most bulbs are a snack food for those guys.

I do believe that you'll be safe with azaleas & rhododendrons. Both beautiful and hardy enough to survive your winters & summers!

3:07 PM

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