General Discussion & Chat: "Dreaming" Wishing most wanted Christmas present., 1 by fleursdefouquet

fleursdefouquet wrote:
No, Diana, I don't know the names of the hostas and am no way near as organized as you. I'm a very hap-hazard gardener (ie; lazy) - just picking up plants from Home Depot or Wal-Mart if I like them and I never know scientific names, etc. They had varigated leaves and pretty purple blooms. That's all I know! They get too much late afternoon sun so I'm trying to grow wysteria on the fence above them to provide a little shade. If I can talk DH into it, I'd like to plant a riverbirch tree in the fenced in area behind the retaining wall. That's where the dogs stay. It would really help the heat problem. It radiates off the concrete and brick and makes it very difficult to keep plants alive during a drought!

A 10 pointer, huh? I'm sure he was proud of that one! Do you eat the venison? We have two deer feeders next to our pond and have lots of deer - often there are 6 or 8 at a time. Saw an 8 pointer and a couple of 6 pointers on a regular basis this summer. Haven't seen them very often since hunting season started in Nov. The acorns are plentiful this year so they don't need the corn and they tend to hide during hunting season. We hope to start seeing them on a regular basis again soon. We consider them pets and couldn't imagine shooting them, but our neighbors don't share the same sentiments! We may or may not ever see them again. (did see one 6 pointer last night - so we know at least one survived) Your son would probably get a kick out of seeing the deer that come to our neighbor's feeder. He has several feeders, keeps them full, and has a great location. A herd of 27-28 show up every evening. It's fun to see such a mixture of bucks, does and lots of little babies frolicking around! Have never been able to get good photos of them, but here's a couple of does in our front drive.

Debra