Northeast Gardening: Today's Weather in Your Garden - 17, 1 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
Glorious morning 47 now. Forecast.today...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.

Out to move a couple of big lacecaps as they get to much morning sun where they are. Need to move a spirea so I can put one of the hydrangea in it's spot. Musical plants. I have to finish planting some perennials and edge just two more bed. Then I am off to the farm to pick up a some violas and a couple of other things. I am going to try to get to the nursery to check on Japanese Maples, but I think their big shipment isn't coming until next week when we are in New Orleans. I can't complain. We had a meeting with the farm owner about helping us replace part of our deer fence with a better looking solution, but it would require bringing in a tractor with a pole driver. Far too invasive to the planting, so we will do it my hand when we get back. I am determined. We finished the stream except for planting yesterday. Very pleased. Lots of new kids blooming.

I Hoping the deer and rabbits have big ears and heard all the chatter on this thread last night and are scared to death of what might happen if they to venture into my garden. I give them the front yard. Greedy that they want it all.

I don't mind hunting, but I hate irresponsible hunters. I saw a hunter in my neighbors yard some years ago. She was at work and her kids at school, but in my house were 15 young kids (4 to 10 year olds) in a independent school we started who were about to go out to play in my yard only 200 yds away. He said he didn't think anyone lived in these houses in the winter. Duh, he had no right to be on her land in my opinion. Period. Sign or no sign. We live right on the fringe of hundreds of acres of open undeveloped land, but it was far easier or him to park in her driveway and stand on a nice lawn near a deer path than go into the brush. He didn't have the safety on either. Frightening. Birth control for the deer would be a blessing. Plus I want hunting only to be allowed on posted land that clearly states that hunters are welcome, not the other way around in areas that are so populated. It should be obvious that I don't want anyone trespassing for any reason on my property without a having to post an ugly sign, which the hunters just take down anyway, even if they want to shoot the dreaded deer. Patti