My garden in April

I'm waiting for the summer burst of daylilies, but here's my bulb display in April. I think.

Wrong picture. Let me try again. I apologize for being a klutz.

It happens to everyone at least once a month.
Nice spot.Is that a river in the background?

It's refreshing to see a cool spring-time scene, since it's supposed to be 97 humid degrees here this weekend! As much as I enjoy time in my garden, it will be a challenge this weekend... I'd rather be working in the scene you posted!

Scott, we had that same hot/humid weekend but under those white pines leading in the woodland it was a good 10-15 degrees cooler. Sat up there Saturday afternoon with a couple of cold beers and the Blues on Sirius. Heaven on Earth!!

Doug

Yes, it's the Merrimack river, which flows south from NH and abruptly turns east near me.
Here is my Canada Lily display.

Those lilies are great! How do you keep the deer from eating them?
I've given up on lilies, since they never reach flowering stage before being eaten.

Weerobin, we don't have deer....yet. We have the occasional woodchuck, but the worst pest is the lily beetle, for which I am ashamed to say I use a systemic.

No deer? Wow, it's like my fantasy come true ... gardening without deer!
Here's a post of one of my hosta plantings, in case you need an illustration of what our deer friends are capable of.
I'll just enjoy your lilies - mine don't stand a chance around here.

Oh my Gosh. Did you put salt on them or what? Your deer certainly did a very thorough job.

Kathy

(who's smiling, even though it isn't very funny)

Free pruning!

Gardening without deer must be pure pleasure. No 10 foot fences around the vegetable garden, rose bushes that are actually allowed to bloom, phlox that aren't eaten and hydrangea buds that become actual flowers.

They love daylily buds and lily buds but hosta plantaginea is definitely their favorite food of choice here. No matter how I tried to block off this one bed of them the long neck of the deer managed to wiggle in and get some of them.

Beautiful lilies, quiltjean!

Weerobin - Ouch! I haven't had any deer damage for about a year although something's been eating a few of the top buds on some Hosta flowers but no leaves. Thinking I may have a young deer getting in and experimenting with food choices.