Re: Texas Magazine article
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  • Subject: Re: Texas Magazine article
  • From: J* S* <i*@q.com>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:39:12 -0800
That's interesting, Cathy. So, if one turned one's yard into a maze of hedges
and fences, one might foil Bambi? It's an interesting idea.


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On Feb 20, 2014, at 4:23 PM, Catharine Carpenter wrote:

> Not if you have a small plot. Deer will not jump into a place they think
they cannot get out of. My vegetable garden - 17x8 feet - has a 4 ft fence
around it. Have never had deer damage there, even though the perennial beds
next to it have had definite predation, and there is a definite deer path
through the back of my yard.
> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>
> On Feb 19, 2014, at 6:39 PM, BONNIE_HOLMES wrote:
>
>> Will have to be a high fence as they can really leap.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>> From: "Patricia Dickson" <pdickson53@gmail.com>
>> To: "Garden Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 7:14:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Texas Magazine article
>>
>> I have planted dwarf yaupons, sago palms, varigated ginger, foxtail
>> ferns and plumbago. I want to plant lots of rosemary and lavender. They
>> talked about split leaf philodendron being a great plant for here that
>> the deer dont bother. We have a lot of live oak trees so there is more
>> shade and partial shade. I have 3 hibiscus and a meyer lemon tree that I
>> have in pots. I have to roll them in and out of the garage right now.
>> Even if I leave them on the back porch the deer will get brave enough to
>> come defoliate them every once in a while. I really need to give them to
>> someone that has a fenced in area.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 5:40 PM, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> supposedly they don't like rosemary or lavender. but I don't have any
here
>>> to test it out.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Patricia Dickson
<pdickson53@gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> I love Downton Abby too.
>>>> I have the digital addition for the Texas Gardner magazine and sometimes
>>>> forget to check it out but this month they sent me a reminder. Suzanne
>>>> Labry is my step sister and never brags ( or tells me when she has
>>>> written an article) but they are all great.
>>>>
>>>> Now that we live in Rockport, Tx we have so many deer that I am not sure
>>>> how much gardening I am going to be able to do. The previous owner told
>>>> me that they had the yard professionally landscaped 2 times and both
>>>> times the deer ate everything. I went to talk at the Extension center
>>>> yesterday and the Master Gardners here are very good at getting good
>>>> information out about how to plant things the deer won t eat, but with
>>>> the drought they still might eat it.
>>>>
>>>> So much to learn and plants to find.
>>>> Tricia
>>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 5:08 PM, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> have the magazine - haven't read it yet - definitely will this weekend,
>>>> now
>>>>> that I've got my Downton Abbey fix - LOL
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Patricia Dickson <pdickson53@gmail.com
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I just read a great article on Key hole gardening, by Suzanne Labry in
>>>>>> the Texas Gardener. Have any of you heard about it? It sounds
wonderful.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tricia Dickson
>>>>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 3:51 PM, Catharine Carpenter
<cathycrc@comcast.net>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Things melting here, but with the ground still frozen, expect
flooding
>>>>>> sooner or later. Sounds like winter isn't finished with us yet,
either.
>>>>>> The bulbs I planted this fall are probably mush. Oh well.....
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Feb 19, 2014, at 10:01 AM, Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>> Sorry to bother you with this but i had a sudden trip out of the
>>>>>>>>> country
>>>>>>>>> to Greece. Am here to see my ill cousin she is suffering from
Kidney
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hey everyone!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It looks like Auralie's email was hacked -- don't answer this email
>>>>>>>> and send money. :)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> In gardening news, how is everyone holding up with the cold and
snow?
>>>>>>>> We're finally getting a few days of warmth that might actually melt
>>>>>>>> the snow here. I'm hoping.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Pam Evans
>>>>> Kemp TX
>>>>> zone 8A
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