Re: Outrage!

Oh, no, don't be sorry! Rant away! You'd hear me if it happened to me.  I
think it was just the choice of the word, battle.  Probably not what you
really meant.
I wonder what you might be able to do to "have your cake".  Could you
construct something more durable in place of the containers? Something they
couldn't move?  If so, then I suppose you might still have to deal with the
digging.  Has anyone mentioned a digging deterrent?  Maybe one of those
motion-sensor sprayers.  Oh, I guess this is starting to sound like a
battle.  Anyway, Auralie, I'm on your side!  We need to figure this out!

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Outrage!


> You're right, of course, Kitty.  We don't really battle nature.
> In fact we're pretty nature friendly - organic gardeners, feed
> lots of birds, etc.  I have had to adjust my gardening habits
> to accommodate deer.  I've given up trying to have a lawn
> because of run-off to the pond, etc.  All sorts of nature-
> friendly things.  It's just that times like this morning it seems
> as if we can't do anything right.  Here, we've been going to
> great lengths to protect the baby wrens on our screen
> porch, and everything I've done is disrupted.  Sorry for my
> rant, but it's very annoying to say the least.
> Auralie
>
> In a message dated 05/28/2005 1:13:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> 4042N15@nationalhearing.com writes:
> I'm sorry this happened.  I remember my outrage after a skunk went through
> my yard once, but nothing as severe as your experience.  Did you ever have
> problems with these planters before?
> Perhaps I shouldn't say it, but as gardeners, I don't think we should
> "battle" nature. We need to work with it.  Easy for me to say, I live in
an
> older subdivision that doesn't have a lot of wildlife, just raccoons and
> possums and rabbits.  I eliminated all but one birdfeeder which is
foolproof
> and the cats keep the rabbits at bay.  However, I would love to live where
> there is more wildlife and would probably grumble while adjusting my
> gardening practices to outwit them.  But "battle" just seems so
anti-nature.
>
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