Re: buckthorn fence was: Phormium

Paul, that sounds like a good idea.....what I am trying to do is
avoid having to dig those guys up in the first place, but what you're
suggesting would be a good way to store plants over winter if you
lack other places to put them.

Z 7 ain't tropical, except from June to September:-)

Is your buckthorn fence a living fence or a fence made out of
buckthorn that you've cut or more like a buckthorn brushpile?  Don't
know that tree, but the thorns must be formidable if they stop
bambi:)

Bambi has no problems over any kind of terrain, concrete steps; sides
of hills..whatever.  I watched 3 of them munching wild roses on the
neighbor's  berm on the north side of our property (outside my deer
fence).  This is a steep berm about 6' tall; sides just enough slope
so the earth stays in place,  full of huge pokeweed plants, brambles,
fallen tree logs and other leg catchers (really tough for me to
negotiate).  They navigate it with ease, one delicate hoof placed
here, another there, just like it was flat land.  A groundhog has
taken up residence there and it was out at the same time...about a
yard from the deer.  It was watching the deer, but didn't seem
frightened; they totally ignored it.  Interesting wildlife interplay.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Meum71@aol.com
> 
> If you have a free draining location you can dig a hole and fill
with perlite 
> (coarse grade) or plastic "peanuts."  Put your roots/bulbs in the
middle so 
> they are surrounded by the perlite and cover the hole with a board
and put a 
> few inches of dirt over it.  This should keep them "warm" and dry
over the 
> winter.
> 
> But being in zone 7 is almost tropical to me.
> 
> The deer are out and about, I have a deer "fence"made out of
European buck 
> thorn that I am cutting out of the woods (very invasive species) . 
The fence 
> is 140 yards long, three to five feet tall and three to eight feet
wide. 
> 
> The other day 6 dear were on one side of the fence and I was on the
other 
> side. We were about 30 yards apart. They have little fear of me,
but that 
> will change if they get in and eat any thing.  (I will chase them
threw the 
> woods like a banshee) The electric fence is used to keep them from
sneaking 
> in down along the road and down the side of the house.  They have
no problems 
> walking down and up the concrete steps.
> 
> Paul

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