Re: New Members
Hi Gene:
Thanks for your suggestions. I will try some of your ideas. The deer did a
good job of pruning my perennial garden last fall, so I do not have to cut
them back this spring. We live right off 91 acres of wet lands and have a
large deer population. They come right up to our front door and even look
into our sliding glass doors. It is fun, but frustrating for a gardener.
This fall I sprayed all my azaleas, Rhodies, evergreens, holly, etc. with
deer-be-gone. I hope it works. I think I will have to do it again shortly
though.
Peggy Davies
----- Original Message -----
From: "GeneBush" <genebush@OTHERSIDE.COM>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [SG] New Members
> Hello Peggy,
> Welcome.
> I have been out taking photos of my plants sticking up through our
last six
> inches of now here in Southern Indiana. Sure looks great on the dwarf
conifers.
> There are a few perennials here that deer seem to ignore in my garden.
> hellebore would be number one on the list. Never has them even nibble on
that one.
> They also seem to ignore Primula which is a companion to the hellebore.
Lungwort
> (Pulmonaria) never been nipped by deer. That is no guarantee that your
local
> population will not consider all of the above a snack before retiring for
the day.
> There is an almost endless list of perennials that do wonderfully in
the
> shade just giving you the ones that deer ignore here in my garden.
> Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
> around the woods - around the world
> genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peggy Davies <murphybrown193@MEDIAONE.NET>
> Subject: [SG] New Members
>
>
> I am a new member of the shadegardens list and just wanted to say hello.
I live
> near Boston and my garden is buried under snow. I have my new catalogues.
My
> backyard is mostly all shade and kind of wet. Any great suggestions for
some new
> perennials? Also we have a ot of deer. Any suggestions for perennials
that deer
> do not like. The deer were munching most of the late summer and the fall.
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
>
> Peggy Davies
>
