Three tulips have survived the nightly TEA (Tulip Eating Association) meetings. At first glance the one on the ground looked like a “Bunimous got interrupted” incident. I scolded him, wherever he was. “Oh Bunimous! Come on!” But he and his TEA may not be responsible for that one. Notice the dirt. Could have been rain. Or a combo.
He is a funny chap. I guess it is his fair share.
I have an acceptance that I actually have come to embrace. It is called Their Portion. It goes like this –
The deer at the little house up north got to eat the hostas without me putting up a gate or fence. They brought me so much joy all year, and especially in the winter when there was no gardening (except planning).
We had a compromise – one where they set the terms, of course. They ate the hostas and they left the sedum alone. I could have claimed a planned decoy, but truly, they held all the cards.
Hey, hostas were kind of like perennial lettuce in that scenario 🙂 Acceptance.
The bunnies are more than welcome to start eating the hostas in the fall at the townhouse. Please do! Less for me to cut back! Even chomping down on a hosta bloom or too. Have at it!
Where it gets dicey is digging and chomping of new plantings.
IF we don’t find a little house in the cities where I can freely garden, AND I am relegated to townhome landscaping, I think I will need more “safe places” like this to grow things to bring to the camping/hunting land up north.
So seedlings and new plants are protected from this
Notice the soil “aeration” and the liberal “deadheading”.
Our outdoor buddies bring us joy.
They get their portion.
Oh Bunimous!
I had to move the potted coneflower to a safe place.
Very hungry Bunimous. He has been deadheading the coneflower but last night was a bit to far. It was tipped over and the roots were showing.
Is this a sign that coneflowers belong elsewhere?
Bunimous (named because he is dinosaur sized as rabbits go – haha 😂) decided which Asian lily blooms I should have in a vase. He must have started his munching but then left a broken stalk for me. Thanks Bunimous!
In the background is the daylily seeds result for this year – one for sure. I think the other two are grass – I think. Those two will go up to the camping land in a spot that gets enough sun and does not totally dry out. If they surprise me, AWESOME! If not, they will be in good company. More to come on that and change of seed soil in future blogs.
The asian lily below just bloomed. That plant is one that fell in the category of “tulip” syndrome. It bloomed strong year one, faded year two, and is now “iffy,” for blooming each year. Like the faded tulips, I leave it in the ground just to see if it will do anything. And it provides early greens when the garden is first coming up in spring.
The clematis could be trimmed, but hey! It covers the boring bare rock 🙂
Bunimus came to visit at the end of my work day. First the meal was the tulip greens. Then something along the paver edging. Either works 🙂
The crocuses still seem mostly safe, for now.
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