Since the few days of relaxation at the cabin in April I have been busy.  Right after the sale of the apartment at the end of April I purchase 12 cubic yards of compost.  It took me a week to spread it around, much of it going into the new perennial bed which looks great even without hardly any plants.

The next project has been fencing to keep out the deer.  The back garden was enclosed May 18 and the front garden was finally enclosed yesterday.  It was a ton of work and even so I’m not finished.  There are a few sides that are short-term net barriers, how short-term is TBD.

I mentioned to the cashier at Home Depot one day that my biggest problem is the deer.  I guess I was subconsciously bragging.  She thought it was a beautiful problem to have.  I have to agree that not have bigger problems is beautiful, however, deer in your garden are not.  I can recognized at least four individual deer and they come every day.  This is how I feel about the deer (warning coarse language).

The problem is that the deer will almost eat any garden plant even if on the list of so-called deer-resistant plants.  They especially like eating flowers which is what I grow.  New introductions to the garden are particularly vulnerable being small and not established.  So the best solution is fencing and thus my drive to protect my front and back gardens these past few weeks.

I just saw the big solitary doe walk the front netting. She then turned into the yard and discovered that she was blocked out. They will continue to come, plot and scheme, trying to figure out a way in. It will happen and that will trigger a renewed frenzy of fortification.