But as the years have gone by, I have grown to really enjoy my yard. This year has been a busy year and I have not had the pleasure of leisurely working in the yard, but I have had some beautiful caladiums and some blooming plants.
We have lived here close to 20 years and never had a deer in our yard (because we live IN town and this should not be a problem I have to face!), until last year. The deer ate my caladiums and impatients. I was so aggravated. Well, this year just as the caladiums started coming up the deer came also. I read in my "Country Woman" magazine that scarecrows would keep the deer away. So John made me eight scarecrows out of his old uniform shirts and caps. When J.C. and Kalyn came home and saw all our scarecrows, they laughed. They thought one or two might have been enough, but we wanted to make sure! And guess what, I have a beautiful yard! And so far no deer.
Here are a few pictures:
Irises:
Roses:
My wheelbarrow full of plants:
One of the front flower beds:
One of my Daddy's toolboxes full of Caladiums and a cute scarecrow:
Ooops, that is my daughter, she is not "planted" in my yard, but she is definitely "blooming":
3 comments:
Mommy humor. :)
And I'm only getting bigger!
The yard was beautiful this year. So glad I actually got to come home during the summer and see the yard.
Oh, your flowers are beautiful....caladiums are a favorite of mine....and when I look at the Irises, it always reminds me of my precious mother, who had the most beautiful bed of irises in her front yard..they were as beautiful as she was!..and I love John's scarecrows! Y'all are ingenious! Thanks for sharing! Love, Dee
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