Last Thursday, I spent the better part of the day on my hands and knees planting iris from our previous home, as well as three plants my sister gave us as a house-warming gift. \u00a0I discovered that the dirt here is the pits. \u00a0It’s heavy clay filled with pebbles from house construction. \u00a0I pulled the heavy layer of mulch back, and dug holes large enough to accommodate three chunks of iris, added bonemeal and a little potting soil and nestled them into their new homes.<\/p>\n
We left for a wedding in Cleveland the following day. \u00a0I hoped the weather would be kind to the plants because I really want to have this bit of my previous gardens follow us to the new house.<\/p>\n
Monday night, Dear Husband was grilling our dinner and commented that some of the plants had been disrupted. \u00a0I said I’d take a look at it, and forgot about it. \u00a0The next morning, my sister was here to help unload the POD, and she said, “Look at that squirrel! \u00a0He just pulled that plant out and is rolling around with it!” \u00a0 Sure enough. \u00a0It had pulled the plant right out of the ground, and when it realized it wasn’t tasty, ran off to do some more damage.<\/p>\n
Every single plant that I had put into the ground had been ripped out! \u00a0I’ve re-planted them, but I think I need \u00a0to spray them with a red pepper spray to discourage visitors. \u00a0A friend on Facebook suggested scattering mothballs.<\/p>\n
There was an old tennis ball in the back yard. \u00a0I thought it might have been a dog toy that came over the fence. \u00a0Now, I think it might have been for squirrel re-training. \u00a0If I’d had it nearby when I saw that miserable rodent, I would have winged it right at it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Last Thursday, I spent the better part of the day on my hands and knees planting iris from our previous home, as well as three plants my sister gave us as a house-warming gift. \u00a0I discovered that the dirt here … Continue reading