I want to kill Bambi
Bambi is no friend of mine. She, along with five or six of her relatives, ravaged my garden the past four nights. My beautiful azaleas, euonomous are bitten to the core. They have started on my prized Daphne bush. Let the FBI read this , let them see the word kill, let them come here with guns drawn . I will point them towards the decimated garden and beg them to shoot Bambi. Did I mention that the herd of deer scaled my 6 foot high stone wall to get into my garden area? For the deer lovers among you , I will compromise and say capture them and send them to the Olympics in Japan for the high jump event.
Ellen Baer
Sorry, Babz, Any chance you can cement a foot or two of cyclone fence to the top of your stone wall? (not you personally with the cement). I’ve seen it done once or twice around here and apparently it works. Good luck!
noella lansen
Very entertaining, Barbara. Sorry about your deer problem. Send them to sunny CA. Haven’t seen one since we’ve been out here. heat will KILL them 😓
stephanie
Oy Vey!!!! Can understand your frustration. Maybe a bigger stone wall.
Judy Tartell
I think you may need a deer fence. Then your neighbors will get your deer and they will start complaining. Then perhaps when everyone complains the town will begin to offer up solutions. Or come live near me! No deer here ( yet)!
Marion
Send them to Larchmont to round up the woodchuck family in our back yard.
Marion
Then send them to Larchmont to get the woodchuck family in our back yard.
Ula Ilnytzky
This blog idea is very cute. As for your Bambi dilemma it has been told to me recently by a lawn/garden provider that one way to keep these adorable-looking creatures at bay is to plant a few things (inexpensive) they love near their entryway, i.e., the stone wall in your case. It’s worth a try.
I do feel very badly for you and your garden as I know how you love it and invest much effort and love to make it spectacular.
V.
Aha. I have a list of deer-resistant plants — but deer will eat anything when their primary food sources are not available, including lemon bushes! I’ll also send you (via email) an offering from White Flower Farms that I just bought and planting tomorrow.
Sheryl Katz
How about to China?