Category Archives: Pets & Pests In The Garden

Gardening In Deer Country

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Protecting Plants While Sharing Until last week’s wind and relentless rain battered blooms and leaves away, the new plantings in my island bed were looking surprisingly mature. The back half of the large, horseshoe shaped bed was planted in February … Continue reading →

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Protecting Plants From Grazers

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Wiring The Garden I recently replanted my entry gardens, which had become dangerously overgrown. Plantings can be dangerous when trees begin to shed branches or fall in high winds, but in this case, the danger lay more in blocking views … Continue reading →

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Summer Time Tricks For Treating Moss

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Ann Lovejoy
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Safe & Easy Ways To Get Moss Gone I like moss. When I first came to the Seattle area, I was delighted to see plush carpets of emerald mosses spreading under big, shady trees. My early taste in garden design … Continue reading →

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Fresh Smoothies To Ward Off Deer

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Ann Lovejoy
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Garlic, Lemon Balm, and Mint, Oh My A reader is curious about my garlic water deer repellant, as well she might be. Like so many of us, she has tried many things to keep deer from eating her plants. So … Continue reading →

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