The pot with that beautiful Hibiscus that I showed a couple of days ago was totally destroyed when I went outside this morning. All the flowers had been chewed off and the plants were uprooted.
I think it may have been a squirrel who did the damage. Although we don't have many squirrels in the backyard this year I have seen some running across the phone line. Anything bigger, like a raccoon, would have crushed the plants. I replanted all the uprooted ones and then sprinkled some cayenne pepper on the soil. I hope that will keep the critters away. There are still several buds on the Hibiscus plant.
I took a few photos of the backyard. A friend had never seen it after we took the pool out 12 years ago. With the Covid isolation she was not able to come over.
The arbor with a Wisteria growing on it. This is on the west side.
This is the east side. My raised flower bed with vegetables.
The middle. There are a lot of weeds in this back section. I will need to spend a lot of time cleaning it up.
This is the front yard.
You have a very nice yard and gardens. I wish mine was that organized. Those squirrels do love to dig up plants and sometimes leave a walnet down in the pot.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks lovely! Very disappointing to have the wildlife digging up plants. I hope the plants will recover from that, and the buds open for you.
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