Yesterday I saw
that the deer
who comes through the yard
stopped and snacked on
my hosta
leaving nothing but the
central vein of
each leaf, which,
I have learned
is called the rachis
just these
rachises sticking up
where each delicious
blue-green leaf had been
Now the “blue angel”
is nothing
but a cluster of spikes,
unappetizing bits
to a deer
That’s the price
I suppose
for building my home
so close to hers
Photo by Mary Bach
In Other Words 
There is a product called Liquid Fence that works wonders. We live on the edge of about two acres of forest, and we have a large water/rock garden. The deer used to feast on our plants until I discovered this stuff. Bear in mind, it smells HORRIBLE, but it truly does work. This year I have two huge pots of coleus on the edge of the garden, and they haven’t touched it once.
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Ah – thank you! This is far enough away from the house that I don’t think the smell will bother me. Unless my dog LOVES is and decides to roll! Haha!
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Love that last stanza.
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Thanks. 🙂
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There are deer who come to my yard. There used to be hostas. 😉
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Haha – they’ve left mine alone till now.
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Yes, I recognize those stems. Sometimes the deer will clear out a whole section of yard.
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These are the first I’ve lost in a very long time.
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It’s a little sad when that happens.
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beautiful! i love the last stanza!! thank you for sharing this wonderful post with us, have a great dayyy!!!🤗
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