It has been three-plus years since we moved into our new home in Cameron Woods Community!
We now live less than eight miles from the border of N.C. and S.C. in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.
In every home we have lived in – we have done our own plantings – except here – the TREES!
We have had three small palm trees and two Crepe Myrtles planted –
We have kept all the bushes that came with the house except for three.
All the landscaping small stones – edging and large border bricks we had installed.
The rest – with Sherry picking them out – I installed myself.
At 75 years old – my days of digging by hand for planting trees have ended!
But – I still am the one who daily maintains the bushes – eight rose bushes –
numerous flowering bushes that come back each year.
Since Sherry had her Compound Fracture of her LI Vertrabrea –
It has become my sole duty to water – and move the flowers in and off the front porch daily –
because we have some very hungry DEER!
They have munched the neighbor to little stubs of once glorious flowers and plants!
I have sprayed all the bushes and plants and parts of our Tower Garden
( YES THEY ATE THE LEAVES AND FLOWERS OF THE CUCUMBERS AND TOMATOES)
With deer and Rabbit repellent – and they ate them anyway.
So now – in the morning I move all the moveable pots off the covered front porch –
back onto the flower beds and at night move them back onto the porch –
Keep your fingers crossed that the Deer will not come onto the porch!
With the Tower Garden – we have a Winter covering – that looks like a shiny metal blanket –
that allows Sun and Rain through – I cover in the late afternoon and take off in the morning!
So far = at this writing – I write way ahead – this has worked.
Sherry has come up with the nick-name of “KEEPER OF THE PLANTS” for me.
Here is a picture of me after I had moved all the plants back to their spots before church-
on Father’s Day!
Usually, these pots are full of bright colors – but at this time they are green as the Deer ate all the colors of flowers!
We decided not to buy more new plants – they are expensive-
And to nurse them back with Miricle Grow which I have been doing – the Deep Green –
tells me they are healthy –
Now – time will tell – the whole neighborhood has been hit by this small herd of Deer.
They even jumped several fenced-in yards – munching the plants.
So – as the “KEEPER OF THE PLANTS” I shall continue my daily regime –
And keep my sanity of golfing and hitting that perfect shot that brings me back time after time!
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