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| My garden plot plus a new friend |
My neighbor Lynn bought me this cool purple flamingo for Mother's Day, and I have to say I just love it! And as you can see, my garden is coming along quite nicely, too. I have been sneaking out in the early morning and tossing slugs off my pretty plants. Still can't bring myself to smash them, but I'm getting there. A few are going into the beer trap and dying what I hope is an easy, at least boozy, death.
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| Beatrix Potter |
This morning I laughed out loud to see Jo's version of Beatrix Potter on her blog,
A Brit in Tennessee. The gloves are a really nice touch. And finally, there are roses in bloom outside my front door, and they are so gorgeous and fragrant that I thought I'd share them with you. They were planted by a long-ago resident.
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| Roses |
Can you smell them from over there? Enjoy!
:-)
Your purple flamingo really brightens up the vegetable garden! And I'm pretty sure that your slugs are going out in no pain...
ReplyDeleteLovely roses!
Love that Beatrix.
ReplyDeleteYou garden is growing beautifully. We can't plant for another month or so. I am envious!
Big, big smiles.
ReplyDeleteLove your garden, your flamingo - and am awed at Beatrix Potter.
Anyone can have a pink flamingo. You have purple!
ReplyDeleteYour garden patch is looking good.
I don't ever remember roses blooming so early. The calendar says it is May, but plant growth says it's June!
Oh my, yes! The roses are beautiful. Your garden is really growing fast and wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYou must use a wonderful fertilizer, your garden seems to grow by leaps and bounds !
ReplyDeleteGorgeous roses, what a pretty color.
My Beatrix Potter pot lady needs a necklace...lol
~Jo
Gorgeous rose! The roses in our front yard are blooming too. It's such a pretty time of year.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty rose! I enjoyed your purple flamingo too! Good job with the slugs...you must transport them a mile away unless you squish them:)
ReplyDeleteOh I love that purple Flamingo! And I too liked Jo's Beatrix Potter!
ReplyDeleteWell, your garden is a way ahead of mine...It's not planted yet and may be in by May 21.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute purple bird! The roses are beautiful, too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful roses DJan, I do believe that I can smell them. My garden is no where near planting for quite a while yet. We are just in the troves of spring. Have a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteThe purple flamingo doesn't scare off the slugs?
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a purple flamingo! I have two pink ones. They are my studio mascots. They have the privilege of residing indoors. The pot lady is a new twist as well. So comical. Unfortunately, we're not coming up roses here quite yet. But we do have lilacs. Thanks for visiting my creative writing blog!
ReplyDeleteLove Beatrix! And that rose...gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love that your flamingo is purple instead of pink! Beatrix Potter is fabulous. Your garden looks like it is appreciating your snail and slug patrol and traps. ;)
ReplyDeleteWell, at least the slugs in the beer trap are probably not feeling any pain when they pass on over to the other side.
ReplyDeleteYour garden and those roses are gorgeous!
I think I'm stikin with the squash method & saving the beer for myself..:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool guard you have for your garden to keep away the pests and it is the perfect color for you. Lynn definitely knows you.
ReplyDeleteHey DJan, I just ran across this article and thought of you. You might want to see if it works to keep those slugs away,
ReplyDeletehttp://mymerrymessylife.com/2014/06/organic-gardening-use-egg-shells-to-deter-slugs-and-snails.html