Gardening season closing with rabbits in the lead – Winston-Salem Journal

A red-tailed hawk made a current appearance near Lori Borgman’s garden.

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Lori Borgman Tribune News Service It’s been a rough year for the yard. By mid-July the tally was 49-0 with rabbits, squirrels and raccoons for the win.They grazed through petunias, lilies, sunflower begins, destroyed phlox and also mowed an expanse of zinnias like a grass tractor with zero-turn radius.The major element of my flower yard was tufts of hair from rabbit tails. They’re soft sufficient, however they simply do not look all that great in a vase.They likewise collected beans, broccoli as well as an entire sweet potato planting.Many early mornings I would certainly stick my head out the back door as well as shout, “Would you like that steamed or stove baked?” This triggered giggling, adhered to by baby cucumbers thrown at my head.They were hardcore. Consumed whatever

directly. Make that right down– to the ground. Below are a couple of ideas and

tricks to make sure your grass looks terrific during as well as via the cold weather. They grew significantly brazen

as well as danced conga lines throughout the patio with fresh parsley hanging from their mouths.” You’ll obtain your own one day,” I shouted.I really did not know what” your own” was or when”

eventually” might come, however it really felt excellent to heckle them as the horticulture season inched away. After that the red-tailed

hawk came.It was lean as well as hungry as well as had a wicked sparkle in its eye.