This year the deer have really been tearing my yard up. The plants they do not eat the trample all over. I tried putting barricades up and surrounding plants with tomato cages but it does not stop them. I am also told that the neighbors have been complaining that there are coyote living in the neighborhood and a lot of people think because I have a wildlife habitat that I am to blame. I live between a wooded area and River View Park. There are a lot of areas they can be living and hiding but its not in my little tiny wildlife habitat. I have not seen any coyote tracks in my yard but the place is torn up every morning from the deer. They must think my wildlife habitat sign say all you can eat salad bar. I sat out one day with the neighbor and we watched the deer across the street waiting for me to leave the front yard so they could come over. When they figured I was not moving they ended up going down the block and crossing behind the church. I counted 14 before a friend came by and I had to stop counting.
My first peony opened today and there are a ton ready to open. My Flowering Cherry is getting ready to flower along with the crab apple trees. I planted some lady slipper orchids that are starting to poke up through the soil and a few other native orchids that were already established bare root plants. My jack in the pulpit that I planted last year never did anything but this year I have two that are about 3 inches tall right now at first I thought they were trillium but they have different leaves. I also have some new Lenten rose coming up. I do not think its going to bloom for a few years. they are very small and were started just last year. I just placed some Mountain Laurel Seed in moist peat and put it in the refrigerator to try and stratify them. Mountain Laurel is the state flower and I would love to cover the back part of the hillside with it. the flowers are amazing and they would really help establish a native feel to my wildlife habitat. Will try to start posting some photos soon.
About Me
- Pittsburgh gardener
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- I live in the Brighton Heights Neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh PA and recently certified my yard as a wildlife habitat. please feel free to check out my Blog and I hope you enjoy it.When I first bought my property the house was in disrepair and the yard was nothing but dead grass over grown weeds and garbage. It is now a habitat that provides wildlife with the four basic requirements needed to thrive. These are food, clean water, cover from predators, and places to raise young. I have provided these in my small space and will continue to improve on these elements of my garden. I am also an artist and I get a lot of inspiration from my garden. I am fascinated with tiny houses and enjoy cooking and music. I have two adopted cats from a rescue, and I have a one eyed cat that was a stray and needed surgery so I took her in. They are all house cats so they do not tear up my wildlife habitat. They do enjoy sitting in the windows looking at the other animals that visit my yard.
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