My Garden

 Every year I say to myself, next year, I am not going to plant anything.  I will try to keep the stuff I have going, but I am not going to try anything new.  I remind myself that the rabbits eat it.  I remind myself that I hardly have time for the things I need to do, let alone adding anything to the garden.

But, every year I find myself in the garden section of some store or other and I am buying things to plant.  I am planning things to do.  This year I bought 2 patio tomatoes.  I bought a big pot of hostas.  I bought a lavender plant.  I bought some dianthus (pinks, related to carnations).  I have some forget me not seeds.  I also have a hummingbird feeder.  I bought some fencing to try to protect the raspberries and blackberries that the rabbits have chewed down to the nubs every year.

I have succeeded in keeping the herbs alive.  I have some nice yarrow that the rabbits apparently don't care for at all.  I have day lilies, but the other lilies were finally completely killed by the rabbits. Marigolds seem to survive the rabbits so I need to plant some of those.  There is perhaps a theme that you might have picked up on that I have a rabbit problem.  I don't know what to do about it.  I have lived in Missouri for a long time and I have never had rabbits so bold and so hungry.  And I have coyotes who live down the street.

I am also trying to encourage a few rose of Sharon seeds to turn into bushes.  I would like to plant them by my back patio.  I have dreams.  I bought garden benches.  I need to take a deep breath and stop.  I have added enough to the garden this year.  I must save some things for next year.