Wonderfully fun and informative report! I inherited several invasives planted by innocent former owners...and was sad to have to remove several Monterey pines after they started turning bright orange. According to my arborist, trying to console me, they have a limited life span. I am still nurturing a displaced redwood on my hillside which needs deep irrigation in hot weather. But my favorite take-over, "rule the world" plant is vinca, which after a half century of frequent neglect in my yard is still the aggressive spreader! On another topic, could you or one of the other master gardeners provide hints about "deer-proof" plants you have experience with?
Excellent article Penny! As a new Master Gardener, this is great information for me. Thanks!
glad you liked my misadventures.
Wonderfully fun and informative report! I inherited several invasives planted by innocent former owners...and was sad to have to remove several Monterey pines after they started turning bright orange. According to my arborist, trying to console me, they have a limited life span. I am still nurturing a displaced redwood on my hillside which needs deep irrigation in hot weather. But my favorite take-over, "rule the world" plant is vinca, which after a half century of frequent neglect in my yard is still the aggressive spreader! On another topic, could you or one of the other master gardeners provide hints about "deer-proof" plants you have experience with?
Here's an article that other MGs have written about deer and the plants they don't like
https://ucanr.edu/sites/marinmg/PLANTS/DEER-RESISTANT_PLANTS/
Many thanks!