Andy, Beate and Tim didn’t go for a walk Sunday because Beate and Tim were planting 70 more evergreens on their land. They also bought Andy two rose bushes, which the three of them planted — with a nice fence of hardware cloth to protect them from the animals, of course.
The rose bushes are Canadian and supposed to be winter hardy — suitable for Zone 3 and above.
Yesterday morning I received this email from Andy:
When I went out to water the rose bushes this morning one was missing but the other looked OK. I found the missing one lying on the ground half eaten about two feet away from the “protective screen” we installed. I put it back in the ground where it came from and watered both. Now we can see just how hardy roses are!
He replanted the half-eaten one and watered them both. And he added nets to the top of the hardware cloth to protect them from overhead attacks.
My best wishes that they survive and flourish.
Thank you. They’re not nearly as pretty in their cages, but still….
good grief – what flavour was the one eaten!
hope they both continue to survive and provide lovely bright flowers for you both…
Thank you! They ‘re supposed to be pink.
What the heck?!
What kind of animal eats roses?
If he cut off the chewed parts, I bet it will survive.
xoxo
It was probably one of the resident deer. The problem was it was baking in the sun before Andy could replant and water it.
In my experience, deer love roses, as do rabbits. But I’ve never seen them take them right out of the ground and toss them! I love roses, and have grown them with some success—it all depends on the environment they have. My current garden is situated on a cliff, so my poor roses have many challenges, not the least of which is the wind, which is currently blowing like a banshee, practically lifting the roses out by the roots. Are you sure your roses didn’t fall victim to a nasty wind?
It was unlikely that the wind would have gotten it when it was surrounded by the hardware cloth fence. We were surprised the bush was uprooted rather than just eaten. Life is full of surprises!