There is a whole border of willowleaf cotoneasters at Brian's that is brown and dry. I was hoping it was just winter damage, but when Steve Clark was delivering mulch he thought it looked like vole damage. The plants are still rooted but they have been massively chewed near the ground. I don't think Brian likes them much anyway as they are a bit disorderly, but the damage is scary. I picked up a sonic deterrent for Mike's. Maybe I should get five more. Hope something works.
Did a lot of planting at Clyde's. Got a great deal on a dwarf gold Hinoki. jc
Voles are great cat trophies. I had never even heard of voles until a friend in Charlotte told me that her kitty would present them to her regularly. If she wasn't home when the "gift" was to be delivered, she would find the vole safely stashed on her outdoor kitchen windowsill when she returned. I must, therefore, assume there are not natural predators nearby??
ReplyDeleteNo. Someone in a store told me I should get a cat. Perhaps a cheetah. We need more predators. I'm gonna try one of those sonic repellers. They also killed multiple perennials and a beautiful evergreen shrub I just put in last year. Girdled the trunk.
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